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11/07/09 CTV: NATO airstrike kills 4 Afghan soldiers, 3 police

Afghanistan's Defence Ministry said Saturday that a NATO airstrike in the western province of Badghis mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, killing four Afghan soldiers and three policemen.

11/07/09 Reuters: 7 Afghans killed in search for missing troops

NATO forces have mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan.

11/06/09 AP: Canada plans Afghan withdrawal

Canada has begun preparations to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2011. Maj. Cindy Tessier said Friday that the chief of Defense staff, Gen. Walter Natynczyk, has ordered preparations to get under way that would see Canada's 2,800 troops removed from southern Afghanistan in the summer of 2011.

11/06/09 NYTimes: Prospect of More U.S. Troops Worries Afghan Public

As Americans, including President Obama’s top advisers, tensely debate whether to send more American troops to Afghanistan, Afghans themselves are having a similar discussion and voicing serious doubts.

11/06/09 irishtimes: Germany admits errors in air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan

German troops made mistakes but acted appropriately when they ordered an air strike on two fuel trucks in Afghanistan that killed dozens of civilians, defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said yesterday.

11/06/09 DoD: Army Casualty Identified

Spc. Julian L. Berisford, 25, of Benwood, W.V., died Nov. 4 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

11/06/09 Reuters: At least 25 hurt in U.S. troop search in Afghanistan

More than 25 NATO and Afghan troops were wounded during a search Friday for two missing U.S. paratroopers in western Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said.

11/06/09 AP: Shooting suspect was bound for Afghanistan

An Army spokeswoman says the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings had been scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan to counsel soldiers suffering from combat stress.

11/06/09 MoD: Serjeant Phillip Scott killed in Afghanistan

Serjeant Phillip Scott of 3rd Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Thursday 5 November 2009. Serjeant* Phillip Scott died following an improvised explosive device explosion in northern Helmand province.

11/06/09 Reuters: Two U.S. soldiers missing, Afghan Taliban say have bodies

Two U.S. soldiers transporting supplies in Afghanistan were reported missing on Friday and the Taliban said they were holding the bodies of two drowned foreign soldiers.

11/06/09 AFP: NATO soldiers missing in Afghanistan 'drowned'

Two NATO soldiers who went missing in western Afghanistan two days ago died by drowning, an Afghan police official said on Friday, in what appeared to be an accident.

11/06/09 LATimes: Western forces searching for 2 missing NATO troops in Afghanistan

International and Afghan forces were searching today for two members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization force who went missing during a resupply mission in western Afghanistan, military officials said.

11/06/09 AFP: Taliban turns screws on UN in Afghanistan

The Taliban on Friday levelled a stinging attack on the United Nations, ratcheting up pressure on the world body as it relocates 600 foreign staff in Afghanistan and reassesses its position in the country.

11/06/09 NATO: 2 U.S. soldiers die in Afghanistan

Two International Security Assistance Force service members were killed and another service member died of wounds in two separate IED strikes in southern Afghanistan yesterday. It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures of casualties to the relevant national authorities. The two service members killed were from the United States.

11/06/09 Reuters: 2 NATO service members missing in Afghanistan

Two members of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were reported missing on Friday, the force said in a statement. The two went missing during a routine resupply mission in the west of the country on Wednesday.

11/06/09 MCT: Afghan insurgents make wreckage of U.S. armored vehicles

Taliban -led insurgents in Afghanistan have devised ways to cripple and even destroy the expensive armored vehicles that offer U.S. forces the best protection against roadside bombs by using increasingly large explosive charges and rocket-propelled grenades, according to U.S. soldiers and defense officials.

11/06/09 BBC: Afghanistan's investment choices

Afghanistan is endowed with a wealth of natural resources, so persuading people to invest in the country has to be among the priorities facing President Hamid Karzai.

11/05/09 tdn: Castle Rock Marine injured in Afghanistan improving, mother says

Sgt. Jason Swofford, the Castle Rock Marine and young father injured in Afghanistan last week, is badly hurt but is “very strong” and expected to pull through, his mother said Thursday.

