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  1. Obama, advisers to discuss Af-Pak strategy


    UPI.com - 38 minutes ago

    David Petraeus, the top ground commander in Afghanistan, and other ... On Thursday, Obama is scheduled to make a statement about the Afghanistan-Pakistan ...
    Obama to talk about Afghanistan on Thursday- USA Today
    Progress Report on Afghanistan War to Be Released- WTMA
    ABC News (blog) - Hindustan Times
    all 310 news articles »



    Fox News
  2. Forces weighing whether soldiers wounded in Afghanistan should be ...


    Montreal Gazette - David Pugliese - 1 hour ago

    The Canadian Forces will review the files of up to 50 soldiers wounded during the Afghan war to ...
  3. Afghanistan after Holbrooke


    The Guardian (blog) - 5 minutes ago

    Now that Holbrooke has died of a torn aorta, the most pressing question is what impact his departure will have on US policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. ...
    Brokered accord in Bosnia, sought peace in Afghanistan- Washington Post
    Obama: Holbrooke 'a true giant' of foreign policy- USA Today
    Bloomberg - Reuters
    all 3849 news articles »



    Globe and Mail
  4. WikiLeaks no security risk: Smith


    The Australian - Brendan Nicholson - Lanai Vasek - 15 minutes ago

    AUSTRALIAN interests have not been put at risk by WikiLeaks material on Iraq and Afghanistan... examined so far by a Defence taskforce.
    Interrogations 'too short'- Sydney Morning Herald
    Taliban interrogations set to intensify- The Australian
    Afghan detainees treated in line with obligations: Smith- SBS
    ABC Online
    all 65 news articles »
  5. Court to hear case of birther who wouldn't deploy


    The Associated Press - 53 minutes ago

    FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military court was set to hear the case Tuesday of an Army doctor charged with refusing to deploy to Afghanistan because he says he ...
    Terry Lakin's Day of Injustice and Ray of Hope- Dakota Voice
    Attorney believes Army officer can avoid prison, support family- WND.com
    all 207 news articles »



    Seattle Post Intelligencer
  6. Soldier to be repatriated today


    Swindon Advertiser - 3 hours ago

    The body of a British Army paratrooper killed in an apparent friendly-fire incident in Afghanistan will be repatriated through Wootton Bassett today. ...
    Kiwi soldier's body to arrive in Britain- Stuff.co.nz
    all 60 news articles »



    Stuff.co.nz
  7. Obama's Afghan Review: As the War Drags On, a Mere Formality?


    TIME - Jason Motlagh - 15 minutes ago

    14, 2010 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP The game has changed in Afghanistan... since President Obama last year laid out his plan to tame the Taliban and start
    Gun battle leaves 5 dead in S. Afghanistan- People's Daily Online
    Afghanistan – America's nightmare- Pakistan Observer
    Mullen: No Big Change in Number of Troops in Afghanistan- Voice of America
    Telegraph.co.uk - NPR
    all 2345 news articles »



    CTV.ca
  8. Obama's day: Afghanistan Redux


    USA Today - 1 hour ago

    Today, President Obama ponders his latest options in Afghanistan War, as he hosts a national security meeting on the war now in its tenth year. ...
    Obama to review Afghanistan, Pakistan- Washington Post
    Obama to review Afghanistan, Pakistan- NewsOK.com
    all 80 news articles »



    Indian Express
  9. Guttenberg slammed for Afghanistan trip


    The Local.de - 6 hours ago

    After enduring snipes from the opposition for his supposed publicity stunt trip to Afghanistan with his wife, Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on ...
    Opposition blasts visit to Afghanistan by defense minister and wife- Deutsche Welle
    Germany to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 2011- Montreal Gazette
    German minister under fire for Afghan 'PR' trip- AFP
    Monsters and Critics.com - RTT News
    all 42 news articles »



    Hurriyet Daily News
  10. Afghan government awards gold, oil extraction deals


    Monsters and Critics.com - 18 minutes ago

    Kabul - The Afghan government awarded multi-million dollar contracts on gold and oil deposits in northern Afghanistan in a move that is hoped to lead the ...
    Afghan gold mining project approved- The Press Association
    Cautious optimism as Afghan oil starts pumping- Washington Post
    all 170 news articles »



