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07/08/08 abc.net: SAS man killed in Afghanistan attack (2 of 2)

The head of the ADF, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, says Signaller Sean McCarthy died after the vehicle he was in was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) during a patrol in Uruzgan Province just before 3pm AEST.

07/08/08 abc.net: SAS man killed in Afghanistan attack (1 0f 2)

A member of the SAS was killed and three of his comrades were wounded when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan yesterday, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has confirmed.

07/08/08 VOA: Instability, Uncertainty, Fuel Pakistan, Afghan Attacks

Suicide bombings have risen sharply in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the past year, even in the capital cities. Embassies, hotels, military convoys, and markets have been among the targets of attacks.

07/08/08 AFP: Bomb found on Afghan bus carrying Indian workers

A bomb was found on a bus transporting 12 Indian roadworkers in Afghanistan Tuesday, a governor said, a day after a suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul killed 41 people.

07/08/08 CP: Afghan violence upswing seasonal: MacKay

Defence Minister Peter MacKay says a recent upsurge in violence in Afghanistan is a seasonal phenomenon linked to the end of the poppy harvest.

07/08/08 abcnews: Tough Questions for VA on Suicide-Linked Chantix

The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs will appear before Congress tomorrow to answer questions about why his administration continued to recruit veterans of...Afghanistan for studies of pharmaceutical drugs linked to suicide

07/08/08 AP: Everett-based USS Abraham Lincoln shifted to Afghanistan

Worried about increasing insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, the U.S. military is sending extra air power there by shifting the Everett-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln away from the Iraq war.

07/08/08 DPA: Five children injured in Taliban attack, militant killed

US-led coalition forces targeted and killed a militant while detaining two others during an operation to disrupt Taliban activities in Wardak province, west of Kabul, while insurgents injured five children in a rocket attack in eastern Kunar....

07/08/08 AP: Afghan Official Suggests Pakistan Linked to Bomb

The spokesman for Afghanistan's president suggested that Pakistan's intelligence agency is being behind the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul.

07/08/08 abc.net: Wounded Digger returns from Afghanistan

The Defence Force says an Australian soldier wounded in Afghanistan late last month has returned to Australia for treatment. The ADF says the soldier was part of a special operations task group returning from an operation...

07/08/08 AKI: Violence against children rises, says UN envoy

A surge in recruitment of child soldiers, the maiming and killing of children, child detention and a serious humanitarian situation are all posing major threats to children in Afghanistan, according to the United Nations envoy...

07/08/08 Reuters: Kabul bomb shows dangers India faces in Afghanistan

The bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul highlights the dangers of India's growing role in Afghanistan, whether from the Taliban or a Pakistan worried about ceding strategic space to its nuclear-armed rival.

07/08/08 AP: Major insurgent attacks in Afghanistan since 2001

Some of the deadliest insurgent attacks in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led offensive began on Oct. 7, 2001:

07/08/08 mathaba: A man shot dead by US troops near Iran's Embassy in Kabul

At least one man was shot dead and several others were injured by US troops near Iran's Embassy in Kabul on Monday, informed sources said.

07/08/08 VOA: US Denies Its Airstrike Killed Afghan Civilians Sunday

The Pentagon says no civilians were killed in an air strike Sunday in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan, which local officials say killed 27 people who were walking to a wedding. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon.

07/08/08 AFP: Taliban denies role in Kabul blast

Taliban insurgents on Tuesday again denied involvement in a suicide attack on India's embassy in Kabul that killed 41 people, blaming rivalry among regional powers including Pakistan.

07/07/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualty

1st Lt. Daniel Farkas, 42, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died on July 4 of injuries suffered from a non-hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan (Camp Phoenix). He was assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Syracuse, N.Y.

07/07/08 newindpress: Four Indian diplomats killed in Afghan attack

Four Indian diplomats and two security personnel and at least 40 Afghans were killed when a suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives at the gates of the Indian embassy in Kabul on Monday, the worst terror attack...

07/07/08 JakartaPost: Two RI diplomats injured in Afghanistan blast

Two Indonesian diplomats were reportedly injured in a car bomb attack outside the Indian embassy in Kabul on Monday. The Indonesian embassy building in Kabul, which is located near the Indian embassy, was severely damaged.

07/07/08 AP: Suicide car bomb kills 40 in central Kabul

A car bomb ripped through the front wall of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing 40 people in what appeared to be the deadliest attack in Afghanistan’s capital since the fall of the Taliban, officials said.

07/07/08 CP: Canadian soldier killed (2 of 2)

Pte. Colin William Wilmot died Sunday in the Panjwaii district near Kandahar city. His age was not released. He is the 87th Canadian soldier killed in the Afghanistan mission

07/07/08 CP: Canadian soldier killed (1 of 2)

A Canadian military medic lauded by peers for his quick smile, sharp intellect, and generous heart has been killed by an explosion during an early morning foot patrol in Afghanistan.

07/06/08 3news: US denies 27 civilians killed in Afghan airstrike

The US military blamed the claims on militant propaganda and said its missiles only struck insurgents.

07/06/08 IHT: Afghans say civilians killed in U.S. strike

Local officials in eastern Afghanistan said Sunday that an American airstrike killed at least 27 civilians in a wedding party, most of them women and children and including the bride.

07/06/08 Reuters: Bomb injures three Afghan schoolgirls

A suicide car bomber targetting German troops wounded three schoolgirls in northern Afghanistan yesterday, the deputy provincial police chief said.

