Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – Taliban fighters attack U.S. or NATO forces in populated areas, then retreat to civilian homes. Western forces respond with massive firepower or an airstrike.

Foreign forces in Afghanistan said they had killed around 80 insurgents in the past 24 hours, most of them in a strike on rebels preparing an attack near the Pakistan border.

The United States is helping build a prison in Afghanistan that would take some prisoners now at Guantanamo Bay, but the White House said Friday that it was not meant as an alternative to the detainee facility in Cuba

By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer FORWARD OPERATING BASE THUNDER, Afghanistan – NATO and U.S.-led coalition forces killed about 60 insurgents Friday along the border with Pakistan, the military said, while local officials in the south reported that a NATO airstrike killed 25 civilians.

The White House has refused to confirm a report that it is close to a decision to shut down the prison at Guantanamo Bay. The Associated Press had reported that the Bush administration was close to a decision to shut down the prison and move detainees to military prisons on …

Three Canadian Nato soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, military officials say.Their vehicle was “struck by an improvised explosive device”, the 37-nation force said in a statement.

KABUL – With the Taliban geared for their biggest push of the year to take control of southern Afghanistan, district by district, coupled with suicide attacks in the cities, Western intelligence believes that the killing of Mullah Dadullah was a big mistake.

As of Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at least 337 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures June 19, 2007.

KABUL, Afghanistan – Goodwill toward foreign forces is eroding across Afghanistan because airstrikes and botched raids by U.S. and NATO troops have killed at least 230 civilians this year, an umbrella group for aid agencies said Tuesday.

Investigate Abuses at Three Detention Centers (London, June 19, 2007) – Iran should immediately halt the mass deportations of Afghan nationals and investigate allegations that its authorities have abused numerous deportees, Human Rights Watch said today.