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6 hrs ago | The Huffington Post

2 US Troops Die In Attack On Base In Afghanistan

Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops and wounding several more in a two-hour battle, officials said.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Military-World

Generals 'compare notes' on war in Afghanistan

Reminiscent of the famous climactic scene in the classic movie Dr. Strangelove, Canadian General Walt Natynczyk rides a torpedo at the Armed Forces display at the Stampede in Calgary on July 3, 2009.

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The Age

US, Russia set for nuclear arms cut

AMID threats from North Korea to launch a long-range missile towards the US over the July 4 long weekend, the US and Russia are expected to agree to deep cuts in their nuclear arsenals so as to present a united front when they meet next week.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, World News

Canada.com

British troops expand major Afghan operation

Hundreds of British troops have key seized canal crossings in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, military officials said on Friday, part of a new U.S.-led operation to wrest the initiative from insurgents.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Marine Corps, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama,

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Georgian Times

US says NATO door open for Georgia, Ukraine

The NATO door is open for anyone, including Georgia and Ukraine - says Michael McFaul, special assistant to the president and senior director for Russian affairs on the National Security Council staff has said before the meeting of the Russian and US president.

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Newsday.com

Gen. Petraeus, head of US Central Command, says Taliban a dangerous, resilient enemy

The head of U.S. Central Command warned Friday that the thousands of American troops surging into Afghanistan's turbulent Helmand province to battle the Taliban are in for a tough fight.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News, Canada,

New York Times

Russia's Neighbors Resist Wooing and Bullying

This was supposed to be Russia 's round in the battle over its backyard. All year, despite its own economic spasms, Moscow has earmarked great chunks of cash for its impoverished post-Soviet neighbors, seeking to lock in their loyalty over the long term and curtail Western influence in the region.

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Related Topix: Europe, Belarus, World News, Asia, Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili

Military-World

The new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan

Concrete signs of Washington's new strategy for Afghanistan are taking shape with the final elements of some 8,500 U.S. Marines arriving in southern Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold, to bolster over-stretched British forces.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Canada.com

Obama heads to Moscow to decipher enigmatic Putin

Next > WASHINGTON a ' Former U.S. president George W. Bush famously looked into Vladimir Putin's eyes and saw his soul.

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Related Topix: George Bush, Vladimir Putin, Strategic Defense Initiative, World News

The Daily Gazette

Stavridis takes helm at NATO command

NATO's new commander said Thursday that the situation in Afghanistan remains "very challenging," but that the Taliban and other insurgents can be defeated.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Navy, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Piracy News

Weekday Magazine - Azerbaijan

Will The 'Reset' Finally Begin?

U.S. President Barack Obama hopes to reinvigorate Washington's moribund relations with Moscow when he travels to Russia for his first summit meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on July 6. But the two sides face serious divisions, and few are predicting the visit will produce anything close to a breakthrough.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, Strategic Defense Initiative, Joe Biden, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Robert Wexler, Vladimir Putin

The Age

Pakistan military kills 28 militants

Pakistani combat helicopters killed 28 militants from a hardline Islamist group during raids on hideouts in the famed Khyber region bordering Afghanistan, the military said on Thursday.

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SignOnSanDiego.com

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Obama's pursuit of a new U.S.-Russia nuclear arms pact to replace one that expires in December has dominated the attention focused on his trip to Moscow, the first stop in a weeklong trek that also will take him to Italy and Ghana.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Globe and Mail

Marines launch assault in Afghan valley

Marines launch assault in Afghan valley Wheat and opium fields along the Helmand river are largely in the hands of Taliban fighters who have resisted NATO for years LOWER HELMAND RIVER VALLEY, Afghanistan - Reuters Last updated on Wednesday, Jul.

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NY Daily News

Poll: 80% of Pakistanis see Taliban, Al Qaeda as critical threats

A Pakistani protester cries out in grief over a killing of prominent anti-Taliban Pakistani cleric by a suicide attacker last month.

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Today's Zaman

NATO-Russia Council meeting ends in Corfu

Russia Council meeting in which Turkey was represented by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoA Ylu ended in Greek island of Corfu on Saturday.

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Voice of America

Air Strikes in Afghanistan Kill 12 Militants

U.S. forces in Afghanistan said air strikes have killed at least 12 militants allegedly involved in sneaking foreign fighters from Pakistan into Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News

Tue Jun 30, 2009

The Peninsula

UK must boost its defences: Experts

LONDON: Britain must strengthen its European defence alliances, review major defence programmes and reassess its nuclear deterrent in order to focus on rogue security threats, a panel of defence experts warned yesterday.

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Shanghai Daily

Russia in Caucasus war games

THOUSANDS of troops, backed by hundreds of tanks, artillery and other heavy weaponry, began rumbling through the North Caucasus yesterday, as Russia began its largest military exercises since last year's war with Georgia.

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Newsday.com

Stavridis, head of US European Command, looks to blend of measures to fight Afghan insurgency

The new commander of all U.S. forces in Europe on Tuesday said quelling the Afghan insurgency would take more than bullets, calling for efforts to rebuild roads, schools and farms to win local support against the Taliban .

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