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NATO Airstrikes Kill 8 Civilians

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 05.27.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S.-led coalition on Sunday disputed reports that eight civilians, including children, were killed in a NATO airstrike...

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U.S. and Afghan Troops Dance Off

SGT Tanangachi Mfuni | Posted 03.11.2012

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There are days in Afghanistan when U.S. and Afghan forces are not in firefights with insurgents, neither are they sniffing out roadside bombs, or raiding weapons caches. Sometimes they're just dancing.

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It's Finally Over -- and It Was Wrong

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.27.2011

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The initial feelings that rushed over me after hearing the announcement that we're pulling out of Iraq were of deep relief. But then they turned to deep sadness over the terrible cost of a war that was always wrong: intellectually, politically, strategically and, above all, morally.

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Afghanistan's Army In Danger Of Taliban Infiltration

The New York Times | Posted 08.28.2011

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For someone who had once joined an insurgent group, and whose family was tied to a top Taliban commander, Akmal had a strikingly easy path into the Af...

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Gates: Afghanistan Is Not A 'War Without End'

AP | By DONNA CASSATA and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 08.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday bluntly rejected suggestions that Afghanistan is a "war without end," defending the U.S. mil...

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Afghanistan: No More Excuses

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.12.2011

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After 10 long years, the national conversation on the war in Afghanistan has changed significantly. And now, the hunt for Osama bin Laden, used for years to justify the war, is over.

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Reviewing America's Wars [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.20.2011

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Since the mainstream media has abdicated all responsibility for reporting the news, I thought today would be a good day to review the current status of America's wars.

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Arnold Fields, Afghanistan Reconstruction Watchdog, BLASTED By Congress

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. official charged with combating corruption in the multibillion-dollar effort to rebuild Afghanistan failed Thursday to con...

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Obama Suffers Opinion Poll Fallout From Iraq, Afghanistan Wars

Los Angeles Times | Andrew Malcolm | Posted 05.25.2011

Obama's approvals began high like Bush's but have now cratered dangerously close to Lyndon Johnson's when he abandoned a reelection bid....

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Stryker Brigade Murder Charges: 5 Soldiers Killed Afghan Civilians, Military Says

AP | GEORGE TIBBITS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistan President: U.S.-Led Coalition Losing Afghan War

AP | PAISLEY DODDS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — The U.S.-led coalition's battle against the Taliban has already been lost because of its failure to win over the Afghan people, Pakista...

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Attacks On Contractors Surge In Afghanistan

AP | NOOR KHAN and TIM SULLIVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The message, very often, is sent with bloodshed. A suicide bombing last week on a fortified Kandahar guesthouse shared ...

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McChrystal Walks the Line

Malou Innocent | Posted 05.25.2011

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McChrystal cannot be faulted for offering his honest opinions. But expressing private assessments about the war's tactics and strategy is one thing: caustically mocking the civilian leadership is quite another.

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DynCorp Audit Finds Poor Controls On Millions Of Dollars In Afghan Police Program

The Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Christine Spolar | Posted 05.25.2011

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The private contractor that trains the Afghan police force, a U.S. military program long criticized for wasting money, has failed to document millions...

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Binghamton Mayor To Put 'Cost Of War' Sign On City Hall To Highlight Afghan, Iraq War Spending

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- An upstate New York mayor has announced plans to hang an electronic sign outside City Hall displaying the ongoing taxpayer cost of...

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Art Of Decorating The Book: Folger, Library Of Congress, Afghan Exhibits In DC

The Washington Post | Philip Kennicott | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's no surprise that scrapbooking is enjoying a resurgence in the age of digital cameras, MP3 players and the e-Book. As the stuff of memory and cult...

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War Dead

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Afghan Women On International Women's Day

Deborah Calla | Posted 11.17.2011

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A number of Hollywood unions and guilds have organized a night of dramatic readings of blogs and poems written by Afghan Women living in Afghanistan.

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Kabul Explosion: Huge Blast Reported In Afghanistan's Capital

AP | AMIR SHAH and DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — Insurgents struck Friday at hotels in the heart of Kabul with suicide attackers and a car bomb, killing at least 16 people – half ...

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Western Nations Wary Of Funding Another Afghan Election

AP | DEB RIECHMANN and RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — Five months before parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, donor nations are worried about another messy vote and some international off...

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5 UK Troops Killed By Afghan Cop

AP | ELENA BECATOROS and DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 05.25.2011

KABUL — The killing of five British troops by a rogue Afghan policeman underlines concerns about training and discipline within the ranks and po...

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Taliban Widen Afghan Attacks From Base In Pakistan

nytimes.com | ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON �" Senior Taliban leaders, showing a surprising level of sophistication and organization, are using their sanctuary in Pakistan to stoke ...

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McChrystal: No Major Al-Qaeda Signs In Afghanistan

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan said Friday he sees no signs of a major al-Qaida pres...

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Taliban Has Returned To Most Of Afghanistan: Think Tank

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — A London-based think tank says that nearly eight years after the U.S. drove the Taliban from power, the Islamist militia has returned to...

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Afghanistan's Opium Boom May Be Over

Yahoo! News | VIVIENNE WALT | Posted 05.25.2011

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Could Afghanistan's opium boom be over? Perhaps. According to the latest report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, opium cultivation has...

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