    Virgin Media Music
  11. Danish soldier seriously injured in bomb blast in southern Afghanistan


    Winnipeg Free Press - 3 hours ago

    By: AP COPENHAGEN - The Danish army says a bomb blast has seriously injured one of its soldiers in southern Afghanistan. The roadside bomb wounded a member ...
  12. Wade swaps barracks for bouncers


    The Press Association - 4 hours ago

    Lance Corporal David Wade, who spent seven months in Afghanistan three years ... Wade, who was due to return to Afghanistan with the Royal Signals Corps in ...
    Soldier David Wade signs for Gloucestershire- BBC News
    Soldier Wade opts for a cricket career- Bristol Evening Post
    Gloucestershire sign bowler David Wade on a two-year contract- Gloucestershire Gazette
    all 89 news articles »
  13. Aid Workers' Deaths Stir Strategy Debate in Afghanistan


    New York Times - Rod Nordland - 12 hours ago

    Men from displaced families waited for aid from the World Food Program and Unicef in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, in February. By ROD NORDLAND KABUL, ...
    Afghan Aid Crisis: development plagued by corruption, relief by ...- Examiner.com
    all 12 news articles »



    New York Times
  14. Gov't slams IAF fatwa on Afghanistan mission


    Jordan Times - Mohammad Ben Hussein - 15 hours ago

    The Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, said joining American forces in their military presence in Afghanistan and ...
    Honourable role- Jordan Times
    Jordan: Role in Afghanistan to help Muslims- Ynetnews
    Jordan rejects Islamist fatwa over Afghan war- AFP
    all 94 news articles »



    Town Hall
  15. Afghans will win a rematch, says Latif


    The News International - 12 hours ago

    By our correspondent KARACHI: Afghanistan coach Rashid Latif is still fuming ...Afghanistan is capable ... The former Pakistan captain stressed on Monday that
    Latif dares Pakistan for an Asiad re-match- Cricketnext.com
    One-man show is destroying Pakistan cricket: Latif- GulfNews
    all 34 news articles »



    DAWN.com
  16. Afghanistan: A gruelling campaign, a tender tribute and moments of ...


    WalesOnline - Lisa Jones - 4 hours ago

    A new book depicts life at the front line for hundreds of Welsh troops fighting in Afghanistan. Lisa Jones reports IT WAS the largest aviation assault since ...
    Book captures soldiers' memories of fighting the Afghan war- WalesOnline
    all 3 news articles »
  17. Immigration's new flashpoint


    Toronto Sun - 7 hours ago

    Precipitated by our combat role in Afghanistan, and then boy-terrorist Omar Khadr as Canada's poster child for jihadist genetics, the Toronto 18 was our ...
    Swedes steadfast on Afghanistan- GlobalPost
    The 'bubbly' Luton radical who became a suicide bomber in Sweden- The Guardian
    Telegraph.co.uk - Express.co.uk
    all 4141 news articles »



    Telegraph.co.uk
  18. Nepal beat Afghanistan 13-0


    Republica - 2 hours ago

    KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Nepal defeated Afghanistan 13-0 in the ongoing first SAFF Women's Football Championship in the Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh. ...
  19. Sever ties with Lashkar, Haqqani network: US


    The Express Tribune - 10 hours ago

    Ahead of the crucial policy review for Pakistan and Afghanistan, ... The meetings between top US Commander in Afghanistan Gen David Petraeus and army chief ...
    New Af-Pak intel report point to persistent problem: Pakistan- CNN International
    Militants kill two Pakistani soldiers, injure six- AFP
    Terrorism in Pakistan linked to Afghanistan, India: Musharraf- DAWN.com
    Coffetoday - The New American
    all 37 news articles »



    DAWN.com
  20. Gilani calls for common strategy to fight terrorism


    Daily Times - 15 hours ago

    ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani underlined the need for having a common strategy by Pakistan, US, alied forces and Afghanistan to fight the ...
    Gilani calls for joint strategy to combat terrorism- DAWN.com
    The terror unleashed by the war- Arab News
    Yearender: War on terror costs Pakistan heavily- Xinhua
    The Express Tribune - MSN India
    all 37 news articles »



    DAWN.com
  21. Canadians taught Aussies to fly drones in Afghanistan, but faced ...


