Marines land heavy equipment at southern Afghanistan camp
In southern Afghanistan near Kandahar the Marines received steamrollers road graders and Seabees flown in on C 17s to bolster the base dubbed Operation Swift Freedom troops expect up to 1100 personnel at the site with 750 to 800 already deployed Washington officials said there was no overnight attack and a prior convoy strike was linked to the Taliban.
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U.S. Marine
Kandahar
Navy
Washington
Pentagon
Victoria Clarke
U.S
Tommy Franks
David Romley
Marine Task Force
Cobra
Adm
John Stufflebeem
15Th
26Th Marine Expeditionary Units
Vietnam fears US pact will derail socialist orientation
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party warned that U S groups may use the newly approved trade agreement to push Vietnam away from socialism. The pact lowers trade barriers and opens markets while U S lawmakers link aid to rights reforms, prompting concerns of interference and lingering distrust on both sides.
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Vietnam
Communist Party
United States
National Assembly
U.S
Nhan Dan
U.S. House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
World Trade Organization
Aid to Afghanistan hampered by mines and moving crowds
EU humanitarian chief Poul Nielson warned that unexploded mines and volatile roads hinder relief as millions face famine amid drought and war. He plans to assess needs in Kabul with Burhanuddin Rabbani while noting insecurity blocks food transport near Mazar-e Sharif and Jalalabad. a civilian death followed airdrop.
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Belgium
European Union
Poul Nielson
Kabul
Northern Alliance
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Nielson
United States
Afghanistan
Mazar-e- Sharif
Jalalabad
U.S
Guerrilla ambush in Kashmir kills eight soldiers
In Indian Kashmir Islamic guerrillas ambushed a patrol truck, killing seven soldiers and prompting a counterattack. Officials said mortars hit a house in Achhibal and at least one militant was killed with others believed buried. Across three other clashes ten rebels and one soldier died.
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Lashkar-e-Tayyaba
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Ae Aeeral
Achhibal
Jammu-Kashmir
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