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Bombs still greet Marines in Afghan town
Explosions rumble through this former Taliban stronghold three or four times a day — an ominous sign that the ...via OneRiot -
Retaken Afghan Town Reports Taliban Threats
Though fighters have left town, agitators have remained in Marja waging a campaign of intimidation at night, local ...via Foreign Policy -
Soaring IED attacks in Afghanistan stymie U.S. counteroffensive
Soaring IED attacks in Afghanistan stymie U.S. counteroffensivevia Salvador Sala's Twitter Feed -
AP source: Al-Qaida leader believed killed
A senior U.S. official says an al-Qaida leader who is believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA ...Posted by Eliza Haran -
Police Commandos Crack Down On Afghan Drug Trade
(Audio - streaming) The opium trade in Afghanistan is a key source of income for the Taliban. The group uses the money to carry out ...via NewsRack -
Man Versus Afghanistan
Divided by geography, cursed by corruption, stunted by poverty, staggered by a growing insurgency—Afghanistan ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Our Man in Kabul?
The United States is not fighting one enemy in Afghanistan. While the media often equate “insurgency” with ...via New Republic
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Iraq and Afghanistan: America's invisible wars
After seven years in Iraq and nine in Afghanistan, residents of York, Pa., talk about how the wars have become like ...Posted by Elizabeth White-Nadler -
Karzai faces anger in Marjah
Afghan President Hamid Karzai faced an angry reception from people in the southern town of Marjah following a major ...via Asia Times -
Taliban: Kandahar bombings are a warning
Kandahar, Afghanistan » The Taliban on Sunday called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern city of Kandahar a ...Posted by Ezra Fox
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The Pentagon's Stringers
But one of the companies established by Pelton and Jordan, International Safety Networks (ISN), offered to do more ...Posted by Karen Mohler -
Rep. Dennis Kucinich Takes on Democratic Leaders With Insistence on Public Option, Call for Afghan Withdrawal
(Multimedia) Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich joins us to discuss two House debates in which he's played a central role this ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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McChrystal Brings Most Special Operations Under His Control
Action by the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, was taken in part because of ...via Kaizar Campwala's Facebook Feed
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Pakistan drone attacks kill eight
Eight militants die in the second suspected double drone strike in as many days in north-west Pakistan, officials say.Posted by K D Panigrahi
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Gitmo's Indefensible Lawyers
Legal counsel to some of the detainees went far beyond vigorous representation of their clients. Doesn't the public ...Posted by Kelly Garrett
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