Eurasia Press & News
KABUL (Reuters) – Under pressure over rising civilian deaths in Afghanistan, the U.S. defense chief said on Wednesday that the U.S. military needed to do more to prevent the killing of ordinary Afghans caught up in military operations.
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September, 2008
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17 September
Bomb kills 4 U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed four soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition force and an Afghan national in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.
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17 September
France wants Europe to lift Afghan troop restrictions
CANBERRA (Reuters) – France on Wednesday asked its European allies to relax restrictions on troop deployment and operations in Afghanistan just a month after losing 10 soldiers in a Taliban ambush.
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17 September
Pakistan rupee hits record low, row with U.S. weighs
KARACHI (Reuters) -The Pakistani rupee weakened on Wednesday due to import payments, weak economic fundamentals and concern over tension with the United States over U.S. military attacks on militants in Pakistan.
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17 September
Israelis vote on new leader but Olmert hangs on
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Members of Israel’s ruling party began voting on Wednesday for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who has promised to resign following a corruption investigation in which he faces indictment.
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17 September
Blasts rock US embassy in Yemen
A double car bomb attack on the US embassy in Yemen has killed at least 16 people, Yemeni officials say.
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17 September
Twin bombing hits Iraqi capital
A double bombing in a west Baghdad business district has killed at least eight people and wounded another 20, Iraqi police say.
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17 September
US troops face Iraq murder charge
Three US soldiers have been charged with murder over the deaths of four Iraqis in Baghdad, the US army says.
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17 September
Christian rivals clash in Lebanon
A gunfight between rival Christian political groups in northern Lebanon has left two people dead and three wounded, security officials say.
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17 September
Egypt winds up landslide rescue
Rescue workers have ended a search for survivors in a Cairo slum where 10 days earlier a landslide buried dozens of homes, killing at least 90 people.
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