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Operation Enduring Freedom

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Afghanistan: "Goal" Accomplished

Dorian de Wind | Posted 03.26.2012

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You may call me a flip-flopper, but after supporting our efforts in Afghanistan for so many years, and in view of recent developments, I now have some serious concerns about that war.

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U.S. Military Role In Afghanistan May Soon Shift From Combat To Training

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 01.02.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering an early shift in the U.S. military role in Afghanistan from primarily combat to mainly adv...

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On Afghan War Anniversary, U.S. Outposts Target Of Suicide Attacks

Posted 12.07.2011

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By DEB RIECHMANN -- The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber and rocket fire struck U.S.-run outposts near the Pakistani b...

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An Empty Anniversary for Afghanistan's Displaced

Michel Gabaudan | Posted 12.07.2011

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For the vast majority of the Afghan population -- the displaced, the deprived, and the fearful -- today is just one more day. For them, Afghanistan's problems did not begin with the American invasion, or the arrival of Osama bin Laden or the Taliban.

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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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Female Veterans Need Our Support

Jennifer Crane | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Afghanistan War, Female Veterans, Fatigues to Fashion, Ptsd, Operation Enduring Freedom, Veterans, Beyond the Battlefield, Impact News

Most people look at me and see a 28-year-old woman, not a war veteran. At the tender age of 17, I joined the military seeking guidance and stability in an unstable world. It was the first adult decision I ever made.

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Aircraft Carrier Involved In Bin Laden Burial To Return Home

Coronado, CA Patch | Kimberly Cunningham | Posted 08.14.2011

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The USS Carl Vinson is scheduled to pull into its home port on Wednesday morning. The Coronado-based aircraft carrier and its nearly 6,000 sailors hav...

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Veterans Get a Raw Deal -- Again

Jerry Chautin | Posted 07.18.2011

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Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are consistently plagued by higher unemployment rates than the civilian community. Ted Daywalt, a retired...

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Enough Is Enough: War Chatter From the Oval Office

Jake Diliberto | Posted 05.25.2011

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2010 is the deadliest year thus far in Afghanistan. How much war chatter do Americans have to endure? When does the President call it "game over"?

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Petraeus' Oily Spin About Progress in Afghanistan

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is virtually no data that shows strategically significant security "progress" in Afghanistan since the start of the latest escalation.

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US Military Tailors Mission Names To Target Audience

Washington Post | Christian Davenport | Posted 05.25.2011

In the hypercharged rush of combat, the adrenaline flows and the rhetoric soars. After the "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq, many of the names the mil...

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791 U.S. Military Deaths In Afghanistan Since Start Of War

The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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As of Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at least 791 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasi...

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