A US soldier fires his assault rifle during a battle with insurgent forces in Afghanistan's Nuristan province. US forces suffered one of their bloodiest days in eight years of war in Afghanistan with eight soldiers killed when their remote outposts were overrun by hundreds of Taliban militants.(AFP/US Coalition Force/File/Matthew C. Moeller)
Ten US Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan -- Times Online
Ten American troops were killed at the weekend in two surprise attacks that caused alarm in Nato’s US-led coalition.
In one, hundreds of insurgents attacked a pair of isolated outposts in eastern Afghanistan, killing eight US soldiers and several Afghan policemen in the deadliest battle in 15 months. Scores more Afghan policemen were reportedly captured by the Taleban.
In the other an Afghan policeman opened fire on the American soldiers with whom he was working in central Wardak province, killing two and injuring three.
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Commentaries And Analysis
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On Afghanistan, US military puts Obama on the spot -- AFP
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Obama boxed in by own words on Iran, Afghanistan -- George F. Will
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In Afghanistan, the Distance Between ‘We Must’ and ‘We Can’ -- James Traub, New York Times opinion
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