1. Avnery on the army being slapped in the face
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...the president it sent into exile last week, will not be allowed to land in the country. CONTINUE... Deaths as Afghan offensive expands Top_news By Agencies    Sunday, 05 July 2009 ...

2. Rethinking America’s Fourth of July as Outdependen
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...an targets near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, Pakistan officials have said. CONTINUE... US casualties in Afghan offensive Top_news By Agencies    Friday, 03 July 2009 The firs...

3. British PM defends Afghan offensive
(Archived/News/Global)

The British prime minister has been forced to defend his country’s military role in Afghanistan.

4. Deaths as Afghan offensive expands
(Archived/News/Global)

At least two Nato soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, as thousands of US marines moved deeper into the province to tackle Taliban fighters.

5. US casualties in Afghan offensive
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The first casualties have been reported as a US-led assault on Taliban-controlled areas in southern Afghanistan has entered its second day.

6. Dozens killed in Afghan offensive
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At least 22 suspected Taliban fighters and two commanders have been killed in continuing military offensive in Afghanistan, US-led forces have said.

7. Poland to bolster Afghan deployment
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Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister, has said Warsaw will increase its troops deployment in Afghanistan and take over security in Ghazni province.

8. Nato begins Afghan offensive
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Nato forces in southern Afghanistan have begun an operation to retake a town from the Taliban.

9. New Afghan offensive targets Taliban
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Afghan and US-led forces have launched a large military operation against the Taliban in five Afghan provinces, the US military says.

10. '94 Taliban dead' in Afghan offensive
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Ninety-four Taliban fighters are reported to have been killed in fierce overnight clashes in southern Afghanistan, as Nato and Afghan troops continued their biggest anti-Taliban offensive yet.