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McCain slams US withdrawal date from Afghanistan

AFP - ‎47 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - US Senator John McCain Sunday slammed the July 2011 target for beginning to pull US troops out of Afghanistan, saying setting a firm date for ...

Sen. Graham Blasts GOP Chairman on Afghanistan

CBS News - Jimmy So - ‎2 hours ago‎

Former soldier wins bribery appeal in Afghanistan

AFP - Sardar Ahmad - ‎3 hours ago‎
... but said he could not be released from prison until the decision was approved by Afghanistan's attorney general and then confirmed by the supreme court.

Lindsey Graham: 'Our last, best chance' in Afghanistan; McCain: Obama should ...

Washington Post - Matt DeLong, Felicia Sonmez - ‎21 minutes ago‎
C.), appearing from Kabul, said, "This is our last, best chance to get it right in Afghanistan." He said that "we've got the right strategy, with the right ...

Gates wants Pentagon to OK interviews with military brass

Chicago Sun-Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
... according to an order from Defense Secretary Robert Gates not long after the top general in Afghanistan was fired for his comments in a magazine article ...

Afghanistan drug sweep leaves 63 dead

CBC.ca - ‎5 hours ago‎
... says 63 drug smugglers and militants have been killed and 14.5 tonnes of drugs and drug-making chemicals have been destroyed in southern Afghanistan.
AP Top News at 8:52 am EDT The Associated Press

Vermont soldier dies in Afghanistan bombing

CNN - ‎12 hours ago‎
By the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A 25-year-old soldier from Vermont was killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan, the Vermont National Guard ...

8 Americans safe after suicide strike in Afghanistan

Dallas Morning News - ‎Jul 3, 2010‎
Los Angeles Times, AP KABUL, Afghanistan - A Taliban suicide squad stormed the compound of a US-based development group in northern Afghanistan on Friday, ...

Appeals court sides with Gitmo detainee

Seattle Times - Charlie Savage - ‎15 hours ago‎
Bensayah Belkacem, an Algerian who was arrested in Bosnia in 2001 and accused of helping people who wanted to travel to Afghanistan and join al-Qaida, ...
Nation Digest Washington Post

Funding the War in Afghanistan: Voting without Voting

FOXNews (blog) - ‎Jul 2, 2010‎
Ostensibly, the House was debating a “supplemental spending bill” to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the House never cast a single, ...

As US fights, China spends to gain Afghan foothold

The Associated Press - Tini Tran - ‎14 hours ago‎
KABUL, Afghanistan - Gul Akbar's tiny store is crammed from floor to ceiling with rolls of electric cables, plugs of all sizes and piles of extension cords ...

Afghanistan war deaths

Washington Post - ‎12 hours ago‎
All troops were killed in action in Afghanistan unless otherwise indicated. Total fatalities include two civilian employees of the Defense Department.

Iowan injured in Afghanistan helicopter crash dies

Chicago Tribune - ‎20 hours ago‎
AP A 31-year-old US Air Force pilot from Iowa has died after sustaining injuries from a helicopter crash last month in Afghanistan, family members said.

War in the most real terms, present tense

Boston Globe - Christopher Wallenberg - ‎16 hours ago‎
Sebastian Junger has been covering Afghanistan since 1996, but for his book “War'' and the film “Restrepo,'' he was embedded with a US Army combat platoon.

Six Diggers wounded in Afghanistan

The Australian - Christian Kerr - ‎4 hours ago‎
SIX Australian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan, bringing the number of Diggers wounded this year to 42. Four Diggers were hurt on Saturday when ...

Alex Cusack stars as Ireland defeat Afghanistan

BBC Sport - ‎3 hours ago‎
A five-wicket haul from Alex Cusack helped Ireland to a 39-runs victory over Afghanistan in the World Cricket League Division 1 match in Rotterdam.
Cusack helps Ireland to victory The Press Association

Afghanistan minister rejects US corruption allegations

BBC News - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
Afghanistan's finance minister has rejected US allegations that government corruption is to blame for the loss of billions of dollars in aid money.

Petraeus Pledges Look at Strikes in Afghanistan

New York Times - Elisabeth Bumiller, Brian Knowlton - ‎Jun 29, 2010‎
David H. Petraeus said Tuesday that he would review curbs on American airstrikes and artillery in Afghanistan. By ELISABETH BUMILLER WASHINGTON - Calling ...

Afghanistan: British commander in Helmand believes troops need to stay 10 years

Telegraph.co.uk - Thomas Harding, Nick Meo - ‎22 hours ago‎
The British officer commanding operations in the most dangerous part of Helmand has warned that Nato may need to stay militarily engaged in Afghanistan for ...

No change in Afghanistan strategy: NATO chief

AFP - ‎Jul 2, 2010‎
LISBON - The change of top commander in Afghanistan will not bring a change in strategy of NATO-led forces fighting the Taliban insurgency, ...

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