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PHOTOS: Ten Years Of War In Afghanistan

Posted 12.06.2011

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Today marks the tenth anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan. On October 7, 2001, in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks on the twin tower...

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Commander: US Can't Seal Afghan-Pakistan Border

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — There's no practical way for U.S. troops to seal Afghanistan's vast border with Pakistan and stop all Taliban fighters from slippin...

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US Military Policy: Not So McChrystal Clear

Jake Diliberto | Posted 05.25.2011

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In light of the recent firing/resigning of General McChrystal, the U.S. should take up the reconsidering of our unadulterated trust in Generals.

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Obama To Announce Increase Of US Troops For Afghanistan On December 1

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House braced for a tough sell of President Barack Obama's long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of...

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Troops In Afghanistan Outnumber Taliban 12-1

AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS — There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. It ad...

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Afghans Say The Country Needs More Afghan Forces, Not U.S. Troops

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the Helmand River Valley, where more American troops have shed their blood this year than anywhere else, the police chief has a simple message to t...

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3 US Troops Killed In Afghanistan

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Three US servicemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, a Nato spokesman has said. The spokesman said that the deaths occurr...

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Lawmakers May Push Obama For Timetable On Afghanistan

abcnews.go.com | JONATHAN KARL and Z. BYRON WOLF | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Carl Levin's announcement today that he opposes sending more U.S. combat troops to Afghanistan is a big deal, but President Obama's Afghan policy...

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'We're Pinned Down:' 4 U.S. Marines Die In Afghan Ambush

McClatchy | Jonathan S. Landay | Posted 05.25.2011

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GANJGAL, Afghanistan -- We walked into a trap, a killing zone of relentless gunfire and rocket barrages from Afghan insurgents hidden in the mountains...

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Is Afghan Gov't Coming To Aid Of Bombers? One Suspect May Have Ties To Defense Ministry

CBS News | By David Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's what American soldiers call a security bubble. To Afghan shopkeepers and their children it's a chance for a normal life. In a string of villages ...

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Two US Troops Killed In Afghanistan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — The NATO-led force in Afghanistan says attacks have killed two U.S. troops, keeping August on track to be the deadliest month of the war...

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Afghan Strategy: Child Rapist Police Return When US, UK Troops Leave

Inter Press Service | Posted 05.25.2011

By Gareth Porter | Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Jul 29 (IPS) - The strategy of the major U.S. and British military offensive in Afghanista...

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2 US Troops Die In Attack On Base In Afghanistan

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI and RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops in a fierce b...

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Afghanistan War: 2 US Troops Killed By Roadside Bomb

AP | NOOR KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan killed two U.S. troops Friday, the U.S. military said. The explosion occu...

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The Clock Is Ticking for Afghanistan

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The central focus for the U.S. military now is "Afghanization" of the war. The exit strategy is not winning the war but the Afghans winning the war.

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Robert Gates Says It Will Take At Least 2-4 Years For Afghan Army To Take The Lead (VIDEO)

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The job of wartime defense secretary is not a job anybody should like says the man holding it right now, Robert M. Gates, in a candid and wide-ranging...

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Don't Let Afghanistan Become Obama's Vietnam

Sahil Kapur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Although the president's goals for the region are commendable, he must carefully examine the larger strategy or Afghanistan might devolve into a hauntingly familiar quagmire.

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US Should De-Escalate In Afghanistan: Policy Brief

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Gilles Dorronsoro | Posted 05.25.2011

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After seven years of war, the international community has failed to create the conditions for a sustainable Afghan state. The reality is that the inte...

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US airstrike kills 9 Afghan soldiers at checkpoint

AP | AMIR SHAH | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S.-led coalition airstrike hit an Afghan army checkpoint Wednesday, killing nine soldiers, Afghan officials said. The A...

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Surging from Where?

Max Bergmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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McCain has come around to the long held position of progressives that we need more troops in Afghanistan. McCain's change in position is welcome, but where are the troops going to come from?

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Coalition: 55 militants killed in Afghan battle

AP | STEPHEN GRAHAM | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S.-led forces rained fire for two days on militants near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan, officials said Monday, killi...

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