    Winnipeg Free Press - Murray Brewster - 18 hours ago

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian aircrew played a significant, largely unheralded role in helping Australia get its unmanned aerial vehicle program off the ...
  22. Governor: 30 suspected Taliban killed in northern Afghanistan


    Monsters and Critics.com - 3 hours ago

    Kunduz, Afghanistan - Thirty suspected Taliban militants were killed by Afghan forces and a NATO airstrike in the northern province of Baghlan, ...
    20 militants killed in N Afghanistan- People's Daily Online
    20 armed Taliban give up militancy in W. Afghanistan- People's Daily Online
    Supporting Obama in the long war against tyranny, terror- Culpeper Star Exponent
    Washington Examiner (blog)
    all 8 news articles »
  23. Twentynine Palms tank unit to deploy to Afghanistan


    Marine Corps Times - Dan Lamothe - 2 hours ago

    The Marine Corps has identified the unit that will operate the first US tanks used in the 9-year-old war in Afghanistan. ...
  24. Wartime losses hit hard in tightknit Fall River


    Boston Globe - David Abel - John M. Guilfoil - 7 hours ago

    In Massachusetts, only Boston, with six times the population of Fall River, has lost more of its own in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to icasualties.org, ...
    Pvt. Ethan Goncalo dies in Afghanistan- WWLP 22News
    US Army Dept. probes death of Fall River guardsman- My Fox Boston
    Fall River Herald News - SouthCoastToday.com
    all 73 news articles »



    Boston Globe
  25. Turkmenistan offers India lead role in TAPI project


    Indian Express - 2 hours ago

    The official said Turkmenistan will give delivery of gas at Afghanistan border and thereafter a consortium of companies which would be formed to execute the ...
    India backs gas link across Afghanistan- Asia Times Online
    TAPI — a useless agreement- PakTribune.com
    Afghanistan to deploy 7000 troops to guard TAPI pipeline- Sify
    RIA Novosti - The Express Tribune
    all 410 news articles »



    The Hindu
  26. Labor MoU Signed With Afghanistan


    Zawya - 5 hours ago

    Iran and Afghanistan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the improvement and consolidation of the two states' cooperation on labor and social ...
    Afghanistan Terms Labor Cooperation with Iran 'Promising'- Fars News Agency
    Iran opens rehab center in Afghanistan- Press TV
    all 6 news articles »



    Press TV
  27. Australia, Afghanistan reach agreement to send failed asylum ...


    People's Daily Online - 11 hours ago

    An arrangement to send failed Afghan asylum seekers back to Afghanistan will help Australia deal with unauthorized boat arrivals, a Labor front-bencher said ...
    Afghan detainees to be sent home- Herald Sun
    all 34 news articles »



    SBS
  28. Jeff Adair: Let us not forget our soldiers


    Corning Leader - Jeff Adair - 20 hours ago

    At the time of their deaths, both had only been in Afghanistan for one month. ... Harris, who was responsible for disarming IEDs in Afghanistan, was known ...
  29. Havens in Pakistan loom as biggest hurdle in Afghanistan


    Washington Post - Rajiv Chandrasekaran - 7 hours ago

    Harris arrived thinking that Ahmed Wali Karzai was Afghanistan's equivalent of the notorious Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar and should be expelled. ...



