Wardak Province

Military Launches Probe Into Afghanistan Helicopter Crash That Killed 30 U.S. Troops

AP | PAULINE JELINEK and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 10.09.2011

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WASHINGTON — The military has opened an investigation into Saturday's devastating helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan that killed 30 U.S. tr...

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Dozens Of Americans Killed In NATO Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan

AP | SOLOMON MOORE and KIMBERLY DOZIER | Posted 10.06.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter during fighting in eastern Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans, most of them ...

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Afghanistan Is More Dangerous Despite Troop Surge, Say Aid Groups

New York Times | ROD NORDLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even as more American troops flow into the country, Afghanistan is more dangerous than it has ever been during this war, with security deteriorating i...

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Officials: Afghan Cop Shoots, Kills 2 U.S. Troops

AP | LORI HINNANT | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — An Afghan policeman on patrol with U.S. soldiers opened fire on the Americans, killing two of them before fleeing, officials said Saturd...

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Mike Mullen In Afghanistan To Assess Controversial Program Arming Local Militias

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE AIRBORNE, Afghanistan — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff began a review Wednesday of a new community-based defen...

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US Creates Local Militias To Fight Taliban In Afghanistan

csmonitor.com | Anand Gopal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maydan Shahr, Afghanistan - At first sight, Muhammad Nasim Gul and his men -- in drab, olive-colored fatigues and baseball caps to match -- look like ...

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In Afghanistan, Fighting The Last War

The Seminal | Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the toughest criticisms leveled at our military leadership, commander-and-chief on down, is that we are always fighting the last war. I believe...

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