Posts Tagged ‘troops’
VIDEO: Miliband visits troops in Afghanistan
Saturday, May 26th, 2012Labour leader Ed Miliband has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to meet British troops stationed in Helmand province.

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VIDEO: Miliband visits troops in Afghanistan
French President in Afghanistan to Meet With Karzai
Friday, May 25th, 2012François Hollande’s surprise visit comes less than a week after he announced that France would pull its troops out of Afghanistan by the end of this year.
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French President in Afghanistan to Meet With Karzai
Thousands flee Somalia advance
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012Thousands of Somalis flee fighting as African Union troops advance on Afgoye, a stronghold near the capital of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

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Thousands flee Somalia advance
Nato endorses Afghan timetable
Monday, May 21st, 2012Nato leaders endorse plans to hand combat command in Afghanistan to local forces by mid-2013 and withdraw fighting troops by 2014.

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Nato endorses Afghan timetable
We won’t desert Afghans – Cameron
Monday, May 21st, 2012Britain will not desert the people of Afghanistan when troops end their combat role there in 2014, David Cameron says at a Nato summit in Chicago.

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More than 100 Yemen troops die in blast
Monday, May 21st, 2012A suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform set off a blast that killed more than 100 soldiers Monday, authorities said, in what appears to be the deadliest attack ever on troops in Yemen.
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More than 100 Yemen troops die in blast
‘Hard days ahead’ in Afghanistan
Sunday, May 20th, 2012President Obama tells a Nato summit there are “hard days ahead” in Afghanistan as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops at the end of 2014.

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‘Hard days ahead’ in Afghanistan
VIDEO: How to organise a military spectacular
Friday, May 18th, 2012Some 2,500 troops and six massed bands will march past the Queen on Saturday to mark her Diamond Jubilee, followed by a flypast of over 80 aircraft.

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VIDEO: How to organise a military spectacular
VIDEO: Nato’s exit strategy in Afghanistan
Friday, May 18th, 2012How will Nato withdraw thousands of troops and their kit?

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VIDEO: Nato’s exit strategy in Afghanistan
VIDEO: Nato’s exit strategy in Afghanistan
Friday, May 18th, 2012How will Nato withdraw thousands of troops and their kit?

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VIDEO: Nato’s exit strategy in Afghanistan
VIDEO: State of emergency declared in Georgia
Sunday, May 13th, 2012The authorities in Georgia have declared a state of emergency and sent troops into the capital, Tbilisi, after severe flooding.

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VIDEO: State of emergency declared in Georgia
Eight Die in Afghan Violence
Saturday, May 12th, 2012Three NATO troops killed in fighting Saturday.
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Eight Die in Afghan Violence
Brazil launches Amazon operation
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012More than 8,500 Brazilian troops are being deployed in a vast area of the Amazon to tackle drug trafficking, logging and illegal mining.

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Brazil launches Amazon operation
Obama, Karzai Sign Strategic Pact
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012POTUS tells troops he’s proud to be commander in chief.
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Obama, Karzai Sign Strategic Pact