    Washington Post
  30. Afghanistan Corrupted by U.S. and 30 Years of Foreign Meddling


    RAWA News - Michael Hughes - 21 hours ago

    So, not only is it false that the country was always this way, the reality is the US has helped transform Afghanistan into one of the most corrupt places on ...
    When The Cash Leaves Afghanistan- Sky News (blog)
    Afghanistan's President Karzai signs deal on gas pipeline project- KWCH
    Crisis Over Afghan Election Results Continues- NPR
    Baltimore Sun (blog) - CBS News
    all 241 news articles »



    Globe and Mail
  31. Obama's Afghanistan Visit


    Voice of America - 15 hours ago

    US President Barack Obama flew to Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base to thank US troops stationed in Afghanistan for their service. Photo: AP President Barack ...
    Waltham soldiers meet President Obama in Afghanistan- Wicked Local Waltham
    Pentagon's frustration and Obama's expectations during the night ...- The Nation, Pakistan
    A day on the front line- ITV.com
    all 4 news articles »
  32. Radio Azadi Distributes 20000 Radios In Afghanistan


    RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - 5 hours ago

    The project is now drawing to a close, as over 18000 of the radios have been handed out in towns and villages in almost all of Afghanistan's 34 provinces. ...



    RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
  33. Pakistan officials: Suspected US missiles kill 4


    The Associated Press - 2 hours ago

    Analysts suspect that is because the groups based there are focused on the war in Afghanistan, not attacking the Pakistani state. The territory hit Tuesday ...
  34. David Lynch tackles post-traumatic stress with transcendental ...


    The Guardian - 17 hours ago

    But persuading thousands of troops with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan that the answer is to spend their days ...
    Stars hum praises of meditation- WA today
    all 26 news articles »



    Brisbane Times
  35. Camp Lejeune Marine Killed


    WCTI12.com - Monica Yancy - 1 hour ago

    Stacy Green died Friday in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Green was from Alexander City, Alabama. Green was assigned to the II MEF at Camp Lejeune. ...
  36. Al-Qaeda threat overstated, top spies say


    Sydney Morning Herald - Philip Dorling - 13 minutes ago

    The assessment undercuts a key argument of the Gillard government to justify Australia's continued commitment to the war in Afghanistan: that al-Qaeda could ...
  37. UNHCR's Afghanistan shelter programme passes 200000 home milestone


    UNHCR (press release) - 2 hours ago

    In Afghanistan, our work in helping reintegration of returnees and internally displaced people passed a milestone this week with the completion of the ...
    UNHCR builds 200000 houses in Afghanistan- ReliefWeb (press release)
    all 16 news articles »



    Lusaka Times
  38. Back from Battle: San Jose veteran


    San Jose Mercury News - 7 hours ago

    (Sherry LaVars/Staff) Over nearly a decade of American-led combat between the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, thousands of military personnel from the Bay ...
  39. Special Ops forces bound for private training camp in New Mexico


    Globe and Mail - Colin Freeze - 1 hour ago

    They will also delve into specific lessons drawn from the Afghanistan conflict ...Afghanistan, soldiers from the Canadian ... During the past decade in



    Globe and Mail
  40. Sailor comes home for the holidays, from Afghanistan


    KLTV - Annette Falconer - 12 hours ago

    Armas has patrolled the rivers and water waves in Afghanistan this past year for the US Navy. Since it's been one full year since Armas has seen his family, ...
  41. Record donation from 22 Wing


    The North Bay Nugget - Ken Pagan - 2 hours ago

    dian soldiers on a weekly basis on Hockey Night In Canada or visits to Afghanistan changing the lives of former NHL stars, ...
  42. Culdrose air crews' Afghanistan role


    Falmouth Penryn Packet - Emma Goodfellow - 3 hours ago

    Since entering Afghanistan in May 2009, the Culdrose Sea King squadrons have enabled the discovery of “significant” amounts of equipment capable of making ...
  43. Afghan Air Force lieutenants head to English, pilot training


    DVIDS - 43 minutes ago

    KABUL, Afghanistan – Ten pilot candidates in the Afghan Air Force flew from the Kabul International Airport to a partner nation in the Middle East to start ...
    British flight officers awarded for hard work in Afghanistan- DVIDS
    Air operations center in Qatar plays key role in Afghan war- World Tribune
    UK Flight officers look back on their time in Afghanistan- DVIDS
    DVIDS
    all 14 news articles »
  44. Trust is the hardest thing


