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US, NATO ready plan to hand off Afghanistan combat
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US, NATO ready plan to hand off Afghanistan combat

BRUSSELS — The US and its NATO allies are readying plans to pull away from the front lines in Afghanistan…
US prepares for last major Afghan offensive
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US prepares for last major Afghan offensive

KABUL - For Taliban militants and US strategists alike, all roads in this impoverished country of mountain passes, arid deserts…
Taliban attack Afghan capital, 3 other cities
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Taliban attack Afghan capital, 3 other cities

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital…
Guns silent in hours after Syria truce deadline
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Guns silent in hours after Syria truce deadline

BEIRUT - Syrian troops held their fire in the hours after a UN-backed ceasefire took effect at dawn on Thursday,…
Karzai asks NATO to leave Afghan villages, Taliban scraps talks
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Karzai asks NATO to leave Afghan villages, Taliban scraps talks

KABUL — Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages and confine themselves to major bases…
American opens fire on Afghans, 15 dead
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American opens fire on Afghans, 15 dead

BALANDI, Afghanistan — A US service member walked out of a base in southern Afghanistan before dawn Sunday and started…
Suspicion rises between Western advisers, Afghans
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Suspicion rises between Western advisers, Afghans

KABUL, Afghanistan — "Shoulder to shoulder" is the mantra of the NATO-Afghan military partnership. Now, after Afghan soldiers and police…
Taliban urge Afghans to kill ‘invaders’ amid new protests
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Taliban urge Afghans to kill ‘invaders’ amid new protests

The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases and kill Westerners in retaliation for burnings of copies…
NATO forces in Afghanistan say killed 8 youths in air raid
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NATO forces in Afghanistan say killed 8 youths in air raid

NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Wednesday they killed eight young Afghans in eastern Kapisa province last week in an…
UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians
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UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan — Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as…
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