Results for Tag: Afghanistan
US Marines in 'hell of a fight' in Afghanistan
GARMSIR, Afghanistan, (AFP) - US Marines are in a “hell of a fight” as they storm into Taliban strongholds during a major assault in Afghanistan, their commanding officer said Friday.Nearly US 4,000 Marines launched the operation Thursday
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Medvedev, Obama to ink Afghanistan transit deal
MOSCOW (AFP) - The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the transit of US military supplies bound for Afghanistan, a Kremlin aide said Friday.The comments by Sergei
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Ex-Taliban leader eyes Afghanistan presidency
KABUL (AFP) - Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi, former Taliban commander and would-be president of Afghanistan, admits he had a certain flare for firing rocket-propelled grenades on Soviet soldiers in his youth.It was, after all, how he acquired
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