    Sydney Morning Herald - Dan Oakes - 1 day ago

    Photo: Angela Wylie At a small mud-walled compound in the depths of southern Afghanistan an angry Afghan sergeant major faces off with a young Australian ...
    Disgust from troops at risk on front line- Sydney Morning Herald
    all 99 news articles »



    The Age
  45. Poway High School Grad Killed In Afghanistan


    KGTV San Diego - 9 hours ago

    A Poway High School graduate was killed this weekend when a suicide bomber detonated explosives in Afghanistan near a joint NATO-Afghan base. ...
    MILITARY: Family says Poway grad among six killed in suicide attack- North County Times
    all 2 news articles »
  46. Ronan Marine severely injured in Afghanistan, undergoes amputations


    The Missoulian - 1 hour ago

    Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Parker, of Ronan was severely injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan over the weekend. Friends and family members ...
  47. Overcoming Turkey's policy blunder concerning India


    Today's Zaman - Abdullah Bozkurt - 15 hours ago

    It was a grave mistake for Turkish foreign policy to cave in to Pakistani pressure to not invite India to the Ä°stanbul summit on Afghanistan held in January ...
  48. Tongan warriors ready for Afghanistan


    defpro - 2 hours ago

    In total the RAF will train and command 220 Tongan troops in Afghanistan over the next two years, which represents approximately half the total military ...



    defpro
  49. Wrestlers visit 101st Airborne soldiers in Afghanistan


    Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Joe Padula - 2 hours ago

    JOE PADULA • 2ND BCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS • December 14, 2010 KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Celebrities from World Wrestling Entertainment visited the soldiers ...
  50. Injured Vermont Guard sergeant thanks man who saved his life


    BurlingtonFreePress.com - Glenn Russell - 22 hours ago

    Vermont Army National Guard Ed Matayka of Lee NH (right) greets Specialist David Schwerer of White River Junction as Schwerer returns from Afghanistan at ...
  51. Daily UScasualties


    Tulsa World - 2 hours ago

    By AP Afghanistan: As of Monday, at least 1266 members of the US military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the US invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001 ...
  52. Ex-Carlisle man quits Afghanistan job after three deaths


    News & Star - 1 hour ago

    By Staff Reporter A former Carlisle man has quit his job in Afghanistan after facing three months of constant rocket attacks and roadside bomb threats. ...



    News & Star
  53. When Dad's in Afghanistan for Christmas


    The Guardian - 21 hours ago

    But with her father away serving in Afghanistan, she will be spending the festive period at home in Colchester with her mum and older brother. ...
    The kids whose fathers go to war- The Sun



    The Guardian
  54. Staging a Visit to Afghanistan


    Wall Street Journal - Vibhuti Patel - 14 hours ago

    "The Great Game: Afghanistan," a three-part theatrical event covering the past 150 years of Afghanistan's history, is being presented by ...
  55. In U.S., Afghan women find freedom to study


    USA Today - Laura Bruno - 12 hours ago

    By Eileen Blass, USA TODAY By Laura Bruno, USA TODAY Shamila Kohestani lost five years of formal education, from ages 8 to 13, while living in Afghanistan ...
  56. Quagmire: Afghanistan trap


    Charleston Gazette - 17 hours ago

    Former President Bush sent US troops into Afghanistan in 2001, and his successor seems inclined to continue the struggle indefinitely. ...
    The Endgames in Iraq and Afghanistan- Project Syndicate
    Farewell to Afghanistan- Redress Information & Analysis
    Transcript: Nir Rosen- Salon
    SUSRIS
    all 20 news articles »



    Little White Lies
  57. US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa


    Forbes - 1 day ago

    By AP , 12.12.10, 01:25 PM EST Javier Ortiz-Rivera started a Bible study group with some fellow Marines while he was in Afghanistan and promised his wife ...
  58. Singletrack in Afghanistan


    Singletrack - 45 minutes ago

    While based in Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan Sgt Mick Park got in touch with us a while back to request a few back issues of the magazine so our new ...



