http://www.newstin.com/us/afghanistan Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66270372 — Grappling with a record death toll in an overshadowed war, President Bush promised Wednesday to send more U.S. troops into Afghanistan by year's end. In fact, it was the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:26:24 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66270372 2008-07-03T13:26:24Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66263976 By Robert Birsel ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan's insurgency can be overcome, not only by military means but by building up the state and getting the economy going, the United Nations envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday.... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:48:45 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66263976 2008-07-03T12:48:45Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66362181 Defense Department Extends Combat Tour Of 2,200 Marines After Saying They Wouldn't (AP) The U.S. Defense Department has extended the combat tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan after insisting for months the unit would come... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:13:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66362181 2008-07-03T22:13:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66372860 A terror suspect said to have "direct links" with Osama bin Laden has been freed on bail after spending more than seven years in jail awaiting deportation. The 45-year-old Algerian, who can be identified only by the initial... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:07:45 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66372860 2008-07-04T00:07:45Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66283066 QUEBEC CITY, July 3 (UPI) -- The French-Canadian capital of Quebec City was awash with celebrations and dignitaries Thursday to celebrate the 400th anniversary of its founding. On July 3, 1608, French explorer Samuel de... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:18:10 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66283066 2008-07-03T14:18:10Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66298248 Pak clarification was in response to remarks by US Joint Chief of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen that Washington had the right to take military action against militants taking shelter in Pakistani territory Islamabad:... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:39:39 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66298248 2008-07-03T15:39:39Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66348195 Islamabad: Britain is to double assistance to Pakistan to £480 million (Dh3.51 billion) by 2011, with greater emphasis on the militancy-plagued border with Afghanistan. The increase in aid will make Islamabad the second biggest... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:03:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66348195 2008-07-03T21:03:07Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66342523 Franklin Smith had a wife and an infant son when he convinced a recruiter in Biloxi, Miss., that he wanted to be a U.S. Marine. For the recruiter, bringing in a family man like Smith was a dropout risk even greater than... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:57:11 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66342523 2008-07-03T19:57:11Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66352442 A multibillion-dollar loophole that would have let contractors escape reporting abuse in spending U.S. government money spent abroad is being closed. The loophole was quietly inserted last fall into Justice Department plans to... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:18:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66352442 2008-07-03T21:18:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66332258 The news that the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff believes more troops are needed in Afghanistan, but that the U.S. doesn't have enough available because many are committed to operations in Iraq, and the news that 2,200... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:01:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66332258 2008-07-03T19:01:15Z