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Polish soldiers face retrial in attack [Mar 14, 2012] WARSAW, Poland, March 14 (UPI) -- Four Polish soldiers face retrial in the 2007 attack in the Afghanistan village of Nangar Khel that killed six villagers, including children. [via YahooNews] More >>

Seven Polish soldiers to take stand for attack on Afghan village [Mar 07, 2012] Warsaw (dpa) - Seven Polish soldiers who were acquitted in June of war crimes for an attack on an Afghan village that killed eight civilians were to take the stand Wednesday during a new trial in Poland?s highest court.The trial, which began on Tuesday, was "unprecedented" and was being "observed around the world," daily Wyborcza wrote.The soldiers were part of the NATO-led international force ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Seven Polish soldiers retried for attack on Afghan village [Mar 07, 2012] Warsaw (dpa) - Seven Polish soldiers who were acquitted in June of war crimes for an attack on an Afghan village that killed eight civilians faced a new trial in Poland?s highest court on Tuesday.The soldiers were part of the NATO-led international force in Afghanistan at the time of the attack in southeastern Paktika province on August 16, 2007.Women and children were among the dead.The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland retries soldiers in 2007 deaths of Afghans [Mar 06, 2012] Poland's highest court on Tuesday opened a new trial for seven Polish soldiers previously acquitted in the shelling of an Afghan village that killed eight civilians, the latest turn in a case that marks the first time Poles have been charged with war crimes in a foreign military operation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's top court opens a retrial of soldiers in 2007 attack on Afghan village that killed 8 [Mar 06, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland's highest court on Tuesday opened a new trial for seven Polish soldiers previously acquitted in the shelling of an Afghan village that killed eight civilians, the latest turn in a case that marks the first time Poles have been charged with war crimes in a foreign military operation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Soldiers' death rekindles Polish debate on Afghanistan Eds: epa photos available [Dec 24, 2011] Warsaw (dpa) - Five Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan were buried on Christmas Eve amid a renewed debate on Poland?s involvement in the Asian country?s conflict against Taliban insurgents.The opposition liberal Palikot?s Movement party has called for Poland to immediately withdraw from the war-torn country."It should have been done long ago," party head Janusz Palikot said after the deaths ... [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by roadside bomb in east Afghanistan; Taliban claim responsibility [Dec 23, 2011] KABUL, Afghanistan ? A roadside bomb shattered an armored vehicle in a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing five Polish soldiers ? the deadliest single attack on Poland?s military in the war-torn country. Polish spokesman Jacek Sonta said in Warsaw that the soldiers were headed to Rawza, in eastern Ghazni province, when their vehicle struck the bomb. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM goes to Afghanistan to honour 5 dead soldiers [Dec 23, 2011] Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk went to Afghanistan on Thursday to pay homage to five Polish soldiers who were killed by a makeshift bomb, the PAP news agency reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Five Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan: media [Dec 22, 2011] Ghazni, Afghanistan (AFP) Dec 21, 2011 Taliban bombers killed five Polish soldiers in an attack on their convoy in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the deadliest single loss for Warsaw's NATO contingent in the 10-year war. "This is the most deadly attack in the history of Polish military missions abroad," Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in comments broadcast in Poland Wednesday. The five ... [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by bomb in east Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] A roadside bomb shattered an armored vehicle in a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing five Polish soldiers ? the deadliest single attack on Poland's military in the war-torn country. [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by roadside bomb in east Afghanistan; Taliban claim responsibility [Dec 21, 2011] KABUL, Afghanistan ? A roadside bomb shattered an armored vehicle in a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing five Polish soldiers ? the deadliest single attack on Poland?s military in the war-torn country. Polish spokesman Jacek Sonta said in Warsaw that the soldiers were headed to Rawza, in eastern Ghazni province, when their vehicle struck the bomb. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Bomb kills five Polish troops in Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] A roadside bomb has killed five Polish soldiers in Afghanistan, the country's prime minister said, Poland's largest loss of life in a single incident since it joined the Nato-led coalition of foreign troops almost a decade ago. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bomb kills 5 Polish troops in Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] GHAZNI CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five Polish soldiers in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the country's prime minister said, Poland's largest loss of life in a single incident since it joined the NATO-led coalition of foreign troops almost a decade ago. "This is very sad information for the Polish soldiers, for the whole of Poland, and especially for the families who are ... [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by roadside bomb in east Afghanistan; Taliban claim responsibility [Dec 21, 2011] KABUL, Afghanistan ? A roadside bomb blast killed five Polish soldiers in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, NATO and a Polish official said, in the deadliest single attack for the Polish military there. Polish spokesman Jacek Sonta said in Warsaw that the soldiers were in a convoy headed to Rawza, in eastern Ghazni province, when it struck the bomb. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Bomb kills 5 Polish troops in Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] GHAZNI CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five Polish soldiers in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the country's prime minister said, Poland's largest loss of life in a single incident since it joined the NATO-led coalition of foreign troops almost a decade ago. "This is very sad information for the Polish soldiers, for the whole of Poland, and especially for the families who are ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish defense minister against troops using Gazprom satellites [Oct 20, 2011] Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland's minister of defense, has advised Polish soldiers serving in Afghanistan to use satellites that belong to the European Union or NATO, rather than a satellite they have been using which belongs to Russian gas giant Gazprom, daily Rzeczpospolita reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish defense minister against using troops using Gazprom satellites [Oct 20, 2011] Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland's minister of defense, has advised Polish soldiers serving in Afghanistan to use satellites that belong to the European Union or NATO, rather than a satellite they have been using which belongs to Russian gas giant Gazprom, daily Rzeczpospolita reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland acquits deadly Afghanistan raid troops [Jun 02, 2011] WARSAW -- A court in Poland has acquitted seven Polish soldiers over an attack on an Afghan village in 2007 in which six civilians died. There was no proof that the men had deliberately targeted civilians, the military court in Warsaw ruled. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland acquits Afghan op troops [Jun 01, 2011] A court in Poland clears seven Polish soldiers over an attack on an Afghan village in 2007 in which six civilians died. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish troops cleared of war crimes in 2007 killing of Afghan civilians [Jun 01, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? A military court on Wednesday acquitted seven Polish soldiers in the killing of Afghan civilians in a 2007 attack in which they opened mortar and machine-gun fire on a village in Afghanistan. [via YahooNews] More >>