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Coordinated Taliban attacks in Afghan south kill six policemen LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban insurgents launched coordinated attacks on Afghan checkpoints in the south on Tuesday, killing at least six Afghan policemen, officials said, adding that a clash was going on.
Reuters | 5 hours, 46 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

President Karzai to Discuss Enhancing Defense Ties with India Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in India seeking to enhance defense ties with New Delhi. Afghanistan is looking for more military aid as it prepares for a withdrawal of NATO forces by next year. Speaking at ceremony during which he was given an honorary
Voice of America | 6 hours, 50 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Dozens of deaths reported in fighting in western, southern Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan, May 21 (UPI) -- An explosion in Herat province Tuesday killed seven police officers while at least 23 militants died in clashes in Helmand province, Afghan officials said.
United Press International | 7 hours, 1 minute ago | comment? | recommend

7 Afghan police officers killed in blast Seven police officers were killed in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when a police vehicle struck a roadside explosive, a Herat province spokesman said.
CNN.com | 7 hours, 15 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Afghanistan Seeks Military Aid from India Afghan President Hamid Karzai is looking for more military aid from India. The Afghan leader meets with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Tuesday evening. Mr. Karzai's aides say he wants India's assistance to help strengthen Afghan securit
Voice of America | 7 hours, 48 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

10 Police Killed in Afghanistan Officials in western Afghanistan say a roadside bomb has killed six police officers. Authorities say a vehicle the police were riding in was destroyed when it hit the bomb Tuesday in the Obe district of Herat province. The police were assigned to work as
Voice of America | 9 hours, 39 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Karzai to push for India defence aid Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in India to press for more military aid, ahead of the planned withdrawal of Nato-led forces from Afghanistan in 2014.
BBC News | 10 hours, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan A powerful roadside bomb killed six policemen in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when their vehicle hit the explosives buried in the road, an Afghan official said.
KLKNTV.com | 11 hours, 13 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Lincoln, Nebraska

Daily U.S. Casualties Afghanistan: As of Monday, at least 2,085 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
TulsaWorld.com | 11 hours, 21 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Tulsa, Oklahoma

Green Beret from Hayward buried in Arlington National Cemetery Sgt. 1st Class James Grissom, a graduate of Mount Eden High School, died in March of injuries he received in combat in Afghanistan.
Inside Bay Area | 13 hours, 18 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Oakland, California

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