US military deaths in Afghan region at 939

2010-03-19T15:30:14Z

<div id="subtitle">At least 939 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001</div><div><p>As of Friday, March 19, 2010, at least 939 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the

Amid Afghan surge, disputed base becomes indispensable

2010-03-19T05:15:37Z

<div><p>An earth mover rumbles slowly past a barbed-wire fence, churning up dirt under what will soon be temporary housing for thousands of coalition troops heading to Afghanistan.</p><p>The housing will provide much-needed extra accommodation as more US troops pour into Afghanistan via the US Transit...

US soldier dies in combat in Baghdad

2010-03-18T09:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">US military: American soldier dies in combat in Baghdad</div><div><p>The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in combat in Baghdad.</p><p>A statement by the military says the soldier from the U.S. Central Division was killed in combat on Thursday in the Iraqi capital.</p><p>The name of the deceased soldier is...

US company accused of exporting military tech

2010-03-18T05:45:44Z

<div id="subtitle">US company charged with exporting technology used by US military to South Korea, Russia</div><div><p>A U.S. company is accused of illegally exporting defense technology used by the U.S. military to South Korea, US military to South Korea, Russia</div><div><p>A Colorado company is accused of illegally exporting defense technology used by the U.S. military to South Korea, Japan has sparked anger on an island that has become a flashpoint in a row over the American troop presence in the country.</p><p>In the second such crash on the southern island of Okinawa in five months, a US military US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,385 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count</div><div><p>As of Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at least 4,385 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.</p>&l...

Sexual assault reports rise in US military: Pentagon report

2010-03-16T15:16:51Z

<div><p>The number of reports of sexual assault in the US military rose by 11 percent in 2009, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday.</p><p>The Defense Department attributed the spike in part to efforts to encourage victims to report such assaults.</p><p>The dep...

US soldier dies in vehicle accident in north Iraq

2010-03-16T12:01:03Z

<div><p>The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.</p><p>A statement by the military says the United States Division -North soldier died of injuries sustained in a vehicle roll-over while conducting a patrol in northern Iraq on Monday.</p><p>It says three othe...

France, Germany unhappy over U.S. tanker deal

2010-03-16T11:00:47Z

<div><p>PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of France and Germany said they would consult their EU partners over concerns that protectionism is at play in a big U.S. military tanker deal that looks set to go to <...

US military hands over prison to Iraqi government

2010-03-15T10:46:10Z

<div><p>The U.S. military handed over control of a prison holding some 2,900 detainees to Iraqi authorities on Monday as the Americans move ahead with preparations for a full withdrawal by the end of 2011.</p><p>Most of the Taji prison's detainees are low and midlevel insurgents who were arrested by American troops, said Maj. Gen. David Quantock, right, hands a symbolic key to Iraqi justice minister, Dara Noor al-Deen during a handover ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 15, 2010. U.S. military has turned over a prison holding some 2,...

US soldier killed in attack on Iraq base: military

2010-03-14T06:16:03Z

<div><p>An American soldier was killed and two wounded in a rocket or mortar attack on a US military base in central Iraq, a statement said on Sunday.</p><p>The soldier, who was not named, was killed in an "indirect fire attack" on a base in Diyala province north of

US military deaths in Afghan region at 936

2010-03-12T14:32:15Z

<div id="subtitle">At least 936 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001</div><div><p>As of Friday, March 12, 2010, at least 936 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the

Complaints persist as US frees Afghan detainees

2010-03-11T03:16:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Rights complaints persist as US military frees Afghan detainees from Bagram to local leaders</div><div><p>The Pashtun tribal leaders picked at the chocolate cake and fruit laid out for them at the conference table. Politely, they listened to speeches touting a new program to release detainees from

Female World War II Pilots

2010-03-10T16:30:52Z

Former members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, the first women in to fly America's military aircraft, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, before the ceremony where female aviators were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. (AP Photo/Lauren US military plans to step up the use of video-games, hoping to curb casualties on the battlefield by training troops through simulations, a commander said Wednesday.</p><p>The Pentagon this week approved a plan to direct an unspecified amount of funding into research on how to benefit from the game industry's advances, said US Navy hospital ship was recalled from Haiti Tuesday as the US military cut its emergency deployment to the quake-hit nation, where aid efforts are now turning to reconstruction.</p><p>The USNS Comfort, which had been anchored off Haiti's capital Port...

US military: 2 soldiers die in Iraq in accident

2010-03-09T14:45:12Z

<div id="subtitle">US military: 2 American soldiers die in vehicle accident in Iraq</div><div><p>The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.</p><p>A statement says the soldiers died Monday. It says two other soldiers were injured in the same accident, which is under investigation.</p><p>The names of the...

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,382

2010-03-09T14:15:28Z

<div id="subtitle">US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,382 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count</div><div><p>As of Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at least 4,382 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.</p><...

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