    Singletrack
  59. Family Says Northstate Soldier Killed In Afghanistan


    KRCRTV.COM - Tim Mapes - 11 hours ago

    The attack happened Sunday in Southern Afghanistan, in Kandahar's Zhari District. It's a farming region of irrigation canals and grape vineyards that is ...
    Redding Soldier Killed In Afghanistan- KHSL
    all 2 news articles »
  60. Four Afghan, NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan


    Monsters and Critics.com - 9 minutes ago

    Kabul - A soldier of the NATO-led international forces was killed by roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, while three Afghan troops were killed in ...
  61. Gates to the rescue in Afghanistan


    Foreign Policy - Kori Schake - 20 hours ago

    The same could be said of the Obama administration's policy on Afghanistan: without Defense Sec. Robert Gates, we would not be here. ...
    Rethinking War in Afghanistan: Marjah Edition- The Takeaway
    all 4 news articles »



    Foreign Policy
  62. Saugus soldier home for holidays


    Daily Item - 5 hours ago

    SAUGUS - Major Paul Cole will be home for Christmas this year, unlike last year when he spent the holiday in Afghanistan. Cole shipped out Dec. ...



    Daily Item
  63. Royal Welsh on tour


    BBC News - Colette Hume - 5 hours ago

    As the battle against the Taliban continues in Afghanistan, BBC Wales' Colette Hume spent time embedded with the Royal ...
  64. Canadians divided on Afghan training mission: poll


    Globe and Mail - Jill Mahoney - 21 hours ago

    Canadians are divided on the federal government's plan to keep soldiers in a non-combat role in Afghanistan, according to a new opinion poll. ...
    Canadians Split On Afghan Mission Extension- Oye! Times
    all 7 news articles »



    Globe and Mail
  65. Afghanistan: A Chaotic Cannibalistic State


    Foreign Policy Journal - Kevin Meredith - Sergio Villarreal - 11 hours ago

    Given the history of tribal peoples in the modern nation state of Afghanistan, regional tribal ...
  66. Schieffer: Time to “Rethink” Afghanistan War


    D Magazine - Glenn Hunter - 15 hours ago

    So Ron Burgundy wants to pull out of Afghanistan. Has anyone asked Mr. Peppermint his thoughts about the topic? His opinions are equally valid to ...



    D Magazine
  67. Opium Boom in Golden Triangle


    Radio Free Asia - Parameswaran Ponnudurai - 11 hours ago

    Official inspect seized illegal drugs in Burma, the world's second-largest opium producer after Afghanistan, June 26, 2007. Poppy cultivation in Burma, ...
  68. Cornish Single from Afghanistan


    Pirate FM - 6 hours ago

    They are releasing their own charity single first recorded while they were in Afghanistan this time last year. "Maybe This Christmas" is raising money for ...
  69. Hundreds mourn 100th Afghanistan victim


    Retford Today - 1 day ago

    His brother Matt said Chris was a "genuinely decent" person who loved the Army and loved serving in Afghanistan. Fighting back tears Guardsman Davies's ...
  70. Madras Soldier Wounded in Afghanistan


    KTVZ - Joe Burns - Barney Lerten - 10 hours ago

    A soldier from Madras is recovering from serious head injuries suffered in Afghanistan, and his mother offered thanks Monday for the community's prayers and ...
  71. What we're watching: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010


    CNN (blog) - 21 minutes ago

    President Obama is scheduled to meet with his national security team Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan... and Pakistan. Despite aid and assistance from the United
    Pakistan not doing enough to combat extremism- MSN India
    all 3 news articles »
  72. Mentoring subcontractors a win-win for Afghan companies


    NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan - Jon Connor - 1 hour ago

    KABUL, Afghanistan – A new contracting initiative by a command in southwest Afghanistan, which incorporates the use of larger companies to ...
  73. Today's letters: Women and Afghanistan


    National Post (blog) - 1 day ago

    In writing that the war in Afghanistan “is really about the dignity of women” and that “anyone who has a daughter or who admires women should take a second ...
    Not A Good Sign- TIME (blog)
    all 2 news articles »
  74. Afghanistan plans national electronic ID cards


