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US mulls sending 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan The United States is considering sending an extra 7,000 troops to Afghanistan next year to make up for a shortfall in contributions from NATO allies, The New York Times reported Saturday. 2008-05-03 People: [Robert Gates] [George W. Bush] Events: [Afghan Terror War] A day of skirmishing for Marines in southern Afghan town Gunfire zings in near Sgt. Dan Linas' patrol, pinning his squad down against a dirt berm. The Marines peer across the field to their left, at three mud huts and a grove of trees, searching for the muzzle flash. Then they cut loose with their M-16s. 2008-05-02 Events: [Afghan Terror War] 7 killed during raid on militant hideout in Afghan capital Hundreds of intelligence agents on Wednesday raided the hideout of militants with suspected links to an attack on President Hamid Karzai, as the Afghan capital was sucked deeper into the war against the Taliban. 2008-04-30 People: [Hamid Karzai] Events: [Afghan Terror War] Taliban militants kill themselves in Afghan siege Five Taliban militants blew themselves up in a house in the Afghan capital Kabul after 10 hours of clashes with besieging Afghan security forces on Wednesday, an Interior Ministry official told Reuters. 2008-04-30 People: [Hamid Karzai] Events: [Afghan Terror War] US Marines move into Taliban-held area of Afghanistan U.S. Marines exchanged gunfire with militants Tuesday after pouring into a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan in the first major American operation in the region in years. 2008-04-29 Events: [Afghan Terror War] Headlines US mulls sending 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan 2008-05-03 A day of skirmishing for Marines in southern Afghan town 2008-05-02 7 killed during raid on militant hideout in Afghan capital 2008-04-30 Taliban militants kill themselves in Afghan siege 2008-04-30 US Marines move into Taliban-held area of Afghanistan 2008-04-29 Afghan intel: President was warned of assassination plot 2008-04-29 Suicide bomb on poppy team kills 18 Afghans 2008-04-29 New Afghan U.N. envoy gets strong U.S. backing 2008-04-28 Afghan president safe after fleeing gunfire at Kabul event 2008-04-27 3 killed in militant attack on Afghan president 2008-04-27 Afghan president escapes assassination bid 2008-04-27 Security and governance biggest Afghan problems: Solana 2008-04-21 Pakistan orders release of pro-Taliban militant leader 2008-04-21 Iranian, Afghan forces clash at southwestern border 2008-04-20 Pakistan's ambassador held by Taliban: TV 2008-04-19 U.S.-led Afghan forces kill 13 Taliban: officials 2008-04-17 Afghan opposition says it's been talking to Taliban 2008-04-16 8 police killed in Afghan attacks 2008-04-13 Bomb attack on NATO convoy kills 8 Afghans: police 2008-04-10 Seventeen Afghan road workers killed in attack 2008-04-08 US to send more troops to Afghanistan in 2009: Gates 2008-04-04 NATO, Russia agree land transit for Afghanistan 2008-04-04 US favors more troops for Afghanistan 2008-04-04 France's Sarkozy confirms troops for Afghanistan 2008-04-03 Reinforced Canada vows to stay in Afghanistan 2008-04-03 Russian ties, Afghan war at stake for NATO summit 2008-03-30 Car bomb in Afghan market kills 8: police 2008-03-26 Cell phone shutdown angers Afghans 2008-03-26 Afghan peace hurt by West's failed aid pledges 2008-03-24 Afghan police and U.S. troops kill three Taliban 2008-03-22 Cheney visits Afghanistan, wants more NATO troops 2008-03-20 US raid kills 6 in Afghanistan 2008-03-19 Four NATO soldiers, three Afghans killed in new unrest 2008-03-17 Missiles hit Pakistan's Waziristan, 12 militants dead 2008-03-16 US-led coalition fire kills civilians 2008-03-14 41 Taliban killed in south Afghanistan 2008-03-13 States can't pick and choose Afghan tasks: NATO boss 2008-03-10 Woman earns Silver Star in Afghan war 2008-03-09 Troop depression on rise in Afghanistan 2008-03-06 Suicide bomb hits US base in Afghanistan 2008-03-03 Prince Harry wants another combat tour 2008-03-02 Bush warns Iran, calls for more NATO troops in Afghanistan 2008-03-02 Prince Harry returns to Britain 2008-03-01 Britain: Harry's Afghan deployment over 2008-02-29 Afghan opium still thriving: US report 2008-02-29 Britain's Prince Harry in Afghanistan 2008-02-28 Obama says Europe must do more in Afghanistan 2008-02-28 2 Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan 2008-02-27 Qaeda influence grows on Afghan/Pakistani frontier 2008-02-26 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed US to send more troops to Afghanistan in 2009: Gates 2008-04-04 US favors more troops for Afghanistan 2008-04-04 NATO, Russia agree land transit for Afghanistan 2008-04-04 Iranian, Afghan forces clash at southwestern border 2008-04-20 8 police killed in Afghan attacks 2008-04-13 U.S.-led Afghan forces kill 13 Taliban: officials 2008-04-17 Pakistan's ambassador held by Taliban: TV 2008-04-19 Pakistan orders release of pro-Taliban militant leader 2008-04-21 A day of skirmishing for Marines in southern Afghan town 2008-05-02 Afghan opposition says it's been talking to Taliban 2008-04-16 Seventeen Afghan road workers killed in attack 2008-04-08 Security and governance biggest Afghan problems: Solana 2008-04-21 7 killed during raid on militant hideout in Afghan capital 2008-04-30 US Marines move into Taliban-held area of Afghanistan 2008-04-29 Afghan intel: President was warned of assassination plot 2008-04-29 France's Sarkozy confirms troops for Afghanistan 2008-04-03 3 killed in militant attack on Afghan president 2008-04-27 Bomb attack on NATO convoy kills 8 Afghans: police 2008-04-10 Taliban militants kill themselves in Afghan siege 2008-04-30 New Afghan U.N. envoy gets strong U.S. backing 2008-04-28 Afghan president escapes assassination bid 2008-04-27 Afghan president safe after fleeing gunfire at Kabul event 2008-04-27 Russian ties, Afghan war at stake for NATO summit 2008-03-30 Suicide bomb on poppy team kills 18 Afghans 2008-04-29 Iraq, Afghan war costs are $1.6 trillion 2007-11-13

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