British soldier killed in Afghanistan in 2009 was victim of friendly fire
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) — A British soldier who died of wounds following an engagement in southern Afghanistan in December 2009 was attacked by U.S. helicopter crews who thought they were...
View ArticleHelicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan kills 2 Americans
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A coalition helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two American service members, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and...
View ArticleU.S. military base attacked in Afghanistan, at least 3 killed
BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — At least three people were killed after an attack targeted a United States base in northern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. The attack occurred early Tuesday...
View ArticleInsurgents kill coalition service member in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Insurgents attacked coalition service members in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing one of them, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said...
View ArticleAfghanistan: At least 53 killed after bus crashes head-on with tanker in Ghazni
GHAZNI CITY, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Over 50 people were killed after a passenger bus crashed with an oil tanker in southern Afghanistan on Friday, local authorities said Saturday. The passenger bus...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Taliban commander behind NATO helicopter crash captured
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Afghan and coalition forces on Sunday arrested a Taliban commander who allegedly coordinated an attack against a coalition helicopter in eastern Afghanistan, killing two...
View ArticleRoadside bomb kills 5 family members in southern Afghanistan
TARINKOT, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A roadside bomb attack killed at least five members of a family in southern Afghanistan, local authorities said Friday. The family was traveling in their vehicle and...
View ArticleUN helicopter crashes in central Afghanistan, injuring staff
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A helicopter belonging to the United Nations (UN) crashed Sunday afternoon in the central region of Afghanistan, injuring a number of UN employees, officials said on...
View ArticlePolice officers kill 4 American, British soldiers in Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Suspected Afghan police officers opened fire at foreign troops in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday and Thursday, killing two British and two American service members in...
View ArticleItalian soldier dies during firefight in western Afghanistan
ROME, ITALY (BNO NEWS) — An Italian soldier was killed Thursday and three other troops were injured during a firefight in the western region of Afghanistan, the Italian defense ministry said on Friday....
View ArticleRoadside bombs in southern Afghanistan kill 17 civilians
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — At least seventeen people were killed Wednesday when insurgents carried out three separate bomb attacks in the violence-plagued southern region of Afghanistan, local...
View ArticleAfghanistan presidential election to be held in April 2014
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Afghanistan will hold presidential and provincial elections in April 2014, just several months before all remaining foreign combat troops are due to leave the war-torn...
View ArticleInsurgents kill American soldier in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Insurgents attacked coalition service members in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing one American, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said...
View ArticleJames Bond actor Daniel Craig visits British troops in Afghanistan
LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — English actor Daniel Craig, who has starred as the legendary British secret agent James Bond since 2006, on Sunday made a surprise visit to southern Afghanistan...
View ArticleRoadside bomb kills foreign soldier in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one coalition service member, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. It...
View ArticleBomb blast kills 2 coalition troops in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing two coalition service members, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. It...
View ArticleU.S. forces rescue kidnapped American doctor in Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Seven Taliban insurgents were killed Sunday in a successful operation by U.S. special forces to rescue an American doctor who had been abducted in eastern Afghanistan,...
View ArticleInjured U.S. soldier dies days after IED attack in Afghanistan
LANDSTUHL, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) — A U.S. soldier from New York who was injured in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan earlier this month has died of injuries while undergoing treatment in Germany, the...
View ArticleNearly half of all UK forces to leave Afghanistan in 2013
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) — The British government plans to withdraw nearly half of all its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2013, part of a security handover to Afghan forces which will lead to...
View ArticleRoadside bomb kills NATO soldier in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A coalition service member was killed on Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said...
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