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Afghanistan in the Media
| The majority of civilians died at the hands of the Taliban and other insurgents whose use of homemade bombs was more prevalent and whose suicide bombers killed more each time. |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:13:10 -0800 |
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| KABUL, Afghanistan -- Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as insurgents ratcheted up violence with suicide attacks and roadside bombs, the United Nations said Saturday. |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:04:48 -0800 |
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| A 49-year-old brigadier general died Friday in Afghanistan of apparent natural causes, the U.S. Army said, and he is among the highest-ranking service members to die there. |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:12:28 -0800 |
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| The US plan to end its combat mission in Afghanistan by the end of 2013, shifting to an 'advise and assist' role, may not mean a huge change for troops on the ground. |
| Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:59:46 -0800 |
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| The Pentagon’s monthly spending in Afghanistan dipped to $5.3 billion in October and November, down from an average of $7.8 billion a month in the fiscal year that ended in September, according to data compiled by the Defense Department comptroller’s office. |
| Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:07:34 -0800 |
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| The Pentagon’s monthly spending in Afghanistan dipped to $5.3 billion in October and November, down from an average of $7.8 billion a month in the fiscal year that ended in September, according to data compiled by the Defense Department comptroller’s office. |
| Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:28:16 -0800 |
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| Progress in Afghanistan has been mixed. Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan of The Weekly Standard argue that decisions about reducing U.S. forces in Afghanistan should not be made until 2013. |
| Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:24:21 -0800 |
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| IT’S BECOMING increasingly difficult to reconcile the Obama administration’s military and diplomatic initiatives on Afghanistan. Last month, the State Department unveiled a “fight and talk” strategy that could involve the transfer of senior Taliban commanders from Guantanamo Bay to Qatar. The aim, officials said, was to induce Taliban leaders to accept what they have repeatedly rejected: talks ... |
| Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:42:16 -0800 |
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| The Taliban are not beaten, the peace process is bogged down in internal squabbles and Afghan security forces aren't ready to take control of the nation. Yet the U.S. and its partners are talking about speeding up — rather than slowing down — their exit from the war. |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:20:12 -0800 |
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| Obama administration officials are downplaying Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s comments that by late next year U.S. troops could switch away from a combat role in Afghanistan to an advise-and-assist mission. Panetta’s remarks caught members of Congress, as well as European and Afghan allies, by surprise, and... |
| Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:57:19 -0800 |
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