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• Task Force Liberty helicopter makes controlled landing MNF-I 04 Sep 2005 -- A Task Force Liberty helicopter made a controlled landing near Tuz at about 2:30 a.m. Sept. 4.

• Eight Policemen Killed In Afghanistan RFE/RL 04 Sep 2005 -- Afghan officials say a series of attacks by suspected Taliban rebels have killed eight policemen and wounded an election candidate.
• Afghanistan: Insurgents Step Up Attacks In South RFE/RL 04 Sep 2005 -- Insurgents are stepping up attacks on convoys in southern Afghanistan as the country prepares for parliamentary elections on 18 September.
• 11 Dead in Afghan Attacks VOA 04 Sep 2005 -- A series of attacks by suspected Taleban insurgents has left eleven Afghans dead and an election candidate seriously wounded.

• Truman Flight Deck Ready in Record Time Navy NewsStand 04 Sep 2005 -- USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Sailors and civilian contractors gave their all beginning Sept. 1 to make sure the ship was ready to sail on short notice to assist relief efforts off the U.S. Gulf Coast.
• Air Force MASF last stop for some hurricane victims AFPN 04 Sep 2005 -- Usually, this airport is pretty sterile. With waxed floors and fresh air, everybody moves through quickly and nobody plans staying long.
• Air Force support of Hurricane Katrina continues AFPN 04 Sep 2005 -- A week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the Air Force continues its fever-pitch support effort to aid the people it has affected.
• Guard mounts massive response to Katrina Army News 04 Sep 2005 -- Louisiana Army National Guard Staff Sgt. John Jackson had much on his mind as he checked the batteries for a dozen portable radios beside the Louisiana Superdome that was surrounded by a stinking cesspool three nights after Katrina.
• 82nd Airborne to join more than 30K troops in hurricane relief Army News 04 Sep 2005 -- The 82nd Airborne Division has begun deploying about 2,700 paratroopers from Fort Bragg, N.C., to help with Hurricane Katrina disaster relief.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Raptor releases JDAM during first 'follow-on' evaluation mission AFPN 04 Sep 2005 -- Members of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron here flew the first F/A-22 Raptor Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation mission Aug. 29, releasing Joint Direct Attack Munitions on the Utah Test and Training Range.
• Truman Flight Deck Ready in Record Time Navy NewsStand 04 Sep 2005 -- USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Sailors and civilian contractors gave their all beginning Sept. 1 to make sure the ship was ready to sail on short notice to assist relief efforts off the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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Other Conflicts

• Egyptian Troops to Deploy on Gaza Border this Week VOA 04 Sep 2005 -- Egyptian forces will begin deploying on the Gaza border this week, under a security agreement with Israel. But opponents are charging that the deal will harm Israel's security.
• Nepal Riot Police Use Tear Gas Against Pro-Democracy Protesters VOA 04 Sep 2005 -- Riot police in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, have used batons and tear gas to disperse thousands of demonstrators protesting King Gyanendra's direct rule in the Himalayan kingdom.

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