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05/15/08 AP: Taliban vows revenge after U.S. drone attack

A top Taliban leader vowed on Thursday to target the U.S. to avenge an alleged missile strike that killed several persons in northwest Pakistan, a threat that bodes ill for the government’s efforts to negotiate peace deals with militants.

05/15/08 AFP: Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 16 in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber apparently wearing a burqa detonated in a busy bazaar in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 16 people including four policemen, a provincial governor said.

05/15/08 PTI: Pak soldier beheaded for being 'American spy'

A soldier of the Pakistan Army was beheaded in the restive North Waziristan tribal region by suspected Taliban militants, who put a note on his body saying he was killed for being a 'American spy'.

05/15/08 AP: Afghan civilians killed in secret raids by foreigners

A UN rights official has alleged that foreign intelligence agents have taken part in secret raids in Afghanistan that have killed civilians. UN special rapporteur Philip Alston told reporters Thursday in Kabul that he is aware of at least three...

05/14/08 dpa: Afghan teacher killed for preaching against suicide bombing

An Afghan teacher who preached against suicide bombings was killed by unknown armed men in the northern part of the country, officials said on Wednesday. The school teacher was killed by gunfire in Archi district...

05/14/08 IRIN: Over 360,000 affected by reduced health services

The killing and abduction of dozens of health workers in the past two years has prompted officials to shut down at least 36 health facilities in Afghanistan's volatile southern and eastern provinces, depriving hundreds of thousands of people...

05/14/08 USATODAY: IEDs go beyond Iraq, Afghanistan

Makeshift bomb attacks by insurgents — common in Iraq and Afghanistan — are on the rise in other countries, prompting concerns by military experts that the tactic is becoming the weapon of choice by terror groups worldwide.

05/14/08 AP: Several Militants Killed In Afghanistan Clash

Coalition troops have killed several militants in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Friday. A statement Friday said the militants were involved in weapons smuggling in the Garmser district of Helmand province.

05/14/08 AP: Afghanistan to ask for $50B for 5-year plan

Afghanistan will ask international donors next month for $50 billion to fund a five-year development plan, a presidential aide said, despite growing criticism that aid money is being wasted.

05/12/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualty

Pvt. Matthew W. Brown, 20, of Zelienople, Pa., died May 11 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade...

05/12/08 AP: 2 Humvees missing from US base in Afghanistan

Two armored Humvees were missing from a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, a military spokesman said Monday. The military was investigating whether the vehicles were stolen, although officials believed they were likely...

05/12/08 dpa: 8 Afghan security officials suspended over attack against Karzai

Eight Afghan senior security officials have been suspended by the country's attorney general over an attack against Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a military parade in Kabul late last month, an official said on Monday.

05/11/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualty

Pfc. Ara T. Deysie, 18, of Parker, Ariz., died May 9 in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit came under rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment...

05/11/08 Reuters: 1-Key al Qaeda member killed in Afghanistan

A prominent member of al Qaeda was killed in fighting with U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, the group said in a statement posted on an Islamist website on Sunday.

05/11/08 AP: Civilians dispute Afghan-clash report

Dozens of protesters blocked a road yesterday in eastern Afghanistan, saying that U.S.-led coalition forces killed three civilians, and a local official said police fatally shot one of the protesters and injured three of them.

05/11/08 AFP: Seven rebels killed in Afghan army, NATO raids

Seven Taliban rebels were killed in two separate raids by Afghan soldiers and their NATO allies in troubled eastern Afghanistan, the army said Sunday.

05/11/08 Canwest: Afghan police seize car stuffed with explosives

Police seized a vehicle filled with a variety of explosive materials in the province of Kandahar Saturday afternoon. Provincial Police Chief Sayed Aka Sakib told a news conference that two vehicles were seized and searched ...

05/11/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualty

Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, 26, of Loveland, Colo., died May 9 in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.

05/10/08 AFP: One dead at Afghan demo against US-led soldiers:

At least one person was killed and several wounded in Afghanistan Saturday when police opened fire to disperse a protest accusing US-commanded soldiers of killing civilians, witnesses said.

05/10/08 KUNA: Police fire kills two civilians in Afghanistan

The US troops killing several militants during a search operation in eastern Afghanistan, while locals blamed the troops for killing civilians and staged a protest demonstration in the same zone on Saturday.

05/10/08 AP: Militants die in Afghanistan clash

Dozens of protesters blocked a road Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, claiming U.S.-led coalition forces killed three civilians, and a local official said police fatally shot one of the protesters and injured three of them.

Coalition Military Fatalities By Year

Year	US	Other	Total
2008	26	35	61
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	501	309	810

Fatalities By Country

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Country	Total
Australia	5
Canada	83
Czech	3
Denmark	14
Estonia	2
Finland	1
France	12
Germany	25
Italy	12
Netherlands	16
Norway	3
Poland	4
Portugal	2
Romania	6
South Korea	1
Spain	23
Sweden	2
UK	95
US	501
Total	810

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