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Kabul, Nov 16 (Xinhua) At least 10 rebels were killed and 18 arrested by Afghan troops backed by the US-led coalition forces during a joint operation in eastern and southern Afghanistan, a coalition release stated Sunday.

The Religion of Peace Finds a New Excuse to Bitch Filed under: The Religion of Peace Files — tsfiles @ 11:51 pm Tags: Afghanistan, Allah, double standards, fanaticism, flags, hypocrisy, idiots, Islam, jealousy, Khost, Mohammed, Muslims, saudi arabia, shahada, soccer balls, The Religion of Peace

CNS: Images on Soccer Balls Offend Muslim Sensibilities By Patrick Goodenough Images from a Saudi flag on a soccer ball are drawing complaints from Muslims in South Africa, host of the 2010 World Cup.

'Karzai Lashes Out At US Over Killing Of 14 In Eastern Afghanistan', CBC News, 10 November 2008 EXCERPT: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday condemned the U.S. coalition's killing of 14 'private security guards' in eastern Afghanistan, saying such attacks will only 'expand the gap' between the people and his government, as well as its western backers.

Steven Featherstone’s article, “Human quicksand for the U.S. Army, a crash course in cultural studies,” in the September, 2008 issue of Harpers Magazine is a much more insightful piece of analysis than anything I’ve seen lately from journalists. Mr.

US unmanned aircraft crashes in southern Afghanistan November 3rd, 2008 - 2:15 am ICT by IANS - Kabul, Nov 3 (DPA) An unmanned US drone crashed in southern Afghanistan Sunday, while NATO forces wounded five Afghan troops in a seperate incident in the eastern part of the country, officials ...

Kabul, Oct 28 (DPA) US forces killed 12 militants after suspected Taliban insurgents shot down an American helicopter in central Afghanistan, the US military said Tuesday.The incident happened Monday in the Sayed Abad district of Wardak province, 50 km west of Kabul, when a rocket-propelled grenade

9 Afghans die in ‘mistaken identity’ airstrike Amir Shah ,  The Associated Press ,  Kabul   |  Wed, 10/22/2008 1:32 PM  |  World A U.S.-led coalition airstrike in eastern Afghanistan hit an Afghan army checkpoint early Wednesday, killing nine soldiers and wounding three, Afghan officials said.

'Coalition Airstrike Kills 9 Afghan Soldiers, Officials Say', Washington Post, 22 October 2008 EXCERPT: "Nine Afghan soldiers were killed and four others injured by a U.S. airstrike on an Afghan army checkpoint Wednesday in an apparent friendly fire incident in eastern Afghanistan, according to Afghan and U.S.

Afghan cop killed after shooting dead US soldier October 16th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS - Kabul, Oct 16 (DPA) An Afghan policeman was killed after he shot dead a US soldier in eastern Afghanistan, while elsewhere in the country "friendly fire" killed a coalition soldier and an ...