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Afghanistan: Karzai clan inter family feuds and holding on to power
There is a long article here in the NY Times. Hamid Karzai steps down from the presidency in
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Afghanistan: Another NATO air strike goes awry killing six children
In the eastern province of Paktia local officials claim a NATO air strike killed eight members of one family including 6 children plus husband and wife. The strike happened last Saturday in a small village in the province. &
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No photo – no problem: NATO to ban its Afghan forces from taking war-zone pics
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 12 months ago
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A picture showing a US Marine scout sniper team posing in front of what appears as a flag of the notorious Nazi organization SS, has surfaced online. The Marine Corps confirmed that the embarrassing photo taken in Afghanistan is real. Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: No more embarassing photos as photos off base banned
Troops will no longer be able to take any what are called "happy photos" outside of their base. Photos of activities have included troops mistreating prisoners and desecrating corpses. To prevent records of such
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Allies on 'irreversible' course to end Afghan war
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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Afghan forces in the lead of the combat mission by the middle of next year. Even in a backup role, though, the U.S. forces and all the rest will still face combat and attacks until the war's end. In essence,
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NATO may OK Obama Afghan war plan
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 1 year ago
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President Barack Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year and the withdrawal of troops by the end of 2014. Chicago to sketch out the end of an unpopular war and figure out how to pay for shoring up
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Afghanistan: Karzai claims civilian deaths in air strikes could undermine Strategic Partnership deal
Just recently Obama paid a secret visit to Afghanistan to sign a Strategic Partnership Deal governing the U.S. continuing presence and support for Afghanistan from 2014 to 2024. Now Karzai claims that the deal is being undermined by
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Afghanistan Partnership Agreement: Extending the Afghan war until 2024
Recently President Obama visited Afghanistan by cover of night and signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Neither the Afghan parliament nor the U.S. congress voted on the agreement or even discussed
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Commentary on recent US troops 'inhuman conduct', posing with dead bodies
U.S. soldiers posing with the gruesome leftovers of several Afghan suicide bombers has provoked unsympathetic denunciation from the U.S. military. The newly-published photos are the most recent in a stretched line of scandals
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The Afghan war picture,a moment of horror wins Pulitzer prize
The photographer behind a heartbreaking image of an Afghan girl crying in fear after a suicide bombing has been awarded the Pulitzer for best breaking news photography. The young girl, Tarana Akbari, is shown screaming surrounded by
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