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WEB NEWS
Obama's tour followed by the web
Web users are commenting Barack Obama's tour in Afghanistan and Iraq. Republicans are very swift to criticize on the net what they call the changing position of the Democratic candidate with regard to Iraq.
USA - Afghanistan
Obama urges troop build-up in Afghanistan
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama expressed concern at "precarious and urgent conditions" in Afghanistan after meeting Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. He is visiting the country as part of a world tour prior to elections.
AFGHANISTAN - NATO
Afghan policemen mistakenly killed in airstrike
Nine Afghan policemen were killed in an accidental airstrike called in by international forces in the Farah province of western Afghanistan, during a clash in which both sides mistook the other for Taliban fighters.
USA - Afghanistan
Obama arrives in Afghanistan
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday. He first stopped in Kuwait after leaving the US on Thursday.
AFGHANISTAN - ABDUCTION
Two French aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan
Two French aid workers from the NGO Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger) were taken hostage on Friday morning in the Day Kundi province of Afghanistan, the NGO said. The two are thought to be alive.
AFGHANISTAN - PAKISTAN
Reports say coalition troops gathering on Pakistani border
Speculation is rife that coalition forces in Afghanistan may be planning strikes against militant hideouts in Pakistan’s North-Western Frontier Provinces or the North Waziristan region. NATO, meanwhile, has denied the reports.
AFGHANISTAN - SUICIDE ATTACK
Children, police killed in Afghan bazaar bombing
A suicide attack in a bazaar in southern Afghanistan killed at least 24 people, including children and police officers Saturday, as the insurgency in Afghanistan in recent months claimed more allied troops' lives than in Iraq.
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PAKISTAN - ATTACKS
Pakistani soldiers killed in Taliban ambush
"Hundreds" of Taliban militants attacked a Pakistani troop convoy in the northwestern Hangu district near the border with Afghanistan, killing 16. Fierce fighting between government forces and rebels has been taking place in the region recently.
AFGHANISTAN - USA
Inquiry says dozens of civilians killed in US strikes
Official investigations into US-led air strikes in a remote area of Afghanistan in early July confirmed that 64 civilians were killed, a charge the coalition had earlier denied.
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