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Afghanistan death toll pressures US, allies
Christian Science Monitor, MA - Jul 2, 2008
Reporter Gordon Lubold discusses the problems caused by inadequate troop levels in Afghanistan. Washington - The rate of American fatalities in Afghanistan ...

US House approve Iraq, Afghanistan war funding
AFP - 06-20-08
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US House of Representatives approved Thursday a compromise bill to free up 162 billion dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, ...

A Sober Assessment of Afghanistan

Sunday 15 June 2008

by: Ann Scott Tyson, The Washington Post

Outgoing US commander cites 50 percent spike in attacks in east.

    The outgoing top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Friday that attacks increased 50 percent in April in the country's eastern region, where U.S. troops primarily operate, as a spreading Taliban insurgency across the border in Pakistan fueled a surge in violence.

Four Marines Die in Afghanistan; 870 Inmates Escape

by: Noor Khan And Jason Straziuso, The Associated Press

  About 870 prisoners escaped during a Taliban bomb and rocket attack on the main prison in southern Afghanistan that knocked down the front gate and demolished a prison floor, Afghan officials said Saturday. And in western Afghanistan on Saturday, a roadside bomb exploded near a U.S. military vehicle, killing four Americans in the deadliest attack against U.S. troops in the country this year, officials said.

Bush Urges Congress to Pass Funding Measure for Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan

By Holly Rosenkrantz

June 7 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush urged Congress to pass a funding bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even as some lawmakers call for cuts in U.S. forces and a timetable for a complete withdrawal.

Senate panel: Bush purposely inflated Iraq threat in prelude to war
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 06/07/08
The report amounts to the most direct rebuke to date of the Bush administration's use of intelligence to build support for the Iraq war. ...

Sgt. Abe the Honest Recruiter

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