    Reuters - Michelle Nichols - Emma Graham-Harrison - 2 days ago

    KABUL (Reuters) - War-torn Afghanistan lacks basic national infrastructure, yet on Sunday the government unveiled plans for a $100 ...
    Afghanistan Plans National Electronic ID Cards- RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
    all 19 news articles »



    RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
  75. Friends, family welcome Galloway Township Marine home from Afghanistan


    Press of Atlantic City - 11 hours ago

    Doernbach left for training in July 2007, and he deployed in April to Afghanistan, where he spent his time repairing armored vehicles in southern Helmand ...
  76. Daly: Love for a dog eases pain of loss


    New York Daily News - Michael Daly - 3 hours ago

    Aleman was killed by a suicide bomb in Afghanistan on December 5th. War is when 24-year-old Brooklyn Marine Sgt. Nicholas Aleman is killed in Afghanistan ...



    New York Daily News
  77. US worried by corruption in Uzbekistan: WikiLeaks


    Reuters Canada - 1 day ago

    Uzbekistan is one link in what the United States calls its northern distribution network, which brings supplies to Afghanistan through countries including ...
    US public-private conflict over Uzbekistan- The Guardian
    'Rampant corruption' of key US ally Uzbekistan- SBS
    all 32 news articles »



    Telegraph.co.uk
  78. Hundreds line streets to mourn humble soldier, 23


    Boston Herald - Marie Szaniszlo - 2 days ago

    Milley had his orders changed so that he could go to Afghanistan sooner, ... In his brief time in Afghanistan, Scott managed to win over a local governor, ...
    Sudbury mourns sacrifice- Boston Herald
    Funeral to be held for Mass. soldier- Boston Globe
    Amid laughter and tears, Sudbury hails fallen soldier- Boston Globe
    Boston Herald - NECN
    all 112 news articles »



    Boston Globe
  79. US troops killed in Afghanistan, Africa since November


    Devil's Lake Daily Journal - 15 hours ago

    3 attack on his unit in Badghis province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Fort Drum. He had been in Afghanistan for eight months, his family said. ...
  80. Rudd admits Afghanistan war grim and bloody


    ABC Online - 3 days ago

    ELIZABETH JACKSON: Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd says that as prime minister he never hid the 'grim reality' of the war in Afghanistan from the Australian ...
    I was always honest on Afghanistan: Rudd- ABC Online
    Conduct becalming: bureaucracy bogged down Dutch soldiers- Sydney Morning Herald
    Smith forced on the defensive- Sydney Morning Herald
    The Age - The Australian
    all 442 news articles »



    Sydney Morning Herald
  81. The Other War Front: Economic Development in Afghanistan


    Heritage.org (blog) - 20 hours ago

    The US military has undergone a crash course in economic development while fighting the war in Afghanistan, and development agencies could stand to learn ...
    Nangarhar subgovernors meet with reconstruction team- DVIDS
    Reconstruction team assesses bridge construction progress- DVIDS
    all 6 news articles »



    Heritage.org (blog)
  82. Operation Education: Wasilla High student raises funds, gathers ...


    Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman - K.T. McKee - 4 hours ago

    The woman, Fawzia Etimada, had fled to America after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 30 years ago. She told Foster about the Payan school and how badly ...
  83. WOOTTON BASSETT FACES END TO PARADES FOR WAR DEAD


    Express.co.uk - Gary Mitchell - 1 day ago

    FAMILIES of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan have expressed their sadness after it was revealed a Wiltshire town could soon stop ...
  84. Troops back from war zone


    Bennington Banner - Neal P. Goswami - 7 hours ago

    Lawrence Doane, who commanded the local troops in Afghanistan, said the soldiers had an ...Afghanistan was very mountainous. It was a high desert plain. ...
    Soldiers return from war to tears, cheers- WNYT
    all 2 news articles »
  85. NATO targets Kandahar assassin squads


    Toronto Star - Murray Brewster - 1 day ago

    KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN—NATO has given itself a licence to kill those who are murdering government workers in Kandahar, but the mayor of this embattled city ...
  86. Tajikistan may support U.S. air base: WikiLeaks


