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Between wars: How troops battle STRESS in Afghanistan

Ever wondered what battle-hardened soldiers do when they are not skirmishing in far-off Afghanistan? If you thought they just sit around bonfires and tell war stories, the pictures on the following......

Afghan army kills 59 Taliban men near Pak border

 Afghan forces backed by air support from Nato aircraft have launched a broad sweep of the country's northeast borders killing 59 Taliban insurgents in a major offensive in a province that serves as......

10 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan

 At least ten Taliban insurgents were killed and 14 others captured in joint operations by coalition and local forces in different parts of Afghanistan, authorities said on Saturday. Eight joint......

6 killed in Taliban attack in Kabul

 Six people, including four policemen, were killed in southern Afghanistan by Taliban insurgents, who first poisoned their food and then launched an attack on their checkpoint. The ambush occurred......

2 British soldiers killed by man in Afghan uniform

 Two British soldiers were gunned down on Monday by a man in an Afghan army uniform in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, officials said in Kabul. Two British soldiers were killed after the......

Beckham hails 'life changing' Afghanistan visit

England midfielder David Beckham has said that visiting British troops fighting in Afghanistan was "one of the best things" he has done in his career.Beckham had spent time with the troops in......

Beckham targetted by Taliban in Afghanistan?

The Taliban launched a ferocious assault on NATO's biggest base in Afghanistan to target either ace footballer David Beckham or British Foreign Secretary William Hague or Defence Secretary Liam......

Why Rahul Dravid stepped down

From the time he announced it, Rahul Dravid's decision to step down as captain of the Indian cricket team seemed tobe far deeper than the public reason he gave for it.- Dravid's exit: Is the BCCI......

  People speak for helmand

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The abuser
Q. which desert is called as the " desert of death " ?
The Abuser:  A.  more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-desert-is-called-as-the--desert-of-death--/22419946/answers/

The abuser
Q. Where is the sacred Sraswathi river situated in India?
The Abuser:  A. References to the Sarasvati river in the Rigveda are identified with the present-day Ghaggar River, although the Helmand River as a possible locus...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/where-is-the-sacred-sraswathi-river-situated-in-india/22419946/answers/17480479

sajan sajan
Q. Is there any archeological evidence that proverbial River Saraswati did exist ? If yes, what is it?
Sajan Sajan:  A. Most scholars agree that at least some of the references to the Sarasvati in the Rigveda refer to the Ghaggar-Hakra River, while the Helmand River...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-there-any-archeological-evidence-that-proverbial-river-sa/17480342/answers/16217867

Manoj
Q. Lt. Col Thorneloe, dies in Helmand Province, Afghanistan after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blew up their vehicle. He was the most senior army officer to die in action since 1982 in Falklands. What is your say on this?
Manoj:  A. Lets hope the best more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/lt.-col-thorneloe-dies-in-helmand-province-afghanistan-after/16217832/answers/15037756

Francisco
Q. Most of us have no idea about taliban . please anybody give some bold idea about their activity--who they are, what is their goal and why, who or which countries are their mustermind, how they are funded etc. Mind it their religion and people on india's religion is same then why indian(muslims) are not taliban and vice-versa. anybody can dare to answer ? please keep it in mind the answer should be nutral, if possible. presently there is a term 'good' & 'bad' taliban. is it created by media ? now please answer.
Francisco:  A. The Taliban anglicised as Taleban (students) is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Pashtun Islamic terrorist movement that governed Afghanistan from...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/most-of-us-have-no-idea-about-taliban-.-please-anybody-give-/15023562/answers/13499259

  Web results for Helmand
Two kids killed in Afghan bombing

Kabul, April 12 (IANS) Two children were killed and six other people injured Thursday in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, an official said.The... ...

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/two-kids-killed-in-afghan-bombing_100610979.html
Afghanistan hit by two deadly suicide attacks

Taliban claims responsibility for attacks in Helmand and Herat provinces that killed a total of 15 peopleSuicide bombers struck two government... ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/10/afghanistan-hit-two-deadly-suicide-attacks
Suicide blast in south kills 8 Afghan policemen

KABUL: A suicide attack on a district police headquarters has killed eight Afghan policemen in the country's south.It was the second suicide... ...

http://thehimalayantimes.com/rssReference.php?id=MzI3NTUw
Two suicide attacks in Afghanistan; over 10 policemen killed

Eight policemen were killed when three suicide bombers stormed a police compound in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand on Tuesday, a... ...

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ndtv/TqgX/~3/o9WQTGAhL00/story01.htm
Afghanistan: 7 Taliban militants killed

Seven Taliban militants have been killed and 11 others detained during military operations in the past 24 hours, the Afghan Interior Ministry said... ...

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/24hours-news/~3/E6PsM6Na4Xo/afghanistan-7-taliban-militants-killed
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