September 2008
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Roadside device kills bomb disposal expert in... →
The Independent By Jerome Starkey in Kabul and Kim Sengupta The first British bomb disposal expert to be killed in Afghanistan has raised the total number of British fatalities in the conflict to 118. Warrant officer Class 2 Gary O’Donnell, the holder of a George Medal for his courageous actions while serving in Iraq two years ago, died on Thursday when a roadside bomb he was on his way...
Sep 12th
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Shock video shows bodies of children 'killed in US... →
The Scotsman By Jerome Starkey, in Kabul THE United States’ most senior soldier in Afghanistan has called for the Pentagon to investigate claims that more than 90 civilians were killed in a US air strike, after harrowing video footage emerged showing the broken bodies of children among the dead. One grim, eight-minute clip, filmed on a mobile phone in the aftermath of the bombing, shows...
Sep 8th
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Footage of civilian 'massacre' forces inquiry into... →
The Independent By Jerome Starkey in Kabul America’s most senior soldier in Afghanistan has called for the Pentagon to investigate claims that more than 90 civilians were killed in an American airstrike, after harrowing video footage emerged showing the broken bodies of at least 11 children among the dead. The grim, eight-minute clip, filmed on a mobile phone in the aftermath of the...
Sep 8th
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Dam good show on turbine trek →
The Sun By Jerome Starkey in Kajaki BRITISH troops have outwitted the Taliban in a huge operation to transport a massive turbine for a dam 100 miles through enemy territory. Paras created a diversion on the only road, smashing resistance, while their comrades shepherded a 200- vehicle convoy through a secret mountain pass.
Sep 2nd
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Mission impossible? Not for the Paras →
The Scotsman By Jerome Starkey, in Kajaki BRITISH troops used a mixture of deception and military force to drive a massive hydroelectric turbine through the heart of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, so engineers can complete a huge reconstruction project. It was the biggest clearance operation British forces had mounted since the Second World War, and it will let the Americans finish a...
Sep 2nd