Thursday, July 14, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 14, 2011



French Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan Attack -- Al Jazeera

At least five French soldiers have been killed, along with one civilian, in a suicide attack in Afghanistan, Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, has said.

Four other soldiers were seriously wounded in Wednesday's incident in Joybar in the country's eastern Tagab valley, Sarkozy said in a statement a day after he returned home from a visit to the country.

"The French soldiers were protecting a council meeting in the Tagab valley," a statement from the Elysee, the presidential palace, said.

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More News On Afghanistan

French soldier killed in Afghan battle -- AFP
Suicide Attack Kills 5 French Troops in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
6 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Suicide Bomber Kills 5 French Soldiers in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Afghan suicide bombing kills five French troops -- Reuters
Bombing kills 5 French soldiers in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times

Afghan-led Security Force Detains Insurgents
-- US Department of Defense
Huge blast in eastern Afghanistan wounds 22 coalition troops -- Stars and Stripes
US begins drawdown of troops from Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Suicide bomber kills 4 at Karzai memorial service -- Washington Post
Four dead after suicide bomber hiding explosives under turban targets funeral service for brother of Afghan president -- Daily Mail
Wali Karzai Memorial Service Bombed -- Time/AP
Bomber Hits Ceremony for Karzai's Brother -- Wall Street Journal
At least 6 die in suicide attack at Kandahar mosque -- CNN
Cleric killed in Kandahar mosque blast -- Al Jazeera
Blast Hits Mosque During Service for Afghan President’s Relative -- New York Times

NATO accused of killing six Afghan civilians -- AFP
6 civilians killed in NATO-led raid, Afghan officials say -- CNN
Afghan Officials Say NATO Kills 6 Civilians -- Voice of America
Afghans Protest Civilian Deaths in NATO Operations -- Voice of America

Report: War-related civilian deaths up in Afghanistan -- CNN
Afghan civilian war deaths hit record level: U.N. report -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN: Afghan civilian death toll up 15 percent -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghan Civilian War Deaths Up 15 Percent Over 2010 -- Voice of America
Afghan civilian deaths up 15% -- AFP
Civilian Deaths Rise in First Half In Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal

To Track Militants, U.S. Has System That Never Forgets a Face -- New York Times
Lockdown: U.S. Builds New Jails Across Afghanistan -- The Danger Room
ISAF Needs to Maintain Momentum in Afghanistan, General Says -- U.S. Department of Defense
Afghan politicians rethink personal security -- Washington Post
Afghanistan Bright Spot: Wildlife Surviving in War Zones -- National Geographic
Setbacks in Afghanistan -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,552 -- Yahoo News/AP

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