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07/05/08 AFP: Afghan governor says 16 civilians killed in air strike

An Afghan provincial governor said Saturday 16 civilians including women, children and doctors were killed in US-led coalition air strikes but the force insisted the dead were militants.

07/05/08 quqnoos: Police arrest Pakistani bombers near Iran

POLICE have arrested two Pakistanis accused of plotting "terror attacks" in the western province of Farah, on the border with Iran, officials said. One of the men wanted to blow up a bridge and the other was caught moments before...

07/05/08 AP: Afghan legislator murdered in Kandahar

Gunmen in a dangerous part of southern Afghanistan assassinated an Afghan legislator, while a roadside bomb militants were planting detonated prematurely, killing 10 Taliban.

07/04/08 AP: 22 civilians killed by U.S. airstrike, Afghan governor says

The U.S. military said attack helicopters struck two vehicles carrying insurgents Friday in eastern Afghanistan. The province's governor said 22 civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed.

07/04/08 AFP: Roadside bomb kills 3 policemen in Ghazni

Separately three policemen were killed and two were wounded Friday in the central province of Ghazni when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, provincial government spokesman Ismail Jahangir told AFP.

07/04/08 AP: Gunmen kill 8 police in southern Afghanistan

Gunmen lobbed a grenade and sprayed a police checkpoint with gunfire in southern Afghanistan, killing eight officers, Kandahar's police chief said Friday.

07/03/08 CP: One in five Afghan troops leave fledgling military force

As many as one of every five soldiers in the Afghan National Army leaves the fledgling fighting force, which Canada hopes will eventually take the lead in the war-ravaged country, say newly released documents.

07/03/08 CP: Fired Kandahar police chief denies role in prison plot

The fired police chief of Kandahar has denied any involvement in an explosive prison break last month. In his first public comments since being dismissed last week, General Syed Aqa Saqib told The Canadian Press that investigators...

07/03/08 AFP: US extends Afghanistan stay for 2,200 Marines

The United States has extended the stay of 2,200 marines in Afghanistan for one month until November, making their tours eight months long instead of seven, a marines spokeswoman said Thursday.

07/03/08 AFP: Children suffer more in Afghanistan than any other country

Children in Afghanistan suffer more than in any other country in the world from violence, war and poverty, and sometimes become suicide bombers, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Thursday.

07/03/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb hit NATO force convoy - no casualties

A roadside bomb struck a NATO force convoy, destroying a vehicle, but caused no casualties near Spin Boldak town on the border with Pakistan on Thursday, an official said.

07/03/08 AP: Five Afghan soldiers killed in blast

A police chief says a roadside blast has killed five Afghan soldiers in central Afghanistan. Provincial police Chief Mustapha Khan says the blast

07/03/08 NYTimes: Crew Survives Attack on Helicopter in Afghanistan

A helicopter belonging to American-led coalition troops was shot down by small-arms fire in Afghanistan on Wednesday, and the top military officer for the United States said he was increasingly concerned about the rising violence.

07/02/08 AP: Suicide bomber targets Afghan governor

A suicide bomber targeting an Afghan governor killed four people Wednesday, while a U.S.-led coalition helicopter crew escaped without serious injury after being shot down south of the capital, officials said.

07/02/08 AFP: Twenty killed in latest Afghan violence

Twenty people, including 12 Taliban militants, were among 20 killed in the latest insurgent violence in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.

07/02/08 Reuters: NATO forces should drop Afghan 'caveats'

U.S. allies in NATO must provide better equipment and drop many restrictions on how their forces are used to help defeat Afghanistan's resilient Taliban insurgency, the alliance's supreme commander said on Wednesda

07/02/08 Quqnoos: Rebels kill policeman in north

TALIBAN militants have attacked a police checkpoint in the relatively peaceful northern province of Jowzjan, killing one policeman, the provincial police chief said.

07/02/08 AP: More air equipment needed in Afghanistan

A top NATO official says more helicopters, surveillance aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and other equipment is needed in Afghanistan.

07/02/08 Canwest: Canadian convoy encounters suicide bomber in Afghanistan

Canadian soldiers on a mounted patrol near the border with Pakistan encountered a suicide bomber in a vehicle this morning, Canadian Forces officials have confirmed. No Canadian personnel were injured in the attack...

07/02/08 Reuters: U.S. helicopter shot down in Afghanistan

A helicopter belonging to U.S.-led coalition troops was shot down by small-arms fire south of the Afghan capital on Wednesday, but there were no serious injuries to those on board, the U.S. military said.

07/02/08 KUNA: Missiles fired from Afghanistan kills 2 in Pakistan

At least two persons were killed and twoo others were wounded when a missile fired from neighboring war-ravaged Afghanistan landed inside Pakistani bordering tribal district, said officials.

07/01/08 Reuters: Chinese road worker kidnapped in Afghanistan

Suspected Taliban insurgents kidnapped a Chinese road construction worker southwest of the capital Kabul today, the deputy provincial governor said.

07/01/08 Reuters: Taliban attacks expected to rise

The Taliban has created a "resilient insurgency" in Afghanistan and will likely maintain or increase the pace of its attacks this year, the Pentagon said on Friday.

07/01/08 paktribune: Afghan battles leave over 13 Taliban insurgents dead, injured

Afghan police Tuesday morning put down the Taliban assault on a district center of southern Afghanistan’s Zabul province leaving more than five insurgents dead and eight others injured, said an official.

