Afghan and coalition forces traded fire with insurgents in southern Afghanistan after responding to a roadside bomb explosion, military officials said.

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Afghans, Coalition Respond to Bombs, Drugs in Southern Afghanistan

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff thanked Pakistani military and intelligence officials for their continued efforts to fight terrorism.

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Mullen Thanks Pakistani Leaders for Anti-terror Efforts

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has approved the deployment of an Army aviation brigade to Afghanistan in the spring of 2009.


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The Defense Department’s HIV/AIDS Prevention Program is making progress with partner nations by supporting implementation of HIV prevention, care and treatment programs, educating their militaries and creating awareness of the global epidemic.

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Program Raises Awareness About Global AIDS Epidemic

Coalition forces apprehended a suspected Iranian intelligence agent and an alleged associate, as well as 10 other terrorism suspects, in operations in Iraq, military officials reported.


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Afghan National Police and coalition forces killed three armed militants and detained five others during an operation in Afghanistan’s Khowst province.

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Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Three, Detain Five in Khowst Province

The first local Sadr City newspaper has been published in Iraq, thanks in part to help from an Army officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team 3.

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Sadr City Newspaper Aims to be Voice of Residents