US Army base shuts down after rise in suicides
AFP
… rise in suicides across the armed services and particularly the US Army— which has carried the heaviest burden in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. …
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35 militants killed in S. Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
Over 100 militants have been killed in respective operations in Afghanistan during the past week as Taliban insurgents have vowed to intensify assaults…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/29/content_11452708.htm

US Army chief sees Iraq, Afghanistan occupations continuing for a …
World Socialist Web Site – Oak Park,MI,USA
George Casey, said this week that the American military is preparing to continue its interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan for at least another decade. …
www.wsws.org/articles/2009/may2009/iraq-m29.shtml

Petraeus says releasing detainee photos would be risky
CNN – USA
“Newly released photos depicting abuse of detainees in US military custody in Afghanistan and Iraq would negatively affect the ongoing efforts by Pakistan …
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Harry makes first official trip
BBC News – UK
During his two-day trip, the prince will meet wounded Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans at a medical centre. He will also raise cash for his Lesotho…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8073096.stm

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 617
Washington Post – United States
By AP AP — As of Thursday, May 28, 2009, at least 617 members of the US military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the US …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/05/28/AR2009052803526.html

Two British soldiers die after separate attacks in Afghanistan
guardian.co.uk – UK
Two British servicemen died within hours of each other after being wounded in separate incidents in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/
28/two-soldiers-die-afghanistan-helmand

US troop surge in Afghanistan ‘will lead to spike in conflict’
Times Online – UK
An injection of 21000 extra troops to Afghanistan this summer will provoke a jump in violence before the casualty rate falls, a top British commander has …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6383270.ece

Deadly blast at Iranian mosque
CNN – USA
The explosion took place at the Amir Al Momenin mosque in Zahedan, near Iran’s borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan, and about 1100 km (700 miles)…
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/28/iran.explosion/

New York set to welcome Prince Harry
The Associated Press
“Prince Harry is well known and respected in the United States for having deployed alongside US forces in Afghanistan,” said Alan Collins, …
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US Army chief sees Iraq, Afghanistan occupations continuing for a …
By sudhan
Casey’s remarks came amid mounting signs that the US attempts to pacify Iraq are coming unraveled, even as the Obama administration is carrying out new deployments that will double the number of troops in Afghanistan to 68000. …
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-iraq-afghanistan-occupations-continuing-for-a-decade/

Afghanistan Conflict Monitor: Nourishing Afghanistan’s …
By Human Security Report Project
Greg Bruno, ‘Backgrounder: Nourishing Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector’, Council on Foreign Relations, 26 May 2009 EXCERPT: “As the United States focuses new attention on the Afghan war front, US policymakers are emphasizing rural …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2009/05/
nourishing-afghanistans-agricultural-sector.html

LibNOT – News, Video, and Conservative Opinion “ Afghanistan …
By LibNOT_SR
Afghanistan: Troops Kill More Than 30 Insurgents Troops in Afghanistan Kill More Than 30 Insurgents American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 28, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed more than 30 militants in two separate …
www.libnot.com/2009/05/28/afghanistan
-troops-kill-more-than-30-insurgents/

US coalition: 35 militants killed, 13 wounded in Afghanistan …
KABUL (AP) – The U.S. coalition is reporting another clash with militants, this time in southern Afghanistan. In a statement, the coalition says its troops killed 35 militants and wounded another 13 after a joint Afghan-coalition patrol …
www.ktnv.com/global/story.asp?s=10442475

Coming to America: Prince Harry – Kansas City Star
/pp”Prince Harry is well known and respected in the United States for having deployed alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan,” said Alan Collins, the British consul general in New York./ppThird in line to the British throne, …
www.kansascity.com/stargazing/story/1222395.html