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Bombs kill 4 NATO soldiers

May 28, 2012

KABUL: Four NATO soldiers have been killed in bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Sunday. The soldiers died “following separate improvised explosive device (IDE) attacks” on Saturday, the ISAF said in a statement. The force did not provide further details or the nationalities of the victims. The latest deaths take the toll among NATO troops in Afghanistan this year to 169 and the total in 10 years of war to 3,016, according to an AFP count based on records kept by icasualties.org. The Taliban have stepped up their attacks across the country since announcing the start of their spring offensive at the beginning of May.

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Six Afghan children among 8 killed in NATO air strike

May 28, 2012

* All victims belong to same family

* Afghan president orders investigation

* ISAF says it is looking into the incident

KABUL: A NATO air strike killed a family of eight, including six children, when it hit their home in eastern Afghanistan, local officials said on Sunday.

President Hamid Karzai, who is a fierce critic of civilian deaths attributed to NATO forces, immediately ordered an investigation into Saturday night’s incident in Paktia province, his office said in a statement.

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Nato air strike kills six children: Afghan officials

May 28, 2012

KABUL: A Nato air strike killed a family of eight, including six children, when it ploughed into their home in eastern Afghanistan, local officials said on Sunday.

Yesterday night's incident in Paktia province threatens to further sour already shaky ties between President Hamid Karzai and his Western backers and will likely enrage Afghan civilians weary of years of bloodshed.

"Eight people, a man, his wife and six of their children, are dead," local government spokesman Rohullah Samoo...
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Our mandarins, their mandarins

May 28, 2012

The 33-year sentencing of Shakeel Afridi, a Pakistani doctor who provided information on Osama bin Laden's whereabouts, is rapidly turning into a wedge issue between Pakistan and the US. The appropriations panel of the US Senate hit back immediately when it voted unanimously to cut $33 million in aid to Pakistan - a million for each year of the sentence. While this cut may be symbolic, another Senate committee voted on the same day to limit the availability of $1.75 billion in coaliti...
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Four suspected militants killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

May 28, 2012

ISLAMABAD: At least four people were killed and two injured in a US drone strike launched early on Saturday in Pakistan's northwest tribal area, Xinhua reported.

According to a Pakistani media report, the strike occurred around 4.30 am and the target was a house suspected of being a militant's hideout in Miranshah town of North Waziristan.

Two missiles were fired at the house which was completely destroyed, it said.

This was the third US drone strike in North Waziristan within last f...
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5 suspected militants killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan

May 28, 2012

PESHAWAR: Pakistani intelligence officials say an American missile attack has killed five suspected Islamist militants close to the Afghan border.

The attack late on Sunday in North Waziristan was the fourth in less than a week, signaling that Washington has no intention of heeding demands by Islamabad to stop the strikes.

The officials said five missiles hit a vehicle and a house in Makeene Kili village close to the town of Miran Shah.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because the...
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7 killed in US drone strike

May 28, 2012

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PESHAWAR - At least seven people were killed and four others were injured in a US drone strike at Miranshah area of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in the wee hours of Monday.
According to the media reports, the attack took place in Hassokhel town, 25 kilometers east of Miranshah of NWA.
The US drone fired four missiles at a house and a vehicle.
At least seven persons were killed in the incident while four others were injured.
Monday's drone strik...

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