For Army Platoon In Afghanistan, A Familiar EnemySource: NPR
One of the most lethal areas in Afghanistan for U.S. troops is the Arghandab Valley, a Taliban stronghold just outside the southern city of Kandahar. The Army's 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Fort Lewis, Wash., patrols the area, facing the risk of huge roadside bombs.
8 U.S. Troops Are Killed in Bombings in Afghanistan - NYTimes.comSource: The New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Eight Americans died in combat in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, bringing October's total to 53 and making it the deadliest month for Americans in the eight-year war. September and October were both deadlier months overall for NATO troops.

President Obama has decided not to pull out of Afghanistan. Leaders from both the right and the left have declared their support for the President, whatever his decision might be in the continuing occupation of Afghanistan.
Max Cleland: I Cried Uncontrollably for 2-1/2 YearsSource: Politics Daily
Read about a brave man. A man with integrity. Ever hear of it? This is what your hate spew did to a good man. Feel good about yourselves? Ever see a grown man cry? I have on rare occasions. It's not a pretty sight.
Heavy US troop losses in insurgent attack in eastern AfghanistanSource: World Socialist Web Site
The United States military suffered its worst single-engagement losses in more than a year and one of the worst in the eight-year-old war in Afghanistan on Saturday, when several hundred insurgents attacked a remote outpost in northeastern Afghanistan, killing eight American sold …
Eight U.S. Soldiers Dead in Bold Attack in Afghanistan - NYTimes.comSource: The New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents besieged two American outposts in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, American and Afghan officials said, killing eight Americans and two Afghan policemen in a bold daylight strike that was the deadliest for American soldiers in more than a year.The …
August deadliest month for US in AfghanistanSource: Newsday.com
An American service member died Friday when his vehicle struck a bomb in eastern Afghanistan, making August the deadliest month for U.S. forces in the nearly eight-year war.

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The Johnny ProcedureSource: Media Monitors Network
"If we strip this doctrine of all ornaments, what remains is a simple principle: the state must protect the lives of its soldiers at any price, without any limit or law. A war of zero casualties.
Death Toll Rises as Chinese Muslim Protests SpreadSource: CBC
Protesters from the Uighur ethnic group took to the streets in a second city in northwestern China on Monday, a day after a demonstration in the provincial capital turned into a riot that left dozens dead.
Ethnic Clashes in Western China Are Said to Kill ScoresSource: The New York Times
The Chinese state news agency reported Monday that at least 140 people were killed and more than 800 injured when rioters clashed with the police in a regional capital in western China after days of rising tensions between members of the Uighur ethnic group and Han Chinese.
Civilians 'bear the brunt of war' Source: BBC News
Civilians bear the brunt of modern conflict, a report by the International Committee of the Red Cross suggests.
Henri Dunant founded the organisation after witnessing the dead and dying soldiers at the battle of Solferino during the Italian wars of independence.
Obama -- War Criminal??Source: FOXNews.com
obama has continued and even increased the attacks against the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and last week obama directed his military to inform the Pakistani government that if they did not take steps to destroy the Taliban inside Pakistan the US military would attack tho …
'120 killed' as US bombs Afghan village Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk
A misdirected US air strike has killed as many as 120 Afghans, including dozens of women and children. The attack is the deadliest such bombing involving civilian casualties so far in the eight years since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan.
Powerful Italian quake kills manySource: BBC News
At least 90 people are believed dead and tens of thousands homeless after an earthquake hit L'Aquila and other towns in central Italy, rescuers say.
Israeli Soldiers Describe Killing Civilians, Destroying PropertySource: The New York Times
Now testimony is emerging from within the ranks of soldiers and officers alleging a permissive attitude toward the killing of civilians and reckless destruction of property that is sure to inflame the domestic and international debate about the army's conduct in Gaza.