07/06/08 AP: 20 killed, wounded in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense says more than 20 militants have been killed and wounded during a battle with NATO-backed Afghan forces. The ministry says the militants were traveling in two vehicles when they were attacked by Afghan troops...

07/06/08 nydailynews: Queens cop is dead in Afghanistan

An NYPD lieutenant serving his country in the National Guard has died in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Lt. Daniel Farkas, 42, was a 20-year-veteran of the NYPD assigned to the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills, Queens, police said.

07/06/08 UPI: Lawmaker shot on bloody day in Afghanistan

An Afghan lawmaker was gunned down on a day when 10 Taliban fighters were killed by their own bomb and others died in a disputed U.S. air strike, officials say

07/06/08 AFP: 1.4 tonnes of opium seized in Afghanistan

Afghan security forces seized 1.4 tonnes of opium in western Afghanistan near the border with Iran, authorities said Saturday. Seven men were detained in connection with Thursday's haul in Herat province,

07/05/08 theglobeandmail: Canadian soldier found dead at Camp Mirage

A Canadian soldier was found dead in the sleeping quarters at a support base on Friday, and the military has launched an investigation. Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey, a military policeman from Dundurn, Saskatchewan...

07/05/08 AFP: Afghan governor says 16 civilians killed in air strike

An Afghan provincial governor said Saturday 16 civilians including women, children and doctors were killed in US-led coalition air strikes but the force insisted the dead were militants.

07/05/08 quqnoos: Police arrest Pakistani bombers near Iran

POLICE have arrested two Pakistanis accused of plotting "terror attacks" in the western province of Farah, on the border with Iran, officials said. One of the men wanted to blow up a bridge and the other was caught moments before...

07/05/08 AP: Afghan legislator murdered in Kandahar

Gunmen in a dangerous part of southern Afghanistan assassinated an Afghan legislator, while a roadside bomb militants were planting detonated prematurely, killing 10 Taliban.

07/04/08 AP: 22 civilians killed by U.S. airstrike, Afghan governor says

The U.S. military said attack helicopters struck two vehicles carrying insurgents Friday in eastern Afghanistan. The province's governor said 22 civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed.

07/04/08 AFP: Roadside bomb kills 3 policemen in Ghazni

Separately three policemen were killed and two were wounded Friday in the central province of Ghazni when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, provincial government spokesman Ismail Jahangir told AFP.

07/04/08 AP: Gunmen kill 8 police in southern Afghanistan

Gunmen lobbed a grenade and sprayed a police checkpoint with gunfire in southern Afghanistan, killing eight officers, Kandahar's police chief said Friday.

07/03/08 CP: One in five Afghan troops leave fledgling military force

As many as one of every five soldiers in the Afghan National Army leaves the fledgling fighting force, which Canada hopes will eventually take the lead in the war-ravaged country, say newly released documents.

07/03/08 CP: Fired Kandahar police chief denies role in prison plot

The fired police chief of Kandahar has denied any involvement in an explosive prison break last month. In his first public comments since being dismissed last week, General Syed Aqa Saqib told The Canadian Press that investigators...

07/03/08 AFP: US extends Afghanistan stay for 2,200 Marines

The United States has extended the stay of 2,200 marines in Afghanistan for one month until November, making their tours eight months long instead of seven, a marines spokeswoman said Thursday.

07/03/08 AFP: Children suffer more in Afghanistan than any other country

Children in Afghanistan suffer more than in any other country in the world from violence, war and poverty, and sometimes become suicide bombers, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Thursday.

07/03/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb hit NATO force convoy - no casualties

A roadside bomb struck a NATO force convoy, destroying a vehicle, but caused no casualties near Spin Boldak town on the border with Pakistan on Thursday, an official said.

07/03/08 AP: Five Afghan soldiers killed in blast

A police chief says a roadside blast has killed five Afghan soldiers in central Afghanistan. Provincial police Chief Mustapha Khan says the blast

07/03/08 NYTimes: Crew Survives Attack on Helicopter in Afghanistan

A helicopter belonging to American-led coalition troops was shot down by small-arms fire in Afghanistan on Wednesday, and the top military officer for the United States said he was increasingly concerned about the rising violence.

Coalition Military Fatalities By Year

Year	US	Other	Total
2008	68	60	128
2007	117	115	232
2006	98	93	191
2005	99	31	130
2004	52	6	58
2003	48	9	57
2002	49	20	69
2001	12	0	12
Total	543	334	877

Coalition Military Fatalities By Year and Month

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2001	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	4	12
2002	10	12	14	10	1	3	0	3	1	6	1	8	69
2003	4	7	12	2	2	7	2	4	2	6	8	1	57
2004	11	2	3	3	9	5	2	3	4	8	7	1	58
2005	2	2	6	19	4	29	2	33	12	10	7	4	130
2006	1	17	13	5	17	22	19	29	38	17	9	4	191
2007	2	18	10	20	25	24	29	34	24	15	22	9	232
2008	14	7	19	14	24	45	5	0	0	0	0	0	128

Fatalities By Country

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Country	Total
Australia	6
Canada	87
Czech	3
Denmark	14
Estonia	3
Finland	1
France	12
Germany	25
Hungary	1
Italy	12
Lithuania	1
Netherlands	16
Norway	3
Poland	5
Portugal	2
Romania	7
South Korea	1
Spain	23
Sweden	2
UK	110
US	543
Total	877

By Year and Country

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