NATO forces on Tuesday launched the alliance’s largest offensive yet
against insurgents in southern Afghanistan, marking the start of what
both sides predict will be an intense round of fighting over the
spring and summer.
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For the second time in less than 24 hours, the
U.S. military on
Monday acknowledged involvement in an incident that caused multiple
civilian deaths in Afghanistan – this time, an airstrike on a rural
compound that killed nine people from the same family, according to
Afghan authorities.
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A suicide bombing Sunday targeting an American military convoy
triggered chaotic gunfire on a busy highway in eastern Afghanistan,
leaving at least eight Afghan civilians dead and about three dozen
wounded, officials said.
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Suspected insurgents set off a blast early today outside the main
U.S. base in Afghanistan while Vice President Dick Cheney was
visiting, killing as many as 20 people, officials said.
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A
U.S. military helicopter crashed before dawn Sunday in southern
Afghanistan, killing eight American service members and injuring the
remaining 14 aboard, military officials said.
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