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Hundreds flee south Afghan town ahead of offensive
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Minivans piled high with mattresses and clothing lined up at checkpoints Sunday as hundreds of civilians fled a Taliban-controlled area ahead of a planned NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-02-07
US says ambushed Afghan outpost left vulnerable
KABUL - Most of the soldiers were still asleep when gunfire rang out and insurgents stormed their isolated base from all sides. Eight Americans and three Afghan soldiers died.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-02-07
Pakistani military seizes Taliban stronghold in NW
KHAR, Pakistan - Pakistani security forces have seized a key Taliban stronghold in a northwestern area that the government had declared free of militants a year ago following a military offensive but has experienced periodic violence since then.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Source:(AP)
2010-02-07
Two bombs hit Pakistan city, 25 dead
KARACHI, Pakistan - Two bombs targeting Shiite Muslims exploded in Pakistan's largest city Friday, one outside a hospital treating victims from the first blast hours earlier. At least 25 people were killed and around 100 others wounded.
Nations:Pakistan Iraq Source:(AP)
2010-02-05
Afghan women fear peace plans will reverse rights
KABUL (AFP) - Farida Tarana defied age-old Afghan tradition, death threats and sexual discrimination to become a pop star and later the public face of post-Taliban women's politics.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Source:(AFP)
2010-02-04
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