AFGHANISTAN

In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 photo, Safiya Wazir holds her daughter, Aaliyah, behind one of her campaign signs in Concord, N.H. Wazir, a Democrat and former refugee from Afghanistan, is running for the 400-member New Hampshire House after an upset win over the incumbent during the primary. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)
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POLITICS
New Hampshire Elects Afghan Refugee Who Fled Taliban To State House
By Willa Frej
Safiya Wazir learned English by reading the dictionary.
Mayor of North Ogden Brent Taylor
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POLITICS
Utah Mayor Pleaded With 'United' Americans To Vote Before He Was Killed In Afghanistan
By Mary Papenfuss
"I hope we all remember that we have far more as Americans that unites us than divides us," North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor wrote.
Mayor of North Ogden Brent Taylor
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U.S. NEWS
Utah Mayor Killed In 'Insider Attack' While Deployed In Afghanistan: Reports
Brent Taylor, mayor of North Ogden, reportedly died on Saturday while serving with Utah's National Guard.
Firefighters rest at the site of a fire at an electronic appliances market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Residents of the Afghan capital are grappling with the aftermath of a massive blaze that destroyed hundreds of stores at a market in Kabul.(AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
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WORLD NEWS
Huge Market Fire Destroys More Than 600 Businesses In Afghan Capital
By Amir Shah, AP
An apparent electrical fault started the blaze.
In this Sunday, Sept 11, 2011 photo, U.S. Army flight Crew Chief Sgt. Drew Richardson from Brevard NC, of Task Force Lift "Dust Off", Charlie Company 1-171 Aviation Regiment right, helps a wounded soldier to a medevac helicopter after he was hit in a roadside bomb in in the Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan. This is a world of fear, resolve and dark humor that is mostly hidden from accounts of the human cost of the war in Afghanistan. American troops who patrol on foot in bomb-laced areas know they might lose a leg, or two, if they step in the wrong place. But for young men in their prime, most unmarried and without children, the prospect of losing their sexual organs seems even worse. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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POLITICS
Why American Leaders Insist On Fighting Losing Wars
By TomDispatch, Editorial Partner
Hint: they’re winning in other ways.
Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley
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POLITICS
U.S. General Shot In Taliban Attack In Afghanistan, Pentagon Confirms
By Nick Visser
Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley suffered a gunshot wound and two senior Afghan officials were killed.
HALEDON, NJ - SEPTEMBER 12: A family of refugees from Afghanistan at their apartment in Haledon, NJ on Sept. 12, 2018. (Photo by Damon Dahlen/HuffPost) *** Local Caption ***
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POLITICS
He Risked His Life For Americans In Afghanistan. Trump Won't Let Him See His Family In Jersey.
By Rowaida Abdelaziz and Elise Foley
The agonizing limbo of a refugee father waiting to rejoin his sick stepson.
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POLITICS
U.S. Military Contractor In Afghanistan Fired For Wearing Neo-Nazi Flag
By Christopher Mathias
An employee of MAG Aerospace, an aviation consulting company hired by the military, was spotted in a video wearing a "Kekistan" flag patch.
WASHINGTON, DC - April 08: Ranking member and presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during the Senate Armed Services hearing with Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker on the situation in Iraq. Petraeus told Congress that he has recommended a halt to troop withdrawals for at least 45 days once the ?surge? forces added last year depart this summer. If President Bush accepts the recommendation as expected, the number of U.S. troops in Iraq would level off at about 140,000 in July, down from about 156,000 now. After the pause, administration officials will decide if and when withdrawals might continue. (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)
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OPINION
John McCain's Victims Are A Part Of His Story
By Kelly Hayes, Guest Writer
Don't let them be erased.
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WORLD NEWS
Afghan Forces Free 149 Hostages Abducted By The Taliban
By By Amir Shah, AP
The insurgents still hold 21 others following their ambush of a convoy of buses traveling in the Khan Abad district on Monday.
In this photo taken on July 7, 2018, US Army from NATO and Afghan commando forces are pictures in a checkpoint during a patrol against Islamic State militants at the Deh Bala district in the eastern province of Nangarhar Province. - A US soldier was killed and two others wounded in an 'apparent insider attack' in southern Afghanistan on July 8, NATO said, the first such killing in nearly a year. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Islamic State Fighters In Afghanistan Kill At Least 15 Taliban
The attack occurred during a prayer ceremony at the house of a Taliban commander in northern Afghanistan.
(First row L-R) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (second row L-R) Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Poland's President Andrzej Duda, French President Emmanuel Macron (third row) Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Czech Republic President Milos Zeman and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pose for a family picture ahead of the opening ceremony of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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POLITICS
After Trump's Tirades About NATO Spending, Attention Shifts To Afghanistan
By Robin Emmott, Reuters
The long conflict in Afghanistan is at the top of Thursday's agenda at the NATO summit in Brussels.
Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Parwiz
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WORLD NEWS
Suicide Bomber Detonates Near Jalalabad Gas Station, Killing At Least 10
“Most of the victims were children, who were working in a car wash close to the suicide bombing site."
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Jim Mattis, U.S. secretary of defense, right, listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Trump opened the cabinet session promoting a very big meeting on steel and aluminum tariffs on Thursday afternoon. Photographer: Michael Reynolds/Pool via Bloomberg
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POLITICS
After Promises Of 'Transparency,' Pentagon Under Scrutiny For Troop Number Blackout
By Dominique Mosbergen
For years, the Pentagon provided quarterly reports on troop numbers overseas. But war zone figures are now conspicuously missing.
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WORLD NEWS
Taliban Militants Ambush And Kill Dozens Of Afghan Soldiers
The three-day Taliban ceasefire ended on Sunday.
Afghan National Army soldiers keep watch during an official visit in Farah province, Afghanistan May 19, 2018. Picture taken May 19, 2018. REUTERS/James Mackenzie
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WORLD NEWS
Air Strike Kills Pakistani Taliban Leader Who Reportedly Ordered Attack On Malala
The Afghan Defense Ministry said Mullah Fazlullah was killed in a joint U.S.-Afghan operation near the Pakistani border.
Breshna Musazai
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WOMEN
'Afghanistan's Malala' Gets Standing Ovation As She Graduates With Honors
By Mary Papenfuss
Breshna Musazai earned her diploma after surviving a Taliban attack.
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN MARCH 27, 2018: Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai at the Afghanistan peace conference. Alexander Shcherbak/TASS (Photo by Alexander Shcherbak\TASS via Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Afghanistan Announces Ceasefire With Taliban Insurgents Until June 20
The decision came after a meeting of Islamic clerics from across the country this week who declared a fatwa on Taliban attacks.
A rocket is launched from a M-270A1, multiple launch rocket system, during a combined rocket live fire training exercise of the 1-38th Field Artillery, 210th Fires Brigade of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and South Korean Army's artillery unit 2000 at Rocket Valley training area near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Cheorwon, 77 km (48 miles) northeast of Seoul, June 12, 2012. The exercise was conducted to increase readiness to defend South Korea according to the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: MILITARY)
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WORLD NEWS
Artillery Strike Kills More Than 50 Taliban Leaders In Afghanistan, U.S. Military Says
The Taliban dismissed the report as "propaganda" and said the attack had hit two civilian houses, killing five civilians and wounding three.
VIDEOS
Man Records Islamophobic Road Rage Encounter
Ali Alghamdi was driving when he says a man pulled over and accused him of tailgating while shouting racial slurs and calling him a “terrorist.”
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POLITICS
Why Can't The World's Best Military Win Its Wars?
By TomDispatch, Editorial Partner
Americans need to rethink war and look honestly at ourselves and our friends.
Comedian Michelle Wolf entertains guests at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner at The Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, April 28, 2018. The 104th WHCA raises money for scholarships and honors the recipients of the organization's journalism awards. (Photo by Cheriss May) (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Here's What You Missed While The Internet Was Obsessed With Michelle Wolf
By Amanda Terkel
Among other happenings, the first fast-food union formed and a U.S. service member died in Afghanistan.
An Afghan vendor holds a sheep as he waits for customers at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha Muslim festival, on the outskirts of Kabul on August 30, 2017. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
A News Photographer Was Killed In Afghanistan. Here Are Some Of His Best Photos.
By Chris McGonigal
Agence France Presse's Shah Marai was among nine journalists killed in a bombing as they covered an earlier explosion.
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH Policemen help Afghan journalists, victims of a second blast, in Kabul, Afghanistan April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani TEMPLATE OUT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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WORLD NEWS
Afghanistan Bombings Result in Country's Deadliest Day For Journalists
By Willa Frej
Ten journalists were killed in a series of attacks on Monday.
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH Policemen help Afghan journalists, victims of a second blast, in Kabul, Afghanistan April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani TEMPLATE OUT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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WORLD NEWS
String Of Attacks In Afghanistan Leave Dozens Dead, Including 11 Children
By James Mackenzie and Rupam Jain, Reuters
Eight journalists lost their lives covering the blasts after a suicide bomber attacked them.
VIDEOS
Veteran Receives First Penis And Scrotum Transplant
25 Johns Hopkins surgeons and staff worked for 14 hours to transplant a penis and scrotum to an Afghanistan war veteran maimed by an I.E.D.
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