Army blunders as British boy, 17, fights in Afghanistan – Sydney Morning Herald
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Army blunders as British boy, 17, fights in Afghanistan
Sydney Morning Herald A teenage British soldier slipped through tight army controls to fight on the front line in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. Adam Wilkie, who was just 17-years-old when he was deployed to Helmand Province, lied about his age to sneak past … Britain's military says soldier was accidentally sent to Afghanistan aged only 17Washington Post Adam Wilkie, British boy soldier, sent to fight in Afghanistan at only 17GlobalPost Manchester teenager 'sneaked' on to Afghanistan front lineBBC News Daily Mail -Telegraph.co.uk -British Forces News all 125 news articles » |
Two diggers wounded in Afghanistan – Sydney Morning Herald
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Two diggers wounded in Afghanistan
Sydney Morning Herald Two Australian soldiers have been wounded after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in south-west Afghanistan, the Defence Department says. The soldiers were travelling in their Bushmaster vehicle when it hit an improvised explosive device (IED) in … Diggers wounded in Afghan bomb blastABC Online Aussie soldiers injured in AfghanistanThe West Australian |
565: The deadly cost of Afghanistan – Sydney Morning Herald
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565: The deadly cost of Afghanistan
Sydney Morning Herald Foreign troops fighting in Afghanistan continue to pay a high toll, with more than 560 killed in 2011, the second highest number in the 10-year war against the Taliban-led insurgency. Commanders from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force … Roadside bombs kill 2 NATO soldiers, 4 Afghan civilians as joint raids go …Washington Post 2 French soldiers killed in Afghanistan attackCNN |
Defence eyes early Afghanistan withdrawal – Sydney Morning Herald
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Defence eyes early Afghanistan withdrawal
Sydney Morning Herald Photo: Penny Stephens THE number of Australian troops in Afghanistan will be slashed over the next 12 months, and most will be pulled out within two years, under a plan being worked on within the Defence Force. The Age has been told by Defence sources … Defence plots the shorter way home from AfghanistanGloucester Advocate Riding shotgun with uncertaintyCasey Weekly Cranbourne Afghan withdrawal to step up pace in 2012The Age |
Drugs worth $30 million seized in Sydney: police – Sydney Morning Herald
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Drugs worth $30 million seized in Sydney: police
Sydney Morning Herald RAW VISION: More than 200 kilograms of drugs estimated to be worth $30 million have been found hidden in boxes of raisins from Afghanistan, the Australian Federal Police allege. NO SOUND. More than 200 kilograms of drugs estimated to be worth $30 … Australian officials find $30 million worth of drugs in raisin shipment from …Washington Post Australia seizes Afghan drug shipmentMSN Philippines News Over 200 Kg Of Illicit Drugs Seized In SydneyBernama |
Withdrawal from Afghanistan would not hurt our US ties – Sydney Morning Herald
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Withdrawal from Afghanistan would not hurt our US ties
Sydney Morning Herald According to an Essential Research poll this week, support for Australia's withdrawal from Afghanistan has increased from 47 per cent to 64 per cent in the past year. And according to a CNN/ORC International poll last month, a record high 63 per cent … O'Hanlon: Why Huntsman is wrong on AfghanistanCNN (blog) |
Special forces in Afghanistan could stay beyond 2014 – Sydney Morning Herald
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Special forces in Afghanistan could stay beyond 2014
Sydney Morning Herald JULIA GILLARD and Tony Abbott have supported keeping special forces troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014 if required to suppress a resurgence of terrorism, while other troops could be home earlier than anticipated. As the annual parliamentary debate on … Diggers in Afghanistan could come home before 2014The Australian Gillard flags possible early Afghanistan withdrawalABC Online Australian troops to stay in Afghanistan until the war is wonCourier Mail Washington Post -The Canberra Times all 311 news articles » |
Afghanistan ‘loya jirga’ sets conditions for new pact with US – Salt Lake Tribune
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Afghanistan 'loya jirga' sets conditions for new pact with US
Salt Lake Tribune Kabul, Afghanistan • An overwhelming majority of the participants in a loya jirga, or the grand council of elders, on Saturday backed Afghan President Hamid Karzai's call for a long-term partnership with the United States that would … Hundreds of Afghans protest pact with USUSA Today Afghanistan National Assembly Backs Pact With USNPR Ties with AfghanistanDAWN.com |
Protest flares in east Afghanistan against US deal – Reuters
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Protest flares in east Afghanistan against US deal
Reuters About 2000 Afghan political and community leaders support the idea of a strategic partnership deal that will govern Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, they said on Saturday, but with caveats that could prove tough obstacles to surmount. … Protest flares in east Afghanistan against US dealJerusalem Post Protest flares in east Afghanistan against US dealReuters India Afghan police struggling on their ownCBS News |
‘Kill Team’ solider David Bram sentenced to five years for war crimes in … – New York Daily News
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'Kill Team' solider David Bram sentenced to five years for war crimes in …
New York Daily News A US Army sergeant, the eleventh "Kill Team" soldier convicted of crimes in the widest-ranging prosecution of war crimes in the ten years of the Afghanistan War, was sentenced Friday to five years in jail for misconduct. David Bram, 27, was found … 11th conviction in Afghan war crimes probeSeattle Post Intelligencer Army sergeant gets five years in Afghan misconduct probeReuters Stryker sergeant guilty of assaulting junior soldier in 11th “kill team” caseTheNewsTribune.com (blog) |
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