81. Coalition forces are stationed in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. 82. Coalition forces from different countries fought on each side. 83. Coalition forces have been building up operations along the Afghan border with Pakistan, but British officers said this was in a new area of southeast Afghanistan. 84. Coalition forces have been in eastern Afghanistan searching for Taliban and al-Qaida members, Lt. Col. Ben Curry a British military spokesman, said earlier Sunday. 85. Coalition forces have been stepping up the hunt for Taliban and al-Qaida fighters along the Pakistan border in eastern Pakistan. 86. Coalition forces say eight U.S. servicemen and three Afghans have died. 87. Coalition forces say they have secured large swathes of territory once held by al-Qaida, but declined to offer specifics. 88. Following the deployment of U.S. and other troops from the anti-terror coalition to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, there has been speculation about coalition forces also going to Kazakhstan. 89. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ferhat Ataman said Turkey never asked the coalition force to stop its flights. 90. Four rockets were fired Tuesday at a military base used by U.S.-led coalition forces, but all failed to hit the airfield, officials said. |