Afghanistan Insurgency

2 NATO Service Members Killed In Attack

AP | Posted 05.05.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO says that two coalition service members have been killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan. NATO says the two wer...

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Suspected Insurgents Open Fire On Investigators Of Afghanistan Shooting Massacre, Officials Say

Reuters | Posted 03.13.2012

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By Rob Taylor and Mirwais Harooni KABUL, March 13 (Reuters) - Suspected insurgents opened fire on Tuesday on senior Afghan investigators of the mas...

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Afghans Arrest Army Turncoat, Taliban Leader

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 09.29.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A senior Defense Ministry official who allegedly leaked secrets that helped the Taliban stage suicide attacks in Kabul has ...

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Afghanistan: The Spreading Insurgency (AUDIO)

Kimberly Abbott | Posted 08.30.2011

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The government's impotence and the staggering insecurity in Afghanistan have left officials with much to gain from partnering with insurgents. I spoke with Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for Afghanistan about the insurgent threat.

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Paranoia And Distrust Spreading In Afghan Insurgency After Losses

The New York Times | CARLOTTA GALL | Posted 06.01.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan Taliban are showing signs of increasing strain after a number of killings, arrests and internal disputes that have re...

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Efraim Diveroli, 20-Something Arms-Dealing Fraudster, Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even as Floridians brace for a new wave of fraudulence to consume their waking existence, they can happily shut the door on another local bit of crimi...

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Afghanistan: Investing in Insurgents

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just press 're-set.' That approach may work for Russia, but Afghanistan? I wouldn't count on it. When is comes to dealing with Afghanistan, inevitably one's understanding of "what is" and "what things seem to be" becomes pretty clouded.

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Mullah Omar Leading Afghan Insurgency In Extraordinary Military Comeback

New York Times | SCOTT SHANE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eight years later, Mullah Omar leads an insurgency that has gained steady ground in much of Afghanistan against much better equipped American and NATO...

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Mullen Expects Casualties To Rise In Afghanistan

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — The nation's highest-ranking military officer told soldiers and Marines on Monday that the insurgency in Afghanistan has gr...

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Pakistan's Half-hearted Military Offensives Aren't Enough

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Pakistani military has launched an offensive against the Taliban in the South Waziristan region, but it isn't working. To effectively fend off the militants, a much stronger effort is needed.

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'Afghan Insurgency Can Sustain Itself Indefinitely,' Top U.S. Intel Chief Says

Wired | Noah Shachtman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Taliban not only has the "momentum" after the most successful year in its campaign against the United States and the Kabul government. "The Afghan...

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Afghan Insurgency Stronger Than Ever, Taliban Training Extremely Young Soldiers (VIDEO)

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The war President-elect Barack Obama is inheriting in Afghanistan includes an insurgency that's stronger than ever. And it's creeping ever-closer to ...

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Afghan Warlord, Gulbeddin Hekmatyar, Interview: Discusses Insurgency And Switch From US Ally To Enemy (VIDEO)

CBS | Posted 05.25.2011

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From remote mountains in northeastern Afghanistan, one of the country's most notorious terrorists has attacked U.S. troops and evaded capture for near...

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22-Year-Old Efraim Diveroli, Awarded $300 Million Defense Contract To Arm Afghan Forces, Supplied Them With Aging, Defective Arms

New York Times | C. J. Chivers, Eric Schmitt, Nicholas Wood and Mr. Chivers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since 2006, when the insurgency in Afghanistan sharply intensified, the Afghan government has been dependent on American logistics and military suppor...

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