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US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces....
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Hillary Clinton, Al-Qaeda, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military
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An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives, including SW Mich. soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on an Afghan army base, wrapping up a long day of coordinating the safe arrival of nearly...
Tags: Taliban, The Pentagon, Armed Forces, Rebellions, Military Equipment
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Indiana Guard unit returns without soldier killed
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Soldiers with an Indiana National Guard unit that had one of its members killed in an Afghanistan attack have been reunited with their families. About 110 soldiers of the multiunit military police force arrived Thursday for a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Armed Conflicts
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Indiana Marine injured in Afghanistan gets Purple Heart
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana Marine who suffered a brain injury in a 2008 firefight in Afghanistan has been honored with a Purple Heart he initially didn't want. Capt. E. Markus Trouerbach received his Purple Heart during a Friday ceremony at...
Tags: Human Interest, Injuries and Wounds
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Romney, Obama challenge each other in third and final debate
Associated PressBOCA RATON, Fla. -- President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, saying, "Every time you've offered an opinion you've been wrong." The Republican coolly responded, "Attacking me is...Tags: Israel, Voting, Mitt Romney, Executive Branch, International Military Interventions
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Soldier back from Afghanistan gives family a surprise homecoming
WSBT-TVCOLOMA, Mich. – One Berrien County third grader got the surprise of his lifetime Friday. His dad, a soldier in the U.S. National Guard, returned home from Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Mike Hoffman just finished his third tour overseas with the U.... -
Indiana Guard unit that lost 6 back from Afghanistan
GARY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana National Guard unit that lost six of its members during an almost yearlong deployment in Afghanistan returned to Indiana Wednesday in a tearful, hug-filled reunion with friends and family. More than 80 members of the...
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South Bend hometown boy stands tall as Navy Chief
Naval Construction Battalion Center Public AffairsGULFPORT , Miss. – There are many moments in life as children grow, where parents couldn’t be more proud. One such moment happened Sept. 14 here, as South Bend resident, Michael Hallahan, pinned the anchors of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer...Tags: U.S. Navy, Armed Forces
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U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan nearing 2,000
As of Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at least 1,988 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is six less than the Defense...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Injuries and Wounds
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Rights Watch: Evidence of wider US waterboarding
CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch said it has uncovered evidence of a wider use of waterboarding than previously acknowledged by the CIA, in a report Thursday detailing brutal treatment of detainees at U.S.-run lockups abroad after the 9/11 attacks....Tags: Justice System, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Dick Cheney, Central Intelligence Agency
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American Taliban fighter says prayer rule 'absurd'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh says a federal prison rule barring him and other Muslims from praying together daily is "absurd" and contends the U.S. is causing him to sin against his religion by prohibiting such...
Tags: Taliban, Religion and Belief, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Islam, Prisons
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Injured Elkhart soldier gets a hero's welcome home
ELKHART – An Army K-9 handler injured in Afghanistan is back home with his family for awhile. Aaron Yoder got a hero's welcome and an escort from hundreds of Patriot Guard motorcycle riders who made the trek with him from the airport in South...
Tags: Heroism
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