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America's North Shore Journal (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Prior to its construction, the only bridge across the river Murghab was unstable, with visible cracks in it. The duration of its use was unpredictable. It was only a matter of time before it became unusable. Without a sturdy and reliable bridge, schools and hospitals on one side of the river could not serve the Afghan people on the other side. Loss of a bridge would also inhibit the freedom...
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DVIDS RSS 2.0 Feed (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... He has been in the ANA for 18 months and with the unit since its inception. “I was on a mission in Bala Murghab when we got ambushed by the Taliban. My truck was shot, but we didn’t lose our morale.”The ceremony was the first of its kind at the 207th Corps and helped to recognize the outstanding performance of members of the unit and increased pride and motivation within the ranks.“The...
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Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... has been in the army for 18 months and with the unit since its inception. “I was on a mission in Bala Murghab when we got ambushed by the Taliban,” he said. “My truck was shot, but we didn’t lose our morale.” (From a NATO International Security Assistance Force news release.)
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents killed 13 Afghan troops in an ambush of their convoy in northwestern Afghanistan, while NATO-led troops fired on insurgents inside Pakistan, officials said Friday.More than 300 militants attacked the Afghan forces' convoy, which was transporting 47 vehicles for their units in the Bala Murghab district of Badghis province late Thursday, said Naeem...
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Bradenton.com: Politics (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... attacked the Afghan forces' convoy, which was transporting 47 vehicles for their units in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province late Thursday, said Naeem Khan, a border police official. U.S. troops suffered an average of 21 deaths in Afghanistan each month this year from May to October - by far the deadliest six-month period in Afghanistan for American forces since the 2001 U.S.-led...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Kabul - Up to a dozen or more members of the Afghan security forces and around 30 militants were killed after militants attacked an Afghan army convoy in western Afghanistan, officials said Friday. Hundreds of Taliban militants attacked a convoy of army forces in Bala Murghab district of the western province of Badghis on Thursday afternoon, said General Fazel Ahmad Sayar, army commander...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Kabul - Up to a dozen or more members of the Afghan security forces and around 30 militants were killed after militants attacked an Afghan army convoy in western Afghanistan, officials said Friday. Hundreds of Taliban militants attacked a convoy of army forces in Bala Murghab district of the western province of Badghis on Thursday afternoon, said General Fazel Ahmad Sayar, army commander...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Share KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents killed 13 Afghan troops in an ambush of their convoy in northwestern Afghanistan, while NATO-led troops fired on insurgents inside Pakistan, officials said today.More than 300 militants attacked the Afghan forces' convoy, which was transporting 47 vehicles for their units in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province late Thursday, said Naeem...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Abdul Ghani Sabri says seven Taliban were also killed during the battle in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province on Thursday night. Sabri is the deputy provincial governor.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Official: Taliban kill 13 Afghan troops in ambushKABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan official says that the Taliban have killed 13 Afghan troops and captured 16 others after an ambush in a northwestern province.Abdul Ghani Sabri says seven Taliban were also killed during the battle in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province on Thursday night. Sabri is the deputy provincial governor.He says...
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Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
KABUL, Afghanistan An Afghan official says that the Taliban have killed 13 Afghan troops and captured 16 others after an ambush in a northwestern province.
Abdul Ghani Sabri says seven Taliban were also killed during the battle in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province on Thursday night. Sabri is the deputy provincial governor.
He says a group of 300 Taliban attacked a...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
KABUL, Afghanistan An Afghan official says that the Taliban have killed 13 Afghan troops and captured 16 others after an ambush in a northwestern province.
Abdul Ghani Sabri says seven Taliban were also killed during the battle in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province on Thursday night. Sabri is the deputy provincial governor.
He says a group of 300 Taliban attacked a...