11/05/09 NYTimes: Reviews Raise Doubt on Training of Afghan Forces

A series of internal government reviews have presented the Obama administration with a dire portrait of Afghanistan’s military and police force, bringing into serious question an ambitious goal at the heart of the evolving American war strategy — to speed up their training and send many more Afghans to the fight.

11/05/09 NYTimes: 12 Dead, 31 Wounded in Base Shootings

At least one gunman killed 12 people and wounded 31 in a shooting on Thursday afternoon at Fort Hood in Texas. Military police killed one shooter, who had two guns, and at least two soldiers are in custody.

11/05/09 CNN: Afghan schools shut down after first H1N1 death

It's 1p.m. and squeals of delight reverberate off the apartment complex walls. A half dozen children are kicking an old soccer ball back and forth in a three-car parking lot.

11/05/09 MoD: Soldier from 3 RIFLES killed in Afghanistan

the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a soldier from 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES) was killed in Afghanistan today, Thursday 5 November 2009. The soldier was killed as a result of an explosion that happened near Sangin in central Helmand province this morning.

11/05/09 AP: Killings by Afghan policeman shake British resolve

British deaths in Afghanistan have come with increasing frequency, from snipers, suicide attacks and roadside bombs. But the latest casualties — five soldiers gunned down by an Afghan policeman as they made tea after a patrol — have reignited debate about the war, shaking public support and increasing calls for a pullout.

11/05/09 APP: 21 afghan refugees deported, 75 suspects arrested

The political administration arrested 75 suspected persons during search operation against anti-state elements and deported 21 afghan refugees after failing to produce solid documents, officials said on Thursday.

11/05/09 BBC: US official defends Afghan wait

The US Homeland Security secretary has defended the time it is taking for President Obama to decide whether to send extra troops to Afghanistan. Janet Napolitano is meeting British ministers in London to discuss counter-terrorism and cyber-security.

11/05/09 Reuters: The worsening security picture in Afghanistan

The United Nations said on Thursday it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilize the country.

11/05/09 DPA: US soldier killed in Afghanistan (update)

A US soldier was also killed Wednesday afternoon when Taliban insurgents attacked his patrol in eastern Afghanistan, the US military said in a statement without giving details of the incident.

11/05/09 NATO: ISAF casualty reported in in eastern Afghanistan

An International Security Assistance Force service member was killed when insurgents attacked an ISAF patrol in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday afternoon. The service member was from the United States.

11/05/09 NPR: Afghan Review Gives Obama Leverage Over Karzai

President Obama is reviewing U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. While he does that, a member of an independent think tank believes Obama should use the review as leverage to force Afghan President Karzai to clean up government corruption.

11/05/09 Xinhua: Roadside bomb kills 2, wounds 2 in E Afghanistan

Two persons were killed and two others got wounded as a roadside bomb struck a vehicle of a road construction company in Khost province, in east Afghanistan, on Thursday, police said.

11/05/09 Xinhua: Roadside bomb kills 2, wounds 2 in E Afghanistan

Two persons were killed and two others got wounded as a roadside bomb struck a vehicle of a road construction company in Khost province, in east Afghanistan, on Thursday, police said.

11/05/09 IRIN: Nine million Afghans living on less than a dollar a day - survey

The average per capita monthly expenditure of nine million Afghans is less than 66 US cents a day, and millions of other Afghans spend about $42 a month, according to a summary of Afghanistan's new National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (NRVA).

11/05/09 AP: Afghan villagers say air strike kills 9 civilian

An overnight air strike by international forces has killed nine civilians, including at least three children, in southern Afghanistan, villagers said.

11/05/09 CBC: Military lawyer mum on Afghan torture claims

A House of Commons committee investigating what the federal government may have known about possible prisoner torture in Afghan jails ran into a brick wall Wednesday, with the military's top lawyer refusing to answer questions.

11/05/09 Reuters: U.N. pulls out foreign staff from Afghanistan

The United Nations said on Thursday it would evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan for several weeks due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilise the country.

