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A long-distance relationship no more
FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP — For months, the third-graders at Sodt Elementary School sent the soldier letters and packages filled with toys for the war-weary children of Afghanistan.
Monroe Evening News | 2 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Monroe, Michigan
Monroe Evening News | 2 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Monroe, Michigan
IED attacks soar in Afghanistan
Taliban fighters relying on explosives that are often far more primitive than the ones in Iraq.
Washington Post | 3 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Petraeus to headline USF conference on Afghanistan
Gen. David Petraeus will participate in a conference at the University of South Florida next week that is being billed as a gathering of the world's leading authorities on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Tampa Tribune | 28 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Tampa, Florida
The Tampa Tribune | 28 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Tampa, Florida

McChrystal lays out campaign for Kandahar KABUL, Afghanistan, March 18 (UPI) -- Efforts to put in place the political and security foundation in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar have begun, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan said.
United Press International | 1 hour, 13 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
George Cross for Army bomb heroes Two Army bomb disposal experts have been awarded the George Cross for their gallantry in Afghanistan.
BBC News | 1 hour, 19 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
US commander says security bolstered in Kandahar
Security and military intelligence operations are being reinforced around Kandahar, the largest city in southern Afghanistan and site of the next phase of the allied military offensive against the Taliban, the American...
KLKNTV.com | 1 hour, 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Lincoln, Nebraska
KLKNTV.com | 1 hour, 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Lincoln, Nebraska
Senior official: Al-Qaida leader believed killed
An al-Qaida leader believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan last December was apparently killed by an American missile strike last week, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.
ABC5 News | 2 hours, 7 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Des Moines, Iowa
ABC5 News | 2 hours, 7 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Des Moines, Iowa
Al Qaeda leader dead after attack
An al Qaeda leader who is believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan last year has apparently been killed.
CBS 19 | 2 hours, 19 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Tyler, Texas
CBS 19 | 2 hours, 19 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Tyler, Texas
Investigation into Indiana Marine's death
The U.S. Marine Corps' investigation of the February death of an Indiana Marine in Afghanistan concludes that he was fatally shot when an Afghan security contractor hired by an Afghan company allegedly
Fox28.com | 2 hours, 40 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from South Bend, Indiana
Fox28.com | 2 hours, 40 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from South Bend, Indiana
Picayune soldier dies in Mandeville
PICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) Family members say a Picayune, Miss., soldier has died while visiting friends in Mandeville, La.The Army has identified the soldier as Sgt. Irvin Albert Mitchell Jr.Mitchell's stepfather, Byron Fendley, tells The Sun Herald that the 25-year-old Mitchell, who was stat ... more »
Fox8Live.com | 2 hours, 40 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from New Orleans, Louisiana
Fox8Live.com | 2 hours, 40 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from New Orleans, Louisiana

