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Leaked CIA Document Reveals Setbacks of Targeted Killings
The US government's program to capture and kill insurgent leaders can backfire, a leaked CIA report said Thursday, citing "limited" results in Afghanistan in particular.
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Osama bin Laden's AK-47 on display at secret CIA museum
Osama bin Laden's AK-47 rifle, found next to his body after he was killed in a daring midnight raid by US Navy SEALs in Pakistan, is on display at an ultra-secret CIA museum. The AK-47 is a recent addition to a collection housed at a museum inside the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
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12,000 US, allied troops for Afghanistan beyond 2014
The US and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely American forces tasked with hunting down remnants of al-Qaeda and helping Afghan forces with their own security.
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Pentagon lifts US ban on women in combat
The Pentagon lifted its ban on women in front-line combat roles on Thursday in a historic step toward gender equality in US armed forces after 11 years of nonstop war.
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US, Afghanistan discuss 'last chapter' in war aims: Leon Panetta
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed on Thursday the "last chapter" in building a sovereign Afghanistan that can provide its own security, including the nature of US involvement after combat troops withdraw in 2014.
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Leon Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Hamid Karzai
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday for an unannounced visit to consult with top commanders and President Hamid Karzai.
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Barack Obama lauds rescue of Indian American doctor
President Barack Obama and Defence Secretary Leon Panetta have praised the elite US special operations team for a weekend rescue mission in Afghanistan to free an Indian American doctor abducted by the Taliban.
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Al Qaeda battle in Afghanistan to stretch for years: US
Al Qaeda fighters are still trying to make inroads into Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, cautioning that battling the group would be a core US mission there for years to come.
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US Defence Secretary Panetta orders probe into civilian casualties in Afghanistan
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has constituted a committee to review the allegation of civilian abuse, injuries and casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq in the last 10 years, the Pentagon announced on Friday.
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Frustrated US mulls new covert raids in Pakistan
US military and intelligence officials are so frustrated with Pakistan's failure to stop local militant groups from attacking Americans in neighbouring Afghanistan that they have considered launching secret joint US-Afghan commando raids into Pakistan to hunt them down, officials told The Associated Press.
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Leaked CIA Document Reveals Setbacks of Targeted Killings
The US government's program to capture and kill insurgent leaders can backfire, a leaked CIA report said Thursday, citing "limited" results in Afghanistan in particular.
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Osama bin Laden's AK-47 on display at secret CIA museum
Osama bin Laden's AK-47 rifle, found next to his body after he was killed in a daring midnight raid by US Navy SEALs in Pakistan, is on display at an ultra-secret CIA museum. The AK-47 is a recent addition to a collection housed at a museum inside the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
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12,000 US, allied troops for Afghanistan beyond 2014
The US and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely American forces tasked with hunting down remnants of al-Qaeda and helping Afghan forces with their own security.
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Pentagon lifts US ban on women in combat
The Pentagon lifted its ban on women in front-line combat roles on Thursday in a historic step toward gender equality in US armed forces after 11 years of nonstop war.
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US, Afghanistan discuss 'last chapter' in war aims: Leon Panetta
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed on Thursday the "last chapter" in building a sovereign Afghanistan that can provide its own security, including the nature of US involvement after combat troops withdraw in 2014.
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Leon Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Hamid Karzai
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday for an unannounced visit to consult with top commanders and President Hamid Karzai.
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Barack Obama lauds rescue of Indian American doctor
President Barack Obama and Defence Secretary Leon Panetta have praised the elite US special operations team for a weekend rescue mission in Afghanistan to free an Indian American doctor abducted by the Taliban.
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Al Qaeda battle in Afghanistan to stretch for years: US
Al Qaeda fighters are still trying to make inroads into Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, cautioning that battling the group would be a core US mission there for years to come.
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US Defence Secretary Panetta orders probe into civilian casualties in Afghanistan
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has constituted a committee to review the allegation of civilian abuse, injuries and casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq in the last 10 years, the Pentagon announced on Friday.
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Frustrated US mulls new covert raids in Pakistan
US military and intelligence officials are so frustrated with Pakistan's failure to stop local militant groups from attacking Americans in neighbouring Afghanistan that they have considered launching secret joint US-Afghan commando raids into Pakistan to hunt them down, officials told The Associated Press.
