News Topic - Afghanistan
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The blowback from Afghanistan
Military spending is a superb way to tilt an economy away from social goals
The Globe and Mail – Oct 10, 2008 03:29 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Military spending is a superb way to tilt an economy away from social goals
The Globe and Mail – Oct 10, 2008 03:29 AM [GMT] – comment?
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New Mexico paratrooper receives Silver Star
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper was awarded the Army's third highest medal for his heroism in combat against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
KRQE News 13 – Oct 10, 2008 03:17 AM [GMT] – comment?
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper was awarded the Army's third highest medal for his heroism in combat against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
KRQE News 13 – Oct 10, 2008 03:17 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Tempers flare as Ill. Senate candidates face off
Associated Press - October 9, 2008 10:44 PM ET GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg has accused U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of endangering troops in Iraq and Afghanistan by...
WANDtv.com – Oct 10, 2008 02:44 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Associated Press - October 9, 2008 10:44 PM ET GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg has accused U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of endangering troops in Iraq and Afghanistan by...
WANDtv.com – Oct 10, 2008 02:44 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Gates Urges NATO to Take On Afghan Drug Traffickers
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Oct. 9 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called on NATO allies Thursday to target Afghanistan's drug traffickers as part of a wider effort to confront a resurgent Taliban, which he said is using heroin money to fund the insurgency.
Washington Post – Oct 10, 2008 02:07 AM [GMT] – comment?
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BUDAPEST, Hungary, Oct. 9 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called on NATO allies Thursday to target Afghanistan's drug traffickers as part of a wider effort to confront a resurgent Taliban, which he said is using heroin money to fund the insurgency.
Washington Post – Oct 10, 2008 02:07 AM [GMT] – comment?
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US report says Afghanistan conflict rapidly worseningAFP - The situation in Afghanistan is liable to get worse in 2009, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff has warned, amid reports of a bleak draft US intelligence assessment that details a slide into corruption, drugs and insurgent violence.
Yahoo! – Oct 10, 2008 01:22 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Suspected U.S. missile strike reported in PakistanAP - A suspected U.S. missile strike targeted two areas in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghanistan border on Thursday, killing at least nine people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Yahoo! – Oct 10, 2008 01:16 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Solider fights for care for brain injury patients
Forty-four thousand Utahns who are living with traumatic brain injuries sent out a battle cry today. Their numbers are climbing dramatically because many are now returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Former Lt. Col Raymond Rivas is one of them.
KSL.com – Oct 10, 2008 12:56 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Forty-four thousand Utahns who are living with traumatic brain injuries sent out a battle cry today. Their numbers are climbing dramatically because many are now returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Former Lt. Col Raymond Rivas is one of them.
KSL.com – Oct 10, 2008 12:56 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Utah: Salt Lake City
Report: Afghanistan Facing Downward SpiralA draft of a new intelligence report says Afghanistan is in danger of a "downward spiral" into violence and chaos.
Local10.com – Oct 10, 2008 12:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Intelligence report warns Afghanistan facing downward spiral
Associated Press - October 9, 2008 6:13 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - A draft of a new intelligence report says the situation in Afghanistan is the worst it's been since the U.S.-led invasion of...
KTUU.com – Oct 9, 2008 10:13 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Associated Press - October 9, 2008 6:13 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - A draft of a new intelligence report says the situation in Afghanistan is the worst it's been since the U.S.-led invasion of...
KTUU.com – Oct 9, 2008 10:13 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Suicide attacks a growing threat in Pakistan
Pakistan has overtaken Iraq and Afghanistan in suicide-bomb deaths this year, its intelligence agency reports. Thursday's attack in Islamabad struck the police's antiterrorism squad.
The Christian Science Monitor – Oct 9, 2008 9:36 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Pakistan has overtaken Iraq and Afghanistan in suicide-bomb deaths this year, its intelligence agency reports. Thursday's attack in Islamabad struck the police's antiterrorism squad.
The Christian Science Monitor – Oct 9, 2008 9:36 PM [GMT] – comment?
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