NATO helicopter crashes in southern Afghanistan, killing 11
August 17th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Seven American service members and four Afghans were killed Thursday when a coalition helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, military officials said, in what was one of the ... Read more...
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Four U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
April 21st, 2012 - 5:08 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Four American service members were killed on late Thursday evening when a helicopter belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crashed in southern Afghanistan, officials ... Read more...
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US ‘responsibly ending’ Afghan war, says Obama
October 8th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Ten years after the US launched the war on terror in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said Friday the US is "responsibly ending" the warfare despite ... Read more...
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Obama, Karzai reaffirm commitment to Afghan mission
August 8th, 2011 - 6:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai reaffirmed their commitment to the mission in Afghanistan, a day after a helicopter crash ... Read more...
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Three American troops killed in eastern Afghanistan
June 1st, 2011 - 2:35 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- A bomb blast killed three American service members in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the U.S. military confirmed on Tuesday.The U.S. military said three United States Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) service ... Read more...
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Predator drone attack may have killed US troops in Afghanistan
April 13th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.13 (ANI): The US military is investigating whether a missile fired by a US drone killed two American service members last week in Afghanistan.The investigation is looking into the deaths of ... Read more...
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Obama: U.S. mission in Libya is succeeding, saved ‘countless’ lives
March 26th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Barack Obama on Saturday said the U.S. mission in Libya is succeeding and already saved 'countless' of lives, but said the country cannot intervene every time ... Read more...
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American service member killed in northern Iraq
January 17th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- An American service member was killed in northern Iraq on Monday morning, the U.S. military confirmed, but few details were immediately released.A statement from U.S. Forces - Iraq ... Read more...
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Three American troops die in central and northern Iraq
January 15th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Three American service members were killed in two separate incidents in central and northern Iraq on Saturday morning, the U.S. military confirmed, but few details were immediately released.A ... Read more...
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Four American troops die after attacks in eastern and southern Afghanistan
August 22nd, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Four American service members were killed on Sunday after four separate attacks in eastern and southern Afghanistan, sources and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.Two service ... Read more...
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Two more American service members die in Afghanistan’s south
June 8th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Two American service members were killed in a blast in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a day after a wave of attacks killed ten coalition service members.Wayne Shanks, a ... Read more...
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President Obama proclaims National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
April 10th, 2010 - 2:06 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – U.S. President Barack Obama proclaimed on Friday that April 9 will be recognized as the National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, the White House announced.This day ... Read more...
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Three American soldiers die in Afghan bomb attack
February 13th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Three American troops were killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said.The incident, which was not related to operation Moshtarak, happened in the southern ... Read more...
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Tenn. sailor killed in IED strike in southern Afghanistan
January 25th, 2010 - 4:18 am ICT by BNO News
CORDOVA, TENNESSEE (BNO NEWS) -- A U.S. service member who died in southern Afghanistan on Saturday was identified as a sailor from Tennessee on Sunday, officials said.The U.S. Department of Defense said ... Read more...
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