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Obama to halve U.S. force in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union speech Tuesday, President Obama will announce plans to withdraw half the U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan over the next year, a steep reduction that reflects his determination to end the American role in the 11-...
Tags: Germany, David Cameron, White House, Afghanistan, NATO
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The case for drone strikes
President Obama's second term begins amid intense criticism of the drone strikes being conducted by the United States in Pakistan. Much of this criticism is based on claims that drones are doing more harm than good. A recent Stanford/NYU study concluded...
Tags: U.S. Military, Taliban, National Government, Government, Afghanistan
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Afghanistan's future up to United States
Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost. Hagel's fellow Republicans grilled the defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his opposition to...Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, White House, Government, National Government
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Column: Afghanistan's future up to United States
Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost. Hagel’s fellow Republicans grilled the defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his...Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, Haqqani Network, National Government, Government
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Study: Afghans paid nearly $4 billion in bribes last year
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghans paid bribes totaling about $3.9 billion last year -- twice the country’s domestic revenue -- and two-thirds of the population says it’s acceptable for civil servants to take kickbacks for providing basic services,...Tags: Political Corruption, Civil and Public Service, Bribery, Government, Corporate Crime
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McManus: What's the Afghanistan mission?
Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost. Hagel's fellow Republicans grilled the Defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his opposition to...Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, White House, Haqqani Network, National Government
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Fred Kaplan's 'The Insurgents' takes on Petraeus and policy
-------------------- The Insurgents David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War Fred Kaplan Simon & Schuster: 400 pp, $28 -------------------- Everyone knows — or thinks they know — about the influence exerted by the...Tags: U.S. Army, The Pentagon, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Central Intelligence Agency, Mosul (Iraq)
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Obama moves up deadline for Afghans to take lead security role
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Friday said he is moving up the deadline for Afghan forces to take the lead in securing their own country, a decision that could speed the withdrawal of U.S. forces in the coming months. After a meeting with Afghan...Tags: Wars and Interventions, White House, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan
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Afghans to take over greater security role
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces are preparing to take the lead in safeguarding more parts of the country in line with plans to assume full responsibility for security when most foreign troops withdraw by the end of 2014, President Hamid Karzai’s...
Tags: The Pentagon, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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British soldier in Afghanistan victim of apparent 'inside' attack
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A British soldier was shot and killed when a man believed to be a member of the Afghan National Army turned his weapon on foreign troops and his Afghan colleagues in a restive southern province, officials said Tuesday. Monday&...
Tags: War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Taliban, United Kingdom, Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts
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Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, two potentially controversial picks for his second-term...
Tags: George W. Bush, This Week (tv program), John Cornyn, U.S. Congress, David Petraeus
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U.S., Afghan officials discuss troops' post-2014 legal jurisdiction
KABUL, Afghanistan — In a second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Afghanistan here on the presence of U.S. forces beyond 2014, the two sides have held preliminary talks on legal jurisdiction over American troops, the lead American...
Tags: U.S. Military, Military Equipment, White House, Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan
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