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Afghanistan War News Updates — September 1, 2010
Posted by War News Updates Editor on September 1st, 2010
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Comments OffA Bad Day For U.S. Troops In Afghanistan
Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 30th, 2010
U.S. Army Capt. Cory Petro, left, waits for Afghan elders to arrive for a meeting near Combat Outpost Mizan in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Aug 19, 2010. Posted in World News Tags: Afghanistan War News, Air Force Photo, Al Jazeera, Army Capt, Army Vehicle, Bomb Attack, Bomb Attacks, Callon, Casualties In Afghanistan, Cnn, International Security Assistance, Mizan, Nathanael, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Roadside Bomb, Southern Afghanistan, Troops In Afghanistan, U S Air, U S Air Force, U S Army, Us Army Comments OffTaliban Sniper(s) Exact A Heavy Toll On Coalition Troops In Afghanistan
Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 21st, 2010
Taliban Hire Sniper To Hit Troops At 600yds: British Soldier Shot Dead Through 9in Gap In Glass Shield — The Daily Mail
The Taliban have hired a mercenary sniper to kill British soldiers, it was disclosed last night. The marksman has been blamed for the latest British casualty in Afghanistan.
He is said to have picked off Sapper Darren Foster from a distance of up to 600 metres through a gap in a protected lookout post just nine inches wide.
It is thought the Taliban have hired the sniper to target the Nato forces’ most highly specialised soldiers, including bombdisposal expert and their own snipers.
Read more ….
My Comment:Another reason why the Taliban and their military forces should never be underestimated.
Posted in World News Tags: Afghanistan Taliban, British Soldier, British Soldiers, Casualty, Coalition Troops, Daily Mail, Gap, Glass Shield, Lookout Post, Marksman, Military Forces, Nato, Nato Forces, Reason, Sniper, Snipers, Taliban, Target, Troops In Afghanistan Comments OffNew Law Prohibits Sending Cigarettes To U.S. Troops In Iraq And Afghanistan
Posted by Bookyards on August 10th, 2010
Law Snuffs Out Mailing Smokes To Deployed Troops — AP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Family and friends have suddenly found themselves blocked from shipping cigarettes and other tobacco products to American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq because of a new law meant to hamper smuggling and underage sales through the mail.
The Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 quietly took effect June 29.
Posted in World News Tags: American Troops In Afghanistan, Cigarette, Family And Friends, June 29, Mail, Military Addresses, Military Care Packages, morale, Nashville Tenn, New Cigarettes, S Postal Service, Service Shipping, Shipping Products, Signature, Snuffs, Tobacco Products, Trafficking, Troops In Afghanistan, Troops In Iraq, U S Postal Service, Underage Sales Comments OffGen. Petraeus Issues Rules Of Engagement For Afghanistan
Posted by Bookyards on August 5th, 2010
General David Petraeus has warned that the alliance ‘cannot kill or capture our way to victory’. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Petraeus Issues New Battlefield Directive — UPI
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug.
Posted in World News Tags: Afghan Civilian Deaths, Civilian Casualties, Cnn, David Petraeus, Fox News, Gen Petraeus, General David Petraeus, Kabul Afghanistan, Kevin Lamarque, L A Times, Los Angeles Times, Mcclatchy News, Miami Herald, Radio Free Europe, Rules Of Engagement, rules of engagement afghanistan, Troops In Afghanistan, Usa Today, Voice Of America, Washington Post, Washington Times Comments Off
