At least 50 pro-government forces and 14 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
Tag: Deaths (Fatalities)
One Marine Dead and Five Still Missing After Aircraft Collide Near Japan
The Marine Corps said that one of two Marines found after an accident 200 miles off the coast of Japan had died, and that five others remain missing.
U.S. Airstrike Kills Senior Taliban Commander in Afghanistan
Mullah Abdul Manan, who led the Taliban’s brutal campaigns in southern Afghanistan, was killed as American diplomats push the group to join peace talks.
A Generation of Widows, Raising Children Who Will Be Forged by Loss
The war in Afghanistan is disproportionately killing young men, leaving behind women with limited options.
3 U.S. Soldiers Died in Afghanistan: Why This Fight Drags On
Why Americans are still dying in a city they liberated from the Taliban months ago: Not enough commandos, too many casualties, and a many-fronted war.
At Least 31 Die After Boat Sinks in Lake Victoria in Uganda
The party boat carrying nearly 100 people capsized near Kampala overnight, and the death toll is expected to rise, officials said.
85 Years Later, Ukraine Marks Famine That Killed Millions
With each passing year, fewer witnesses to the tragedy of the Great Famine of 1932 and 1933, are still alive.
With Sunken Argentine Sub Found, Families Demand Loved Ones’ Remains
“It’s not something I want — it’s something I need,” the mother of one of the lost sailors declared.
Taliban Slaughter Elite Afghan Troops, and a ‘Safe’ District Is Falling
Times journalists traveled to the site of a Taliban assault. Instead of a fierce stand by government commandos, they found a massacre of those American-trained troops.
Deadly Israeli Gaza Raid Threatens Nascent Cease-Fire
A covert mission apparently went awry on Sunday, leaving an Israeli lieutenant colonel and at least seven Palestinians dead and setting off a flurry of rocket fire and airstrikes.