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Kelly: U.S. Presence Still Needed for Stability in Anbar Province
By Kristen Noel
Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC – Despite transitioning Anbar province to Iraqi control last month, it's still too soon for U.S. troops to withdraw from the region, the commander of Multinational Force West said last week.
"We certainly do provide a sense of security for the locals here in Anbar, as they work things out amongst themselves in the province," U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. John Kelly said in an Oct. 10 teleconference with bloggers and online journalists.
US Commander: Insurgency Fractured in Northern Iraq
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By Fred W. Baker III
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WASHINGTON, DC – Violent attacks in northern Iraq have dropped by 60 percent in the past year, and progress in the region has left the insurgency broken, a senior commander in the area said today.
Refurbished Schools Prepare to Open in Sadr City
By Army 2nd Lt. Gordon Bostick
Special to American Forces Press Service
JAMILLA, IRAQ – Iraqi children in Baghdad's Sadr City district are preparing to start the school year in safer, refurbished facilities, thanks to the work of U.S. soldiers here.
Soldiers in Iraq Help Comrades Vote
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Asia Stocks Fall in Response to US Bank Rescue
By Ron Corben
Voice of America
BANGKOK, CHINA - Nervous investors fled markets Monday in Asia. Hong Kong's key Hang Seng Index closed down five percent while Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell to its lowest closing level since February 2004 at 10,473 points. Indonesia's stock market plunged 10 percent, the steepest single day decline on record.
Global Markets Plunge
By Michael Bowman
Voice of America
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. stocks opened sharply lower, mirroring losses in Europe, Asia, and much of the developing world. In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial average crossed below an important psychological floor, the 10,000 mark, for the first time since October, 2004. The Dow was more than four percent lower in early trading. It has lost about a quarter of its value this year.
Major markets were hard-hit across the globe.
Gates Says Meetings to Focus on Afghanistan, Russia, Transformation
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT – While the alliance's transformation is the scheduled topic of discussion at a NATO defense ministerial conference this week in Budapest, Hungary, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today that Afghanistan and Russia also will be high on the agenda.
Suicide Bombing Kills 27 in Sri Lanka, Including Former Army General
By Anjana Pasricha
Vocie of America
NEW DELHI, INDIA - Officials say a suicide bomber triggered a blast Monday morning at the opening ceremony of an office of the main opposition party (United National Party) in the northern town, Anuradhapura.
Retired Major General Janaka Perera and his wife, who were attending the ceremony, were among those killed in the attack. Scores of people were injured.
Coalition Forces Target Taliban in Eastern Afghanistan
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WASHINGTON, DC – Coalition forces killed five enemy fighters in operations Oct. 3, targeting al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorist networks in eastern Afghanistan. Coalition forces targeted a Taliban sub-commander in Andar district who is known to plan and coordinate bombing attacks in Ghazni province. He is also wanted for helping move foreign fighters into Afghanistan.
In Ghazni, coalition forces killed two armed militants. Coalition forces found several AK-47s and bomb-making materials at the compound.
