News Topic - Afghanistan
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Local soldier killed in Afghanistan will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery A local soldier killed in action will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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'Retrieving Freedom' partnering service dogs with veterans More than 60,000 veterans have been disabled in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars alone. That's according to the Waverly-based nonprofit organization Retrieving Freedom, Inc.
KWWL TV | 2 hours, 54 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Waterloo, Iowa
Afghan insurgent attacks down: A sign of widening Taliban fractures?
An independent monitoring group says insurgent attacks in Afghanistan are down 43 percent compared with this time last year.
The Christian Science Monitor | 3 hours, 5 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Bowe Bergdahl: Born in Idaho, a Prisoner of War in Afghanistan
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Time.com | 3 hours, 6 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Army opens jobs in combat battalions to women Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what has already happened in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
New York Daily News | 3 hours, 30 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from New York, New York
Pakistan losing chance to gain political control
As America begins to pull back its troops from Afghanistan, there's one consequence that gets little notice but is likely to have lasting impact: Pakistan is losing the best chance in its history to gain political control over all of its territory inc
The Leaf Chronicle | 3 hours, 36 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Clarksville, Tennessee
The Leaf Chronicle | 3 hours, 36 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Clarksville, Tennessee
Suicide bombers rush provincial office
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 17 (UPI) -- Suicide attackers stormed a governor's compound in southwestern Afghanistan Thursday, killing themselves and seven others, officials said.
United Press International | 3 hours, 48 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Pakistan's Zardari to attend NATO summit
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 17 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will attend the NATO summit meeting about Afghanistan in Chicago, Zardari's office said Thursday.
United Press International | 3 hours, 54 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
United Press International | 3 hours, 54 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Zardari to attend Afghan NATO summit
President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan will attend the NATO summit meeting about Afghanistan in Chicago this weekend, his office said in a statement Thursday.
CNN.com | 5 hours, 13 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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World leaders set for busy U.S. weekend of summits
WASHINGTON More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.
Daily Chronicle | 5 hours, 13 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Dekalb, Illinois
Daily Chronicle | 5 hours, 13 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Dekalb, Illinois

