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Published 07/09/2009 by USA Today

Afghanistan roadside bomb attacks shatter record

WASHINGTON - Roadside bomb attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan are blowing past previous records, causing a rising number of wounded as U.S. troops are waging a major offensive to stop growing violence from Afghan insurgents.

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Afghan truck bomb kills 12 school pupils

An overturned truck rigged with explosives has blown up, killing 25 Afghans including 12 school students. The lorry blew up in Logar province as police were also ... - [07/09/2009 - Telegraph]

AFGHANISTAN: Truck bomb kills dozens near school

A truck loaded with firewood about 30km south of the capital in Logar province blew up as authorities tried to remove it, killing 21 civilians and four policemen. ... - [07/09/2009 - France24 - World]

Bomb near Kabul kills 21 civilians, 4 police: o...

KABUL (AFP) An overturned truck rigged with explosives blew up on a crowded road south of the Afghan capital, killing 21 civilians and four police, officials sa ... - [07/09/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]

U.S. push in south Afghanistan lacks Afghan troops - [07/08/2009 - Reuters: Top News]

U.S. push in south Afghanistan lacks Afghan troops - [07/08/2009 - Reuters: Politics]

US officer cites shortage of Afghan forces, civ... - [07/08/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]

US general cites shortage of Afghan forces - [07/09/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]

Truck bomb near Kabul, civilians killed: officials - [07/09/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]

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...McChrystal said. "The best way to defeat IEDs will be to defeat the Taliban's hold on the people to create a new atmosphere where the people reject the Taliban and their culture of fear and intimidation." More than 4,000 Marines...

Afghanistan roadside bomb attacks shatter record [USA Today - 07/09/2009]

...speech Wednesday. "These are deadly, indiscriminate weapons the majority being killed and injured are Afghan locals. The technological complexity of the devices we are finding is increasing as is their size and lethality" he said. Two NATO soldiers...

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