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Suicide bomber kills five American soldiers in Kabul

October 30, 2011 · by · in Afghanistan · Leave a comment

The Sunday Times A suicide bomber yesterday killed 17 people, including five US soldiers and eight British and American civilian contractors, when he drove a minibus packed with explosives into the side of a military bus in Kabul in one of the deadliest attacks inside the city since the conflict began. The explosion hurled the […]

What battle?

July 28, 2011 · by · in Afghanistan, Nuristan · Leave a comment

Back to the battle in Nuristan’s Doab district. Fresh details have emerged that seem to contradict ISAF’s public version of the battle, which took place in May this year. An article in the Christian Science Monitor on Tuesday strongly suggests that the fight between US forces and insurgents for control of the district centre was far […]

‘What’s the point? The Taliban will be back within a week’

October 4, 2009 · by · in Afghanistan, Kunar · Leave a comment

The Sunday Times, Combat Outpost Monti, Kunar Province Specialist Alexander Miller had been watching a mysterious Afghan standing in a cornfield for 20 minutes. But it took only a split second for the American soldier to be mortally wounded. As Miller turned his back momentarily, the Afghan picked up a weapon hidden at his feet […]