| Progress Quietly Proceeds in Afghanistan |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2007 — More Afghan adults are employed; more of their children are attending school; and the Afghan government is expanding, the senior U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Jan 26. Story |
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| Marine Helicopter Squadron Gets Ready to Deploy |
| OKINAWA, Japan, Jan. 26, 2007 — After more than 40 years since its last combat deployment, an Okinawa-based medium helicopter squadron from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing is answering the call to support operations in Iraq. Story |
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| Medics Administer Aid to Nearby Villages |
| AL JAMIAH, Iraq, Jan. 26, 2007 — Iraqi citizens stood in line holding numbered tickets and children trudged barefoot through the cold, ankle-deep mud anticipating a chance to be seen by U.S. and Iraqi doctors. Story |
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| Iraqi-Led Team Finds Torture House, Weapons |
| CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq, Jan. 26, 2007 — Iraqi police and U.S. Marines completed Operation Three Swords in an area south of Fallujah, Jan. 23, 2007. The purpose of the operation was to detain members of murder and intimidation. Story |
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| Transition Team Braves Attacks to Train Police |
| TAL AFAR, Iraq, Jan. 26, 2007 — Soldiers, from the Florida National Guard are one of several squads that make up the police transition team working in Tal Afar. Their mission is to see that the Iraqi police are properly trained so they can operate on their own. Story |
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