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Memorial at Camp Pendleton remembers coalition fallen
CAMP PENDLETON -– It took more than an hour Thursday for the names of the fallen to be read aloud -- American, British, Danish, Jordanian, Georgian and Australian -- in tones that were crisp and respectful. Behind the iconic, inverted-rifle...
Tags: Afghanistan, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions
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Two Americans killed in air crash in Afghanistan
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two U.S. troops died in eastern Afghanistan after their aircraft crashed Tuesday, military officials said. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said the cause of the crash, which took place in a field, is under...Tags: Afghanistan, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Reforms inch along in Pakistan
Pakistan is beset by a torrent of maladies. Its government is bankrupt. Its economy is mired in stagflation as the population booms. Terrorists strike all corners of the country. Civil conflict in its largest city, Karachi, has evolved from feuds...
Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Terrorism
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NATO airstrike said to kill 10 children in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan killed 11 civilians, 10 of them children, in addition to the Taliban militants it was trying to hit, Afghan officials said. The strike late Saturday in the Shigal district of restive Kunar...Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Kabul (Afghanistan), Pakistan
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Slain diplomat in Afghanistan 'felt she was making a difference'
CHICAGO — Members of Anne Smedinghoff's family consoled themselves Sunday with the thought that the young U.S. diplomat died in the service of a cause that mattered deeply to her. "She was doing what she loved," her father said, "and she was doing...Tags: Afghanistan, Chicago Tribune, River Forest, Istanbul (Turkey), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Afghanistan, Military Equipment, Barack Obama, Bombings, Politics
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US general: Taliban likely to be long-term threat
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States accepts that a diminished but resilient Taliban is likely to remain a military threat in some parts of Afghanistan long after U.S. troops complete their combat mission next year, the top U.S....
Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kabul (Afghanistan), Pakistan, Armed Conflicts
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Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills 9 civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A roadside bomb detonated under a bus in Afghanistan on Monday, killing nine civilians, officials said. It was the latest in a string of attacks over the past week that have left noncombatants dead. The bus was driving from the...
Tags: Afghanistan, John Kerry, Motorvehicle Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings
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Kerry mourns 'selfless, idealistic' US diplomat
ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday railed against the "cowardly" terrorists responsible for the attack that killed five Americans in Afghanistan, including a "selfless, idealistic" young diplomat on a mission to donate...
Tags: John Kerry, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Armed Conflicts
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Talk of peace with Pakistan Taliban angers victims
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Hazratullah Khan, who lost his right leg below the knee in a car bombing, answers immediately when asked whether the Pakistani government should hold peace talks with Taliban leaders responsible for attacks like the one...Tags: Karachi (Pakistan), U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts, Pakistan
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Radar shows U.S. border security gaps
WASHINGTON — A sophisticated airborne radar system developed to track Taliban fighters planting roadside bombs in Afghanistan has found a new use along the U.S. border with Mexico, where it has revealed gaps in security. Operated from a Predator...
Tags: Afghanistan, Migration, Politics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Six Afghans killed in NATO airstrike, officials say
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO airstrike killed four policemen and two civilians on a rural road in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province, Afghan officials said Thursday. Fazel Ahmad Tolwak, governor of Deyak district, said the four police had...
Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO, Politics, Hamid Karzai
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