Afghanistan

KABUL, July 12 -- A bomb blast killed two U.S. Marines in Afghanistan's dangerous south, where thousands of American troops have deployed in a massive operation to oust Taliban fighters from the country's opium poppy region, officials said Sunday.
 
A Fight for Ordinary Peace: U.S. Marines deployed across an Afghan river valley are waging war on insurgents not by targeting their bases but, rather, by protecting communities. (Post, July 12, 2009)
 
U.S. General Sees Afghan Army, Police Insufficient: Obama Strategy May Need More Funds, U.S. Troops (Post, July 11, 2009)
 
7 U.S. Troops Killed in Attacks In Afghanistan: Death Toll Is Military's Highest in Year (Post, July 7, 2009)
 
Karzai's Challengers Face Daunting Odds: Hopefuls Largely Ignore Insurgency (Post, July 6, 2009)
 
Afghan-Pakistani Hostility Impedes U.S. Troops (Post, July 5, 2009)
 
Insurgents Step Up Attacks on Marines: U.S. Has No Casualties but Must Alter Plans to Meet Afghan Leaders, Residents (Post, July 4, 2009)
 
U.S. Soldier May Be a Captive of Taliban Forces (Post, July 3, 2009)
 
Marines Meet Little Resistance in Afghan Push (Post, July 3, 2009)
 
Marines Deploy on Major Mission: Thousands Fan Out in Afghanistan's South in Crucial Test for Revised U.S. Strategy (Post, July 2, 2009)
 
No Limit in Place for Pending Request on Troops in Afghanistan (Post, July 2, 2009)
 
Preventing Another Iraq: Key in Afghanistan: Economy, Not Military (Post, July 1, 2009)
 
Afghan Police Chief Dies In Clash: Elite Squad Kills At Least 5 in City Office Melee (Post, June 30, 2009)
 
Obama, Merkel Find Much To Discuss: Climate Change Among Topics (Post, June 27, 2009)
 
Fine Print: Military Moves High-Tech Tools to Afghanistan (Post, June 23, 2009)
 
A Personal Touch in Taliban Fight: In the Afghan Mountains, a Company Commander Strives to Gain the Trust of Frustrated Villagers (Post, June 22, 2009)
 
Reporters Escape Taliban Captors: New York Times, Afghan Journalists Were Held 7 Months (Post, June 21, 2009)
 
A Change in Mission: Lt. Arthur Karell and his Marine battalion were sent to Now Zad, Afghanistan, to train Afghan police. Instead, they had to fight the insurgents who had taken over the town. (Post, June 21, 2009)
 
U.S. Troops Erred in Airstrikes On Civilians: At Least 26 Afghans Died, Report Says (Post, June 20, 2009)
 
So Many Dreams, So Many Diplomas: Virginia Offers Various Degree Programs Tailored to Students' Ambitions (Post, June 18, 2009)
 
A Karzai Victory Is Just the Ticket for Regional Commanders (Post, June 17, 2009)
 
New Afghanistan Commander Will Review Troop Placements (Post, June 16, 2009)
 
The Stuff of Which Movies Are Made (Post, June 14, 2009)
 
Petraeus: 'Tough Months' Lie Ahead in Afghan War: Counterinsurgency Strategy Outlined (Post, June 12, 2009)
 
U.N. Seeks U.S. Probe of Alleged Misuse of Afghan Aid (Post, June 11, 2009)
 
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