    Reuters - Maria Golovnina - 22 hours ago

    Tajikistan, which shares a 1340-km (840-mile) border with Afghanistan, is an important transit route supplying cargo to the US-led war in Afghanistan. ...
    cables paint bleak picture of Tajikistan, central Asia's poorest state- The Guardian
    US embassy cables: 'Cronyism and corruption' hinder reform in ...- The Guardian
    'Bridges to Nowhere': America's Unsavory Friends in Central Asia- Spiegel Online
    EurasiaNet
    all 28 news articles »



    The Guardian
  87. Jordan opposition accuses government of apostasy


    Washington Post - 1 day ago

    AP AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan's powerful Islamic opposition has accused the government of apostasy for assisting the US in Afghanistan. The religious edict by ...
  88. Cedar Rapids Soldier Surprises Family for the Holidays


    KCRG - Mark Geary - 9 hours ago

    Ropa is serving with the HHC 1-168 Infantry in Afghanistan. ... The trip from Afghanistan to Iowa took four days and plenty of patience. “I've had no sleep. ...



    KCRG
  89. Spanish Aviation Supports Western Afghanistan


    War On Terror News - Kevin Wallace - 23 hours ago

    Regional Command-West: CAMP ARENA, Afghanistan (Dec. 13, 2010) – The sight of NATO helicopters buzzing overhead is not only common in western Afghanistan ...
  90. Wayland students, staff pitch in for Operate Care Package


    Plainview Daily Herald - Teresa Young Wayland - 13 hours ago

    On Tuesday, students and staff from the office were scurrying to pack boxes that will be sent to a military platoon stationed in Afghanistan facing harsh ...
  91. Afghanistan - Pino Arlacchi advocates new approach


    European Parliament (press release) - 20 hours ago

    The merits of a possible change of strategy in Afghanistan by the European Union and its allies will be debated Wednesday afternoon by the European ...
    It is not Afghan farmers who are addicted to drugs trade- The National
    all 3 news articles »



    European Parliament (press release)
  92. Camp Pendleton Marines destroy more than 50 IEDs in Afghanistan


    OCRegister - Joshua Sudock - 1 day ago

    Cpl. John McCall, of the 1st Marine Division, which is based at of Camp Pendleton and currently has assets deployed in Afghanistan, ...
  93. Soldiers Arrive Home From Afghanistan


    WMUR Manchester - 14 hours ago

    Tammie Hartshorn said she also has two sons in the military, both of whom were injured in Afghanistan. One is home and the other is on his way. ...
  94. Afghan women's teaching centre aims to offer safe haven


    Vancouver Sun - Doug Schmidt - 1 day ago

    KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan — As skilled craftsmen spread wet plaster over walls of fresh bricks and lay ...
  95. US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa


    Forbes - 1 day ago

    3 attack on his unit in Badghis province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Fort Drum. He had been in Afghanistan for eight months, his family said. ...
  96. Afghanistan: Taliban Encroaching On “Safe” District Surrounding ...


    Eurasia Review - Erin Cunningham - 1 day ago

    Expanding outward from the Afghan capital and sweeping north past the foreign military base at Bagram, Afghanistan's Shomali Plain, ...
  97. The New Republic: Beware US Self Congratulations


    NPR - Stephen Sestanovich - 22 hours ago

    Secretary of Defense Robert Gates laughs during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. ...
  98. Operation Eagle Claw II: Visiting the Taliban at home


    DVIDS - 19 hours ago

    GANJGAL VALLEY, Afghanistan - Whoop. Whoop. Whoop. The sounds of helicopters echoed through the Ganjgal Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province the ...
  99. A Call to Reason for Afghanistan


    Registan.net - Joshua Foust - 11 hours ago

    Let us rehash, briefly: about two years ago, before any of the Obama troop surges flowed into Afghanistan, ...
  100. A hero's service, and tragic reminder


    Gloucester Daily Times - 9 hours ago

    Indeed, the horrors of the ongoing war in Afghanistan — which hit home all over again for many Cape Ann and North Shore residents through the news of Sgt. ...

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