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• Two Marines dies in al Anbar
• Coalition Forces Detain 26 in Three Incidents, Find Munitions AFPS 24 Sep 2006 -- Coalition forces detained 21 suspected terrorists in Iraq yesterday, while another five suspects were detained and a weapons cache discovered based on an Iraqi citizen's tip.
• Taliban Only Part of Bigger Issue, Afghan President Says AFPS 24 Sep 2006 -- With reports circulating of a Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said quelling the Taliban is only part of the bigger response needed for a secure and peaceful country.
• Increased IED Attacks in Afghanistan Catch Vice Chairman's Attention AFPS 24 Sep 2006 -- The increase in frequency of improvised explosive device attacks throughout Afghanistan's southern and eastern regions has the attention of the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani.
• Joint PRT opens new bridges AFPN 24 Sep 2006 -- The Air Force-led Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team conducted ceremonies celebrating the opening of two bridges in the western Parwan region of Afghanistan during a project assessment mission Sept. 19 and 20.

Defense Policy / Programs

• First Littoral Combat Ship Christened Navy NewsStand 24 Sep 2006 -- Thousands looked on Sept. 24 as the Navy christened and launched the nation's first littoral combat ship, Freedom (LCS-1), at the Marinette Marine shipyard.
• Bunker Hill Assumes ESG 5 Sea Combat Command Navy NewsStand 24 Sep 2006 -- USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) assumed the role as Sea Combat Commander Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 when she left on her Western Pacific deployment Sept. 13.
• ESG 5 Visits Hawaii Navy NewsStand 24 Sep 2006 -- Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 commanded by Rear Adm. Mark W. Balmert pulled into Hawaii Sept. 22, the first stop on their 2006 Western Pacific deployment.

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• Lebanese Troops Deploy on Israeli Border VOA 24 Sep 2006 -- Lebanese troops have deployed along the Israeli border for the first time in decades, taking up positions vacated by the Israeli army.
• India resumes military operations against NE separatist group IRNA 24 Sep 2006 -- India Sunday resumed military operations against an influential separatist group in the northeastern state of Assam after operating a 40-day ceasefire, threatening a fragile peace process in the region, officials said.

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