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Officials: Shooting Suspect Split Killing Spree

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.24.2012

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. investigators believe the U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians split the slaughter into two episodes, returnin...

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New Details Emerge From Quran Burning Incident

AP | PATRICK QUINN | Posted 05.03.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — An investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base has found it was a mistake involving at leas...

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Blown Away

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 04.29.2012

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Despite its massive firepower and staggering base structure in Afghanistan, actual power is visibly slipping away from the United States. American officials are already talking about not panicking (which indicates that panic is indeed in the air).

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Nine More Killed In Quran Burning Protests

Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012

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KABUL, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Nine more people were killed on Friday in protests in Afghanistan over the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base, ...

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NATO Ministers Mull Afghan Drawdown

AP | ROBERT BURNS and SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 04.03.2012

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BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that NATO allies have agreed broadly to step back from the lead combat role in Afghanist...

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Afghan National Assembly Backs U.S. Security Pact

AP | AMIR SHAH and RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 01.19.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai received a resounding endorsement Saturday from a traditional national assembly to negotiate a secur...

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Roadside Bomb Near Playground Kills 4 Children

AP | Posted 01.18.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bomb exploded near a playground Friday, killing four children and wounding six in eastern Afghanistan on Friday. ...

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Afghanistan President Turns His Back On U.S.

AP | TAREK EL-TABLAWY | Posted 12.23.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said if the United States and Pakistan ever went to war, his country would back Islamabad...

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Hundreds March In Afghanistan, Demand Foreign Troops To Leave

AP | AMIR SHAH | Posted 12.06.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Hundreds of people marched through the streets of the Afghan capital on Thursday, demanding the immediate withdrawal of int...

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BBC Report: Siraj Haqqani Says U.S. Wanted Him To Join Government

AP | Posted 12.03.2011

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LONDON — A BBC report quoted Afghan insurgent leader Siraj Haqqani on Monday as saying he's been approached by the United States to join the Afg...

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Talks To Improve U.S.-Afghan Relations Instead Create New Tensions

AP | DEB RIECHMANN and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 10.30.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A pact aimed at clearing up mistrust and confusion between Washington and Kabul about the future of U.S. troops and aid in ...

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Despite Billions Of Dollars In Aid, Violence In Afghanistan At Its Worst

Posted 10.06.2011

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KABUL (Reuters) - The global community has failed to create a politically stable and economically viable Afghanistan despite pouring billions of d...

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Kabul Attacked As Afghan Leader Confirms Taliban Peace Talks

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 08.18.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan publicly reproached Afghanistan's president Sunday for painting American forces here as ...

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AT WAR: Afghanistan Held Secret Talks With Captured Taliban Chief

HuffingtonPost.com | Nicholas Sabloff & Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011

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We are blogging the latest news about America's war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Email us at AfPak [at] huffingtonpost.com. Follow Nico on Twitter; fo...

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Afghan Election 2009: Taliban Step Up Intimidation Campaign

nytimes.com | CARLOTTA GALL and RUHULLAH KHAPALWAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan:The Taliban have escalated a campaign of threats and intimidation ahead of the presidential election next Thursday, warning vote...

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