Afghan ambush kills French troops

 

French troops in Afghanistan (archive image from 2006)
France has 3,000 troops in Afghanistan
Afghanistan<PENA>Ten French soldiers have been killed in an ambush by Taleban fighters east of the Afghan capital, Kabul, the French president's office has confirmed.
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Posted on 19 Aug 2008 by adnan
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US Afghan bombing 'kills dozens'

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Kabul<PENA>Dozens of Afghan civilians have been killed during aerial bombing by US forces in the western province of Herat, tribal elders say.
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Posted on 17 Jul 2008 by adnan
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US troops abandon Afghan outpost

 

US troops in Kunar, file pic from 2006
Kunar has seen some of the fiercest fighting of the conflict
Afghanistan<PENA>US and Afghan troops have abandoned a remote village in eastern Afghanistan where militants killed nine US soldiers and wounded a dozen more on Sunday.
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Posted on 16 Jul 2008 by rami
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Karzai issues warning to Pakistan

 

Hamid Karzai at a news conference in Kabul, 15 June
President Hamid Karzai says Afghanistan has a right to self-defence
Afghanistan<PENA> President Hamid Karzai has threatened to send troops over the border into Pakistan to confront militants based there.
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Posted on 15 Jun 2008 by rami
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'Soldier killed' in Afghan blast

 

Blast in Jalalabad 31 May
The Taleban has carried out similar attacks in the past
Afghanistan<PENA>A suicide car bomb has reportedly killed one Nato soldier and injured six other people in eastern Afghanistan.
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Posted on 31 May 2008 by adnan
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