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US, NATO ready plan to hand off Afghanistan combat
World
April 18, 2012
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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April 16, 2012
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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April 15, 2012
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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April 12, 2012
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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March 15, 2012
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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March 11, 2012
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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March 7, 2012
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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February 23, 2012
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
World
February 15, 2012
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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February 4, 2012
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…