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Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed five militants in a Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.   Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan   People:Barack Obama   Activities:Pakistan-U.S.   Source:(AP)   2008-11-22 US: Financial woes no excuse in funding Afghan war CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia - Even in a global financial crisis, the world cannot afford to skimp on its obligations to Afghanistan, which wants to double the size of its army but will never be able to pay for it, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.   Nations:Canada Afghanistan   People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai   Activities:Afghan Terror War   Source:(AP)   2008-11-22 US details role for additional Afghan forces CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia - With the United States reevaluating strategy in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is telling allies that additional U.S. forces planned for the war must be shared across the region taking the brunt of the fighting.   Nations:Canada Afghanistan Pakistan Australia   People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Barack Obama   Activities:Afghan Terror War   2008-11-21 US defense chief: More forces for Afghanistan vote CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year, and that grim depictions of backsliding in the seven-year-old war are "far too pessimistic."   Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan   People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Barack Obama   Activities:Afghan Terror War   Source:(AP)   2008-11-21 Judge orders release of 5 terror suspects at Gitmo WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the continued detention of a sixth in a major blow to the Bush administration's strategy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges.   Nations:Afghanistan Algeria   People:George W. Bush   Activities:CIA Prison Scandal   Source:(AP)   2008-11-20 Headlines Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan 2008-11-22 US: Financial woes no excuse in funding Afghan war 2008-11-22 US details role for additional Afghan forces 2008-11-21 US defense chief: More forces for Afghanistan vote 2008-11-21 Judge orders release of 5 terror suspects at Gitmo 2008-11-20 Taliban warns of reprisals as Pakistan protests US drone attacks 2008-11-20 Pakistan protests over U.S. missile strikes 2008-11-20 Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan 2008-11-19 U.S.-Afghan rift builds around Karzai's overture to Taliban 2008-11-18 Taliban siege of Pakistan elders leaves 7 dead 2008-11-18 Afghan offer to Taliban leader catches US in awkward spot 2008-11-17 Obama advisers: No charges likely vs interrogators 2008-11-17 US supply line threatened by Pakistan truck halt 2008-11-16 Why has U.S. allowed Taliban 'free rein' in Pakistan? 2008-11-16 Police: Japanese man wounded in northwest Pakistan 2008-11-14 Suspected US missile strike kills 10 in Pakistan: officials 2008-11-14 Afghan bombing kills 9, including US soldier 2008-11-13 Obama sets strict standards for plum jobs 2008-11-13 Pakistan supply line attacks show US vulnerability 2008-11-13 Police: Gunmen kidnap Iranian diplomat in Pakistan 2008-11-13 US aid worker shot dead near Pakistan tribal areas 2008-11-12 Suicide bomber hits Afghan gov't office, killing 6 2008-11-12 Obama seeks new approach in Afghanistan 2008-11-11 Pakistan hijackers seize convoy for US-led forces 2008-11-11 Afghan army growing at record levels: US commander 2008-11-11 Fighting intensifies in Pakistan's crucial Bajaur region 2008-11-09 Pakistan: 13 dead in suspected missile strike 2008-11-07 AP Exclusive: Bush study favors bigger Afghan army 2008-11-07 Bomb kills 8 anti-militant tribesmen in Pakistan 2008-11-06 Taliban release kidnapped Pakistani schoolboys 2008-11-06 Air strike kills seven Afghan civilians: officials 2008-11-06 Obama to brief press as transition of power picks up 2008-11-06 Karzai urges end to civilian casualties 2008-11-05 Afghanistan welcomes Obama win, wants new strategy 2008-11-05 Petraeus, now Centcom chief, assesses Afghan war 2008-11-04 Pakistan says next US leader must stop attacks 2008-11-04 World closely watching US presidential elections 2008-11-03 Pakistan tells Petraeus to stop missile strikes 2008-11-03 Gunmen kidnap French aid worker from Kabul street 2008-11-03 Police: Gunmen kidnap French aid worker in Kabul 2008-11-03 After Iraq, Petraeus faces arguably tougher job 2008-10-31 Pakistan official: Quake deaths likely to top 300 2008-10-31 Taliban militants storm Afghan ministry, kill 5 2008-10-30 Taliban suicide attack kills at least five in Afghan capital 2008-10-30 Official: Pakistan quake death toll rises to 215 2008-10-30 Pakistani quake leaves 150 dead, 15,000 homeless 2008-10-29 At least 170 dead as quake hits southwest Pakistan 2008-10-29 Pakistan to US: Stop missile strikes near border 2008-10-29 Gunfire brings down US helicopter in Afghanistan 2008-10-27 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Afghan bombing kills 9, including US soldier 2008-11-13 Gunmen kidnap French aid worker from Kabul street 2008-11-03 Police: Gunmen kidnap French aid worker in Kabul 2008-11-03 Pakistan supply line attacks show US vulnerability 2008-11-13 Police: Gunmen kidnap Iranian diplomat in Pakistan 2008-11-13 World closely watching US presidential elections 2008-11-03 Pakistan tells Petraeus to stop missile strikes 2008-11-03 US aid worker shot dead near Pakistan tribal areas 2008-11-12 US commandos rescue American hostage near Kabul 2008-10-22 Obama sets strict standards for plum jobs 2008-11-13 France's Sarkozy emerging as leading figure 2008-10-22 Attacks kill three Westerners, five Afghan children 2008-10-20 Turned down by its allies, Pakistan seeks IMF rescue 2008-10-23 3 US coalition troops killed in Afghanistan 2008-10-23 Russia, China and allies play war game 2007-08-11 Taliban gunmen kill Christian aid worker in Kabul 2008-10-20 After Iraq, Petraeus faces arguably tougher job 2008-10-31 Afghan suicide bombing kills two German soldiers, five children 2008-10-20 Taliban release kidnapped Pakistani schoolboys 2008-11-06 Afghan army growing at record levels: US commander 2008-11-11 Suspected US strike kills 11 in Pakistan: officials 2008-10-23 US plan to help Pakistan fight insurgents 2008-10-17 Petraeus seeking broad support for U.S. strategy 2008-10-16 Suicide bomber hits Afghan gov't office, killing 6 2008-11-12 Obama to brief press as transition of power picks up 2008-11-06

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