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    Jan 9, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  1. US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; 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.</span>
    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: Elena Kagan, Kabul (Afghanistan), Barack Obama, International Military Interventions, Leon Panetta

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Fourth U.S. drone victim influenced by Sept. 11, war

    WASHINGTON — In his early teens, Jude Kenan Mohammad was a familiar sight in his middle-class section of Raleigh, N.C., riding around on his bike to deliver groceries to elderly Muslim neighbors. But with an American mother and Pakistani father,...

    Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Islam, Pakistan, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    3. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. British security services in spotlight after soldier murder

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that his suspected killers were known to intelligence officers.
    Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that his suspected killers were known to...

    Tags: Rebellions, Al-Qaeda, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. With end of Afghan war in sight, Europe pushes business

    Reuters
    HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan's small but promising private sector this week, in the hope that business can usher in stability and peace once foreign troops leave by the end of next year....

    Tags: European Union, Lifestyle and Leisure, Kabul (Afghanistan), Italy, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    5. May 18, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights

    Associated Press
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The...

    Tags: Taliban, Laws, Criminals, Customs and Tradition, Islam

    6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 pct

    Reuters
    By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country....

    Tags: Barack Obama, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, Afghanistan, John Kerry

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country. The president asked for $79.4...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, Afghanistan

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops

    Reuters
    KABUL (Reuters) - Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of next year, is considering deploying border guards on the Tajik-Afghan border, Moscow's envoy to Kabul told Reuters in an interview. Moscow,...

    Tags: HIV, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban, Barack Obama, AIDS

    9. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Pakistan's incoming prime minister turns pragmatic

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan &mdash; After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested....

    Tags: Elections, U.S. Elections, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Taliban, Government

    10. May 7, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  10. Syrian intervention: Some questions

    WASHINGTON -- For all the armchair generals advocating U.S. military intervention in Syria, I have a few questions:
    WASHINGTON -- For all the armchair generals advocating U.S. military intervention in Syria, I have a few questions: Is human suffering the reason for the United States to act? That is the noblest and most altruistic of motives, and the estimated 70,...

    Tags: United Nations, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, International Military Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )

    11. May 3, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  11. Fouad Ajami: Afghanistan shows Americans how not to fight wars

    In the unforgiving Afghan landscape, we have learned that you can't buy a warlord. You can only rent one. We owe this education to our man in Kabul, President Hamid Karzai. For more than a decade, it has been recently confirmed, U.S. dollars packed into...

    Tags: Elections, Kabul (Afghanistan), Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975)

    12. May 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Getting less for our money in Afghanistan

    Among all the bizarre actions which have constituted U.S. foreign policy, one stands out today as particularly bizarre and counterproductive. Over the past 10 years, the CIA has given Afghan President Hamid Karzai bags full of money totaling millions of...

    Tags: The New York Times, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Central Intelligence Agency, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai

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