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  Three US troops killed in Afgan attack says US officials

  World | June 20, 2012 19:51 IST

  Afghanistan, Jun 20: American officials say three U.S. service members and an Afghan interpreter have been killed in a blast that also left 17 Afghans dead in eastern Afghanistan.The U.S. Embassy said Wednesday that three

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  Car bombs targeting Shiites kill 66 in Iraq

  World | June 13, 2012 21:49 IST

  Baghdad, Jun 13: A coordinated wave of car bombs struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad and several other cities Wednesday, killing at least 66 people and wounding more than 200 in one of the deadliest days

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  Fearing Reprisals, US Puts Troops On High Alert In Afghanistan

  World | March 14, 2012 14:54 IST

  London, Mar 12: Fearing reprisals, US troops in Afghanistan have been placed on high alert following the killings of 16 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, by a wayward American soldier, as the Afghan parliament

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  Last US Troops Leave Iraq As War Ends

  World | December 18, 2011 16:43 IST

  Kuwait, Dec 18: The last U.S. soldiers rolled out of Iraq across the border into neighboring Kuwait at daybreak Sunday, whooping, fist bumping and hugging each other in a burst of joy and relief. Their

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  US Air Force Admits Remains Of US Troops Dumped In Landfill

  World | December 08, 2011 14:28 IST

  Washington, Dec 8: A published report says the remains of many more U.S. troops have been dumped in a landfill than the military originally acknowledged. The Washington Post says the incinerated partial remains of at least

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  Blasts Kill 15 In Iraq As US Troops Pull Out

  World | November 27, 2011 10:43 IST

  Baghdad, Nov 27: A string of explosions hit a Baghdad market and the capital's western outskirts on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and exposing the challenges still facing Iraqi security forces just over a

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  US Troops Massed On Pak Border Near Waziristan

  World | October 17, 2011 13:19 IST

  Islamabad, Oct 17: The US has moved hundreds of new troops to the Afghan area bordering Pakistan's insurgent-infested North Waziristan tribal region along with heavy artillery, helicopter gunships and sealed movement on the border, local

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  Obama May Parachute US Troops If Terrorists Try To Acquire Pak Nuke Assets

  World | May 16, 2011 8:28 IST

  London, May 16 : US troops will be deployed in Pakistan if the nation's nuclear installations come under threat from terrorists out to avenge the killing of Osama Bin Laden, the Sunday Express  reported.The plan,

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  Number Of US Troops In Iraq Falls Below 50,000

  World | August 25, 2010 10:20 IST

  Washington: US now has less than 50,000 troops in Iraq for the first since its 2003 invasion, which has been achieved ahead of President Barack Obama's August-end deadline, the White House said.  There are currently

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  US House Defeats Resolution For Removal Of US Troops From Pak

  World | July 28, 2010 16:55 IST

   Washington-The US House of Representatives has defeated a resolution seeking withdrawal from Pakistan of American troops, who are operating "in secret" in that country without Congressional approval.  Introduced by Democrat Dennis Kucinich and Republican Ron