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Jim Mattis Bristles At Pentagon Waste Of $28 Million On Afghan Uniforms
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has criticized Pentagon officials for wasting as much as $28 million by making a questionable choice of forest camouflage-patterned uniforms for Afghan National Army soldiers.
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Army Photographer Snapped One Last Shot - Just Before Explosion Killed Her
Nearly four years ago, Spec. Hilda Clayton, a combat photographer in the U.S. Army, was documenting a live-fire exercise in Afghanistan when, without warning, a mortar tube accidentally exploded in front of her.
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Stretched By Its Fight Against Taliban, Afghan Army Raises Recruitment Age
The Afghan army, struggling to defeat a resilient Taliban, has begun enlisting men as old as 40 to replenish a force thinned by casualties, defections and attrition.
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British Troops Deploy To Afghan Province Amid Taliban Battle
Fierce battles were underway today between Afghan forces and the Taliban in southern Helmand province where the insurgents have almost completely captured a strategic district as Britain deployed military advisers to the restive area.
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Afghan Special Forces in Firing Line as Fighting Spreads
As Afghan soldiers and police struggle to contain an escalating insurgency that has targeted several cities in recent weeks, the country's special forces are being tested as never before.
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Australian Military Criticised Over Deaths in Afghanistan
The deaths of three Australian soldiers killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan may have been prevented had the military passed down a NATO order to tighten security, a coroner found today.
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At Least 8 Afghan Soldiers Killed in 'Friendly Fire' Incident
At least eight Afghan soldiers were killed in a "friendly fire" incident on Monday when NATO forces mistakenly launched an air strike on their army outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.
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Afghanistan Leans on 'Abusive' Local Police as Taliban Advance
A peach-fuzzed teenager clad in camouflage fatigues, Mohammad Jawad could be mistaken for a boy scout - but he commands one of hundreds of Afghanistan's local anti-Taliban police units, accused of stoking insecurity.
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Afghan Official Says Insurgents Kill 6 Soldiers
An Afghan army officer says that six soldiers have been killed in the north-western province of Badghis after insurgents launched several attacks on guard posts.
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Former soldier puts up his Military Cross on eBay
A former British soldier is selling his Military Cross, awarded for his heroics in Afghanistan, on the auction website eBay.Ranger Alan Owens, who served with the Royal Irish Regiment, was awarded the prestigious honour in March 2009 for developing "a level of empathy with the local population which no amount of fighting could establish", the Daily...
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US marines battle Taliban in Marjah
United States marines, accompanied by elements of the Afghan National Army (ANA) were involved in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in the key town of Marjah on Sunday.The soldiers - from Echo Company of the 2/9 Marine Brigade - were forced to take cover as they came under fire from at least three locations.They responded with a barrage of rocket...
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Jim Mattis Bristles At Pentagon Waste Of $28 Million On Afghan Uniforms
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has criticized Pentagon officials for wasting as much as $28 million by making a questionable choice of forest camouflage-patterned uniforms for Afghan National Army soldiers.
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Army Photographer Snapped One Last Shot - Just Before Explosion Killed Her
Nearly four years ago, Spec. Hilda Clayton, a combat photographer in the U.S. Army, was documenting a live-fire exercise in Afghanistan when, without warning, a mortar tube accidentally exploded in front of her.
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Stretched By Its Fight Against Taliban, Afghan Army Raises Recruitment Age
The Afghan army, struggling to defeat a resilient Taliban, has begun enlisting men as old as 40 to replenish a force thinned by casualties, defections and attrition.
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British Troops Deploy To Afghan Province Amid Taliban Battle
Fierce battles were underway today between Afghan forces and the Taliban in southern Helmand province where the insurgents have almost completely captured a strategic district as Britain deployed military advisers to the restive area.
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Afghan Special Forces in Firing Line as Fighting Spreads
As Afghan soldiers and police struggle to contain an escalating insurgency that has targeted several cities in recent weeks, the country's special forces are being tested as never before.
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Australian Military Criticised Over Deaths in Afghanistan
The deaths of three Australian soldiers killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan may have been prevented had the military passed down a NATO order to tighten security, a coroner found today.
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At Least 8 Afghan Soldiers Killed in 'Friendly Fire' Incident
At least eight Afghan soldiers were killed in a "friendly fire" incident on Monday when NATO forces mistakenly launched an air strike on their army outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.
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Afghanistan Leans on 'Abusive' Local Police as Taliban Advance
A peach-fuzzed teenager clad in camouflage fatigues, Mohammad Jawad could be mistaken for a boy scout - but he commands one of hundreds of Afghanistan's local anti-Taliban police units, accused of stoking insecurity.
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Afghan Official Says Insurgents Kill 6 Soldiers
An Afghan army officer says that six soldiers have been killed in the north-western province of Badghis after insurgents launched several attacks on guard posts.
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Former soldier puts up his Military Cross on eBay
A former British soldier is selling his Military Cross, awarded for his heroics in Afghanistan, on the auction website eBay.Ranger Alan Owens, who served with the Royal Irish Regiment, was awarded the prestigious honour in March 2009 for developing "a level of empathy with the local population which no amount of fighting could establish", the Daily...
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US marines battle Taliban in Marjah
United States marines, accompanied by elements of the Afghan National Army (ANA) were involved in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in the key town of Marjah on Sunday.The soldiers - from Echo Company of the 2/9 Marine Brigade - were forced to take cover as they came under fire from at least three locations.They responded with a barrage of rocket...