07/01/08 AP: Italy revises caveats for Afghan troops

Italy has revised some restrictions on Italian soldiers in Afghanistan, allowing them more easily to be deployed temporarily in volatile areas, defense officials said Tuesday.

07/01/08 : DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

Staff Sgt. Edgar A. Heredia, 28, of Houston died June 26 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command.

07/01/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualties (3 of 3)

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Radamorales, 32, of Naranjito, Puerto Rico....assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C...died June 29 in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained...

07/01/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualties (2 of 3)

Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons, 39, of Ashland, Mass...assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C...died June 29 in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when their vehicle rolled into a canal.

07/01/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualties (1 of 3)

Sgt. James M. Treber, 24, of Imperial Beach, Calif...assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C...died June 29 in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when their vehicle rolled into a canal.

06/30/08 MoD: Lance Corporal James Johnson killed in Afghanistan

It is with deep sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal James Johnson, B Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland in Afghanistan on Saturday 28 June 2008.

06/30/08 AP: Afghan civilian deaths skyrocket, U.N. says

The number of civilians killed in fighting between insurgents and security forces in Afghanistan has soared by two-thirds in the first half of this year, to almost 700 people, a senior U.N. official said Sunday.

06/30/08 AP: British reporter kidnapped on Afghan-Pakistan border is freed

Britain's Foreign Office says a British reporter kidnapped on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan has been released after being held for three months. Sean Langan was working on a documentary for Britain's Channel 4...

06/30/08 AP: US, NATO deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll

Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength.

06/30/08 AP: 3 troops from the U.S.-led coalition die in vehicle accident

Other violence claimed the lives of two Afghan soldiers, two militants and a government worker, while three troops from the U.S.-led coalition died when their vehicle rolled into a river bed.

06/30/08 NYTimes: Amid Policy Disputes, Qaeda Grows in Pakistan

Late last year, top Bush administration officials decided to take a step they had long resisted. They drafted a secret plan to make it easer for the Pentagon’s Special Operations forces to launch missions into the snow-capped mountains...

06/30/08 AP: 28 militants said killed in Afghan fight

U.S.-led troops backed by warplanes battled militants in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 28 rebels including several Taliban leaders, an Afghan official said Monday.

06/30/08 LATimes: Killings of civilians up in Afghanistan

The number of civilians killed in fighting between insurgents and security forces in Afghanistan has risen by nearly two-thirds in the first half of this year, to almost 700 people, a senior U.N. official said Sunday.

06/29/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualties (3 of 3)

Spc. Mark C. Palmateer, 38, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., who was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment...New York Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.Y.....died from wounds suffered June 26 near Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan

06/29/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualties (2 of 3)

Sgt. 1st Class Joseph A. McKay, 51, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment...New York Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.Y....died from wounds suffered June 26 near Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan

06/29/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualties (1 of 3)

Sgt. 1st Class Matthew L. Hilton, 37, of Livonia, Mich., who was assigned to the 425th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, Selfridge, Mich...died from wounds suffered June 26 near Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan

06/29/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualty

Staff Sgt. Travis K. Hunsberger, 24, of Goshen, Ind., died on June 27 of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device while on combat patrol near Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group...

06/29/08 quqnoos: Taliban kill 13 policemen, officials say

TALIBAN fighters have ambushed and killed nine border police, including their commander, a police chief said. The militants ambushed a police car on Saturday in the Khaja Namosi district of Faryab, the head of the northern police force...

06/29/08 AFP: NATO Says Taliban Can't Expand Its Insurgency In Afghanistan

The Taliban can't expand its insurgency into new Afghan areas, NATO said Sunday, a day after the Pentagon warned the rebels were likely to boost their presence in the north and west of the country.

06/29/08 MoD: Soldier from The Royal Regiment of Scotland killed in Afghanistan

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a British soldier from B Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland died while on operations in Afghanistan yesterday, Saturday 28 June 2008.

06/29/08 MoD: Warrant Officer 2nd Class Dan Shirley killed in Afghanistan

It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Warrant Officer 2nd Class Dan Shirley from 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps in Afghanistan on Friday 27 June 2008.

06/29/08 AP: 32 Militants Killed In Afghan Violence

Troops fought gunbattles and called in airstrikes against insurgents in southern Afghanistan, killing 32 militants, the U.S.-led coalition said. Attacks elsewhere killed five workers for a construction company and a police officer...

06/29/08 AP: NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan

NATO says an explosion in southern Afghanistan has killed one of its soldiers...the soldier died during a security patrol in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province. Most troops in Helmand are British...

Coalition Military Fatalities By Year

Year	US	Other	Total
2008	67	57	124
2007	117	115	232
2006	98	93	191
2005	99	31	130
2004	52	6	58
2003	48	9	57
2002	49	20	69
2001	12	0	12
Total	542	331	873

Fatalities By Country

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Country	Total
Australia	5
Canada	85
Czech	3
Denmark	14
Estonia	3
Finland	1
France	12
Germany	25
Hungary	1
Italy	12
Lithuania	1
Netherlands	16
Norway	3
Poland	5
Portugal	2
Romania	7
South Korea	1
Spain	23
Sweden	2
UK	110
US	542
Total	873

By Year and Country

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