Read more airstrike stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20508/airstrike.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:26:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70097/congress-military-question-protect-afghans-rule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith US casualties mounting in Afghanistan, some members of Congress are questioning recent orders that have put troops at greater risk in order to protect Afghan civilians, the Washington Post reports. Gen. Stanley McChrystal recently berated the military for being “preoccupied with protection of our own forces.” He ordered soldiers...http://www.newser.com/story/70097/congress-military-question-protect-afghans-rule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 9:38:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69438/us-strike-kills-al-qaeda-hotel-bomber-in-somalia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn American helicopter strike killed a long-sought terrorist in Southern Somalia yesterday, the New York Times reports. Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, an al-Qaeda leader operating out of Kenya, was suspected in the 2002 attack on a Kenyan resort as well as the attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania...http://www.newser.com/story/69438/us-strike-kills-al-qaeda-hotel-bomber-in-somalia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 7:40:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68703/mcchrystal-visits-site-of-airstrike-pledges-inquiry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGen. Stanley McChrystal visited the site of a NATO airstrike today that killed scores of Aghan civilians and made an unprecedented televised address in which he promised a full public inquiry, Reuters reports. “Nothing is more important than the safety and protection of the Afghan people,” said the US commander....http://www.newser.com/story/68703/mcchrystal-visits-site-of-airstrike-pledges-inquiry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 12:32:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67751/taliban-finally-confirm-mehsuds-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWeeks after a US drone reportedly took out the Taliban's leader in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud's fellow commanders have confirmed his death. Two Taliban officials—including his successor, Hakimullah Mehsud—tell the BBC that their leader actually died Sunday after being critically injured in the airstrike. The development also clears up...http://www.newser.com/story/67751/taliban-finally-confirm-mehsuds-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 11:42:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66249/roadside-bomb-kills-21-afghan-civilians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA roadside bomb hit a wedding party on its way to a ceremony in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 people including women and children, Afghan officials said today. A local police chief said that a Western airstrike hours later killed five farmers loading cucumbers into a taxi in a neighboring province;...http://www.newser.com/story/66249/roadside-bomb-kills-21-afghan-civilians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 7:46:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62525/us-to-cut-down-on-afghan-airstrikes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US military is tightening its rules regarding airstrikes in Afghanistan, in the face of mounting civilian casualties, the New York Times reports. Airstrikes will now be used mostly to prevent coalition forces from being overrun, new Afghan commander Stanley McChrystal announced. “Air power contains the seeds of our own...http://www.newser.com/story/62525/us-to-cut-down-on-afghan-airstrikes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 13:08:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60823/us-committed-serious-errors-in-afghan-strikes-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American military could have reduced the number of civilian causalities during its controversial Afghanistan air strikes last month if it had followed proper procedures, a military investigation has found. Personnel made serious errors in the bloody May 4 raids, including the failure of one plane to reconfirm a target...http://www.newser.com/story/60823/us-committed-serious-errors-in-afghan-strikes-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 2:40:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58860/us-strike-on-taliban-left-95-kids-dead-afghan-officials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNinety-five children are among the 140 people said to have died in US airstrikes last week aimed at the Taliban in western Afghanistan, according to a list compiled by Afghan officials. If the toll is correct, the AP reports, it marks the highest number of civilian deaths since 2001. The...http://www.newser.com/story/58860/us-strike-on-taliban-left-95-kids-dead-afghan-officials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 9:26:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58311/as-pakistan-shells-taliban-500k-flee-swat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRefugees continue to flee the Swat Valley in Pakistan, reports the Guardian, where government forces battling resurgent Taliban militants have been conducting airstrikes in heavily populated areas. The government is preparing for up to 500,000 refugees in what the UN warns is becoming a humanitarian crisis. The Washington Post...http://www.newser.com/story/58311/as-pakistan-shells-taliban-500k-flee-swat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 6:55:19 CDT