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State Department diplomat with Chicago ties killed in Afghanistan
Tribune reportersAnne Smedinghoff, the young American diplomat who was killed Saturday while delivering textbooks to children in Afghanistan, left behind a long trail of people she had impressed with her passion, intelligence and poise, both in her career and while she...Tags: Trips and Vacations, John Kerry, U.S. Department of State, The New York Times, Colleges and Universities
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Six Americans killed in Afghan attacks as top U.S. commander visits
KABUL, Afghanistan — On the same day that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan for an assessment visit, six Americans were killed Saturday in attacks by Afghanistan insurgents. Hours after Dempsey arrived in...Tags: NATO, Armed Forces, Defense, Afghanistan, Martin Dempsey
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Six Americans, doctor killed in Afghan attacks
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Six American troops and civilians and an Afghan doctor were killed in attacks on Saturday in southern and eastern Afghanistan as the U.S. military's top officer began a weekend visit to the country, officials said....
Tags: Armed Forces, Pakistan, Emergency Incidents, Bombings, Government
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Fawad Mohammadi ('Buzkashi Boys') takes a long trip to the Oscars
KABUL, Afghanistan — On a recent afternoon here in the Afghan capital, 14-year-old Fawad Mohammadi stood shivering on a muddy corner, scanning the street for customers who might buy one of his maps. But his thoughts were elsewhere: the Oscars....Tags: Celebrities, Entertainment, Angelina Jolie, Culture, Academy Awards
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Suicide attack kills nearly 50 in western Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide bombing and armed attack rocked a government compound in western Afghanistan near Iran on Wednesday, leaving at least 49 people dead, including the nine attackers, and wounding more than 50, officials said. The...Tags: Pakistan, Emergency Incidents, Bombings, Government, Executive Branch
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Panetta, NATO partner, differ on troop numbers
BRUSSELS (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his German counterpart offered conflicting accounts Friday of a discussion about how many U.S. and European forces would remain in Afghanistan after the anticipated end of combat after 2014....
Tags: Leon Panetta, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, Government Debt, NATO
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Angelina Jolie opens a girls school in Afghanistan
Looking for inspiration to make the world a better place? Well, Angelina Jolie has opened a school for hundreds of girls in Afghanistan and intends to open more funded by profits from her jewelry collection, according to a report out Monday. The all-...
Tags: Afghanistan, Google Inc., Angelina Jolie, Media Industry, Social Media
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Afghans seek their own exit strategy
KABUL, Afghanistan — Nabil Ahmad was at his desk at a logistics support firm last spring when an explosion ripped through the office. Windows shattered. The ceiling collapsed. "I thought it was an earthquake — or the end of the world," the...
Tags: Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Homes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Embassy
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U.S. forces hand over control in Afghan province
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. military leaders on Saturday formally handed over security responsibilities to Afghan troops in an area of Wardak province that was the focus of claims by President Hamid Karzai that U.S. troops were responsible for...
Tags: Armed Forces, Kidnapping, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, Afghanistan
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Suicide blast in Pakistan kills soldier, 6 civilians
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A blast set off by a suicide bomber killed at least seven other people in the northwest city of Peshawar on Friday in an attack that appeared to be aimed at assassinating a top Pakistani paramilitary official, police said. The...
Tags: Pakistan, Suicide, Emergency Incidents, Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Don't abandon U.S. troops' allies
When American troops went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, they relied on local translators, drivers and guides to help them navigate incalculable risks. In exchange, the United States promised, beginning in 2006, to provide visas for those men and women...
Tags: Iraq, Afghanistan, Immigration, Personal Data Collection, Politics
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After loss, Afghan shadow warrior still wishes to fight Taliban
KAMA, Afghanistan — For more than two years, he was part of a secret, CIA-trained advance team for America's shadow war in Afghanistan, helping to collect intelligence that led to the killing or capture of Taliban suspects. Then, last September,...
Tags: War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Central Intelligence Agency, Government, Rentals, Rebellions
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