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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (168774)	8/11/2005 11:13:53 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 281500

Recent Afghanistan headlines: UNICEF: Afghanistan Child Mortality Soars Los Angeles Times, CA - Aug 4, 2005 KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan women and children face an "acute emergency" because of exceptionally high maternal and child mortality rates, a representative of ... 'Afghanistan is a 20-year venture' Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Aug 9, 2005 One of Canada's top generals says US-led coalition troops could end up staying in Afghanistan for 20 more years to help that country break out of "a cycle of ... No signs of improvement in Afghan drug situation RIA Novosti, Russia - Aug 10, 2005 ... 10 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Federal Drug Control Service believes that so far there are no signs that the illegal drug situation in Afghanistan is going to ... Afghan villagers say US bombs killed civilians AirForceTimes.com, VA - 12 hours ago QALAT, Afghanistan — Residents of a remote village in southern Afghanistan said Thursday that US warplanes bombed houses during operations against militants ... Briefing: Fifth American in a week killed in Afghanistan Pioneer Press, MN - 17 hours ago KABUL, Afghanistan — A US service member was killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday, raising to five the number of ... RAF help ambushed soldiers in Afghanistan Channel 4 News, UK - Aug 10, 2005 RAF planes were involved in a nine-hour battle after a group rebel Taliban fighters ambushed the Americans. Two Harrier jets made ... Running out of terrorists? Questions and Observations - 14 hours ago ... "Now that the former fighters in Afghanistan are dying, we are finding some youngsters taking over, but they are far less skilled at the art of terrorism. ... The Military Family Network eMilitary.org - 12 hours ago 8/9/2005 - BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- A C-17 Globemaster III rolled off the runway while landing here Aug. 6, damaging ... Runway reopens at Bagram Air Base Stars and Stripes Bagram operations resume after C-17 accident AirForceTimes.com Fifth US soldier in a week killed in Afghanistan San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription), CA - Aug 10, 2005 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan killed a US service member -- the fifth American casualty in a week -- and suspected ... Urgent care centers vs. ERs Times Herald-Record, NY - 20 hours ago ... urgent care centers. Wilkerson's in the Army Special Forces. He just got back from eight months in Afghanistan. The Livingston Manor ...