11/04/09 AP: British deaths raise questions about Afghan police

The killing of five British troops by a rogue Afghan policeman underlines concerns about training and discipline within the ranks and possible insurgent infiltration of a police force that the U.S. hopes will be its ticket out of Afghanistan someday.

11/04/09 NPR: Kandahar Bustling, But Violent

For the past 18 months, the Dutch writer and journalist Alex Strick van Linschoten has been living in downtown Kandahar, Afghanistan, a Taliban stronghold. Van Linschoten, author of See You Soon, If We're Still Alive in Foreign Policy magazine, says the city is a bustling market town, but violence is a daily fact of life.

11/04/09 Bloomberg: Roadside Bombs Frustrate U.S., Spur Review of Defense

The increasing power and effectiveness of roadside bombs in Afghanistan has spurred the U.S. military to reassess its defenses even as it rushes more blast-resistant vehicles to the region.

11/04/09 MoD: UK Casualties Identified (5 of 5)

Corporal Nicholas Webster-Smith, Royal Military Police...killed as a result of gunshot wounds sustained in an attack in the Nad-e'Ali District of Helmand Province.

11/04/09 MoD: UK Casualties Identified (4 of 5)

Acting Corporal Steven Boote, Royal Military Police...killed as a result of gunshot wounds sustained in an attack in the Nad-e'Ali District of Helmand Province.

11/04/09 MoD: UK Casualties Identified (3 of 5)

Guardsman James Major, 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards...killed as a result of gunshot wounds sustained in an attack in the Nad-e'Ali District of Helmand Province.

11/04/09 MoD: UK Casualties Identified (2 of 5)

Sergeant Matthew Telford, 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards...killed as a result of gunshot wounds sustained in an attack in the Nad-e'Ali District of Helmand Province.

11/04/09 MoD: UK Casualties Identified (1 of 5)

Warrant Officer Class 1 Darren Chant, 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards...killed as a result of gunshot wounds sustained in an attack in the Nad-e'Ali District of Helmand Province.

Coalition Military Fatalities By Year

Year	US	UK	Other	Total
2001	12	0	0	12
2002	49	3	17	69
2003	48	0	9	57
2004	52	1	7	60
2005	99	1	31	131
2006	98	39	54	191
2007	117	42	73	232
2008	155	51	89	295
2009	286	93	86	465
Total	916	230	366	1512

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U.S. Fatalities in and around Afghanistan

Country of Death	Fatalities
Afghanistan	804
Germany (from wounds in theatre)	11
Pakistan	12
USA (from wounds in theatre)	16
Uzbekistan	1
Total	844

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IED Fatalities

Period	IED	Total	Pct
2001	0	4	0.00
2002	4	25	16.00
2003	3	26	11.54
2004	12	27	44.44
2005	20	73	27.40
2006	41	130	31.54
2007	78	184	42.39
2008	152	263	57.79
2009	244	399	61.15

Coalition Military Fatalities By Year and Month

CoalitionU.S.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2001	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	4	12
2002	10	12	14	10	1	3	0	3	1	6	1	8	69
2003	4	7	12	2	2	7	2	4	2	6	8	1	57
2004	11	2	3	3	9	5	2	4	4	8	7	2	60
2005	2	3	6	19	4	29	2	33	12	10	7	4	131
2006	1	17	13	5	17	22	19	29	38	17	9	4	191
2007	2	18	10	20	25	24	29	34	24	15	22	9	232
2008	14	7	20	14	23	46	30	46	37	19	12	27	295
2009	25	24	28	14	27	38	76	77	70	75	11	0	465

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Fatalities By Country

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Country	Total
Australia	11
Belgium	1
Canada	133
Czech	3
Denmark	28
Estonia	6
Finland	1
France	36
Germany	34
Hungary	2
Italy	22
Latvia	3
Lithuania	1
NATO	1
Netherlands	21
Norway	4
Poland	15
Portugal	2
Romania	11
South Korea	1
Spain	26
Sweden	2
Turkey	2
UK	230
US	916
Total	1512

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