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More than 100 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
Taliban militants launched a surprise attack on a key southern Afghan town, sparking a battle that killed some 60 insurgents, an Afghan official said Sunday. A second clash in the same region killed another 40 militants.
Nations:Afghanistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-10-12
Pakistan lagging in battle against Islamic extremists
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism suffered a major blow Friday when a suicide bomber attacked a tribal gathering that was part of an emerging anti- Taliban movement, killing at least 30 and injuring 100.
Nations:Pakistan People:Nawaz Sharif Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(McClatchy)
2008-10-11
Official: 3,000 Christians flee Iraq's Mosul
Hundreds of terrified Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite months of U.S. and Iraqi military operations to secure the northern Iraqi city, political and religious officials said Saturday.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-10-11
Mexican marijuana cartels sully US forests, parks
National forests and parks -- long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels -- have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of wilderness in America because of the toxic chemicals needed to eke lucrative harvests from rocky mountainsides, federal officials said.
Nations:U.S. People:Dianne Feinstein Activities:Vietnam War Source:(AP)
2008-10-11
US nuns come home to discover 'terrorist' status
Two Roman Catholic nuns whose non-violent action against nuclear weapons landed them with prison sentences returned home to Baltimore to learn they had been listed as terrorists, they said Friday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:U.S. War on Terror Source:(AFP)
2008-10-11
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