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AFP - US General David Petraeus formally took up his new role as commander of the Afghan war during a ceremony at NATO headquarters in Kabul on Sunday, saying: "We are in this to win."
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It was 2:30 Tuesday morning in Kabul, after a busy day of travel to Kandahar and meetings with top Afghan officials, when Gen. Stanley A.
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Pakistani officials say they can bring the network of Sirajuddin Haqqani, an Al Qaeda ally who runs a major part of the Afghan insurgency, into a power-sharing arrangement.
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AP - America's Afghan and international allies embraced the choice of Gen. David Petraeus to run the war in Afghanistan, hoping the architect of the Iraq surge will seamlessly pursue the strategy laid down by his predecessor and smooth over divisions that led to his dismissal.
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President Obama will meet on Wednesday with his top commander in the Afghan war and could decide whether to accept his resignation after a firestorm over remarks made by the general.
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President Obama reacted angrily to derogatory comments by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S
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Here’s an interesting article from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations reported Saturday that insurgent violence has risen sharply in Afghanistan over the last three months, with roadside bombings, complex suicide attacks and assassinations soaring over last year’s levels. The three-month report by U.N.
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Here’s a good article from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com SAN ANTONIO — U.S.
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Here’s a good article from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials. The previously unknown...
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The nearly $1 trillion in untapped deposits are enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, officials said.
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