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Taliban Using Facebook Beauties To Dupe Soldiers
The Taliban is using fake pictures of beautiful women on Facebook to fool soldiers in Afghanistan.
VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT: Obama Speech From Afghanistan
President Obama addresses the nation on the end of the war in Afghanistan, the death of Bin Laden, and coming victory versus Al Qaeda.
Wife: Robert Bales Is Innocent In Afghanistan Massacre
The wife of Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, Karilyn Bales, spoke to NBC’s Matt Lauer and said she believed her husband was not guilty of the massacre of 17 Afghan citizens he has been charged with.
VIDEO: AH-64 Apache Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan
Video of a US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashing in Afghanistan appears to be real, according to military officials.
VIDEO: Soldier Surprises Daughter At School After Afghanistan Deployment
While making a presentation to her class, young Alexis is surprised by her father home from his deployment in Afghanistan.
Opposition To Afghanistan War At 63%
Americans are opposed to the war in Afghanistan by a 2 to 1 ratio, according to a new poll
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VIDEO: Navy SEAL Widow Kimberly Vaughn Talks About Her Husband Aaron Vaughn’s Sacrifice
Aaron Vaughn died in the attack on Navy SEALS in Afghanistan over the weekend.
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72% Back Obama Plan For Afghanistan
(National Confidential) — The public largely backs the Commander In Chief’s plan to draw down troops from Afghanistan, according to a new Gallup poll. An overwhelming 72% of the public supports President Obama.
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Obama Afghanistan Speech Still Being Edited
President Obama’s speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan is still being edited by White House staffers. CNN: “A senior administration official tells CNN that edits are “still being made” to the speech President Obama will deliver in primetime on troop levels in Afghanistan.”
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Study: War Zone Projects Unsustainable
The Washington Post reports: “The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan says it “sees no indication” that the Pentagon, the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development are “effectively taking sustainability risks into account when devising new projects or programs.””
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540 Taliban In Afghanistan Prison Break
“Afghan government officials have confirmed to Al Jazeera that some 540 Taliban officers and commanders have escaped from Kandahar prison via a 350 metre-long tunnel. Al Jazeera’s Qais Azimy, reporting from Kabul, said that a Taliban official also confirmed the overnight escape, boasting that the prison break had been ‘very well-planned’ and that it was [...]
![Afghan Forces Take Over For NATO]()
Afghan Forces Take Over For NATO
Afghan Soldier picture “Afghan forces will soon replace NATO-led troops in charge of security at six sites across Afghanistan – the first step in a transition that Afghan President Hamid Karzai hopes will leave his troops in control across the nation by the end of 2014, The Associated Press has learned.” READ MORE
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Petraeus Leaving Afghanistan
The London Times reports that General David Petraeus is leaving the Afghanistan campaign. The paper says that Petraeus will be replaced by the end of the year as part of a reorganization of US officials in Afghanistan. READ MORE
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Obama: USA On Track To Achieve Goals In Afghanistan
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States is “on track to achieve its goals in Afghanistan” but that the gains in many areas are fragile and reversible. Obama said the United States is on course to begin withdrawing some U.S. troops next July, as he introduced a new, classified assessment of the Afghanistan [...]
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Bowe Bergdahl: New Taliban Video Shows US Soldier Held Hostage
Bowe Bergdahl picture A new video released by the Taliban shows a man believed to be the only known American serviceman held captive in Afghanistan, a group that tracks militant websites said Wednesday. Spc. Bowe Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho, has been held by the Taliban since June 30, 2009, when he disappeared in Paktika province [...]
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Sal Giunta (Salvatore Giunta) To Receive Medal Of Honor From President Obama – Featured On 60 Minutes
Sal Giunta picture On November 16, President Barack Obama will award Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Staff Sergeant Giunta will receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions during combat operations against an armed enemy in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan in October, 2007. Staff Sergeant Giunta’s [...]
![NATO Airstrike Accidentally Kills 5 Afghan Army Soldiers]()
NATO Airstrike Accidentally Kills 5 Afghan Army Soldiers
“NATO mistakenly killed five of its Afghan army allies in an airstrike Wednesday while the Afghans were attacking insurgents in the country’s east, officials said. An Afghan defense official condemned the latest ‘friendly fire’ deaths, which came at a time when international troops are trying to improve coordination with Afghan security forces in hopes of [...]
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Fire Him: Gen. Stanley McChrystal Recalled To Washington After Blasting Admin In Print
“The top U.S. general in Afghanistan was summoned to Washington for a White House meeting after apologizing Tuesday for flippant and dismissive remarks about top Obama administration officials involved in Afghanistan policy. The remarks in an article in this week’s in Rolling Stone magazine are certain to increase tension between the White House and Gen. [...]
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