Topic: Afghanistan

Two Spanish soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two Spanish soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, and another three were injured, when their armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, the defence ministry said Sunday.The soldiers were on a reconnaissance patrol when the blast occurred some 20 kilometres (12 miles) north ...
Thousands protest planned Quran burning in Afghanistan; at least 11 injuredThousands of Afghans are protesting small American church's plan to burn the Muslim holy book. Officials say at least 11 people have been injured.Police in the northern province of Badakhshan say several ...

MoD to name Afghan death soldiers

A British soldier killed by a rocket-propelled grenade in southern Afghanistan and another who died in hospital in the UK are due to be named by the Ministry of Defence.. Another from the 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died at ...
Army studies its highest-risk group _ bomb technicians _ for effects of repeated concussionsSoldiers at Fort Campbell who specialize in finding and clearing bombs are undergoing cognitive testing in a first-of-its kind study of mild traumatic brain injury.The soldiers of the 52nd ...

Blast death officer 'a future star'

A British soldier who died in hospital in the UK after being wounded on patrol in Afghanistan a month ago has been described as " "John loved his Army career and was enthusiastically committed to his men and particularly his and their ...

UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan

A British soldier who died in hospital in the UK after being wounded on patrol in Afghanistan a month ago has been described as " "John loved his Army career and was enthusiastically committed to his men and particularly his and their ...

Mosque bomb injures 20 in Afghanistan: general

At least 20 people, including a candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, were injured Friday when a bomb exploded at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, a general said.The blast seriously injured the candidate, Sayedullah Sayed, who was campaigning at the time.The incident took ...

Walter Reed

In April of 2009 I was injured in Afghanistan and evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center shortly thereafter. my two mile run time was in the 12's, I could bench just over 300, and I was at 200lbs and about 8% ...
Wounded troops face long, painful recovery battles even as war coverage in wanes in AmericaA year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of ...
AP photographer injured in bomb blast in Afghanistan moves to Baltimore rehab hospitalAn Associated Press photographer whose left foot was amputated after a bomb blast in Afghanistan was transferred Tuesday to a rehabilitation hospital in Baltimore, where he will be fitted for ...
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