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In "Pain And Anger", Pentagon Looks To Lessons Of 20-Year Afghan War
US defense chiefs said they felt pain and anger Wednesday and would humbly study the lessons of the Afghan war after leaving the country under control of the Taliban, whom they fought for 20 years.
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25-year-old female diplomat among six Americans killed in Afghanistan attacks
Militants killed six Americans, including a young female diplomat, and an Afghan doctor on Saturday in a pair of attacks in Afghanistan. It was the deadliest day for the United States in the war in eight months.
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Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on
It was once President Barack Obama's "war of necessity." Now, it's America's forgotten war. The Afghan conflict generates barely a whisper on the US presidential campaign trail. It's not a hot topic at the office water cooler or in the halls of Congress - even though more than 80,000 American troops are still fighting here and dying at a rate of on...
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Obama in Afghanistan, signs agreement for US-Afghan partnership
US President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have signed an agreement aimed at cementing a lasting US commitment to Afghanistan after the long and unpopular war comes to an end.
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British cuts to military concern US officials
Plans by the British government to make significant cuts in defense spending have spurred concerns among American military experts about Britain's ability to carry out its role as the United States' most dependable ally.
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Gen Petraeus taking control of a 'Tougher Fight'
In late 2008, shortly after he had helped pull Iraq back from the brink of catastrophe, Gen. David H. Petraeus prepared to turn to that other American war. "I've always said that Afghanistan would be the tougher fight," General Petraeus said at the time.Now the burden falls to him, at perhaps the decisive moment in President Obama's campaign to rev...
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In "Pain And Anger", Pentagon Looks To Lessons Of 20-Year Afghan War
US defense chiefs said they felt pain and anger Wednesday and would humbly study the lessons of the Afghan war after leaving the country under control of the Taliban, whom they fought for 20 years.
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25-year-old female diplomat among six Americans killed in Afghanistan attacks
Militants killed six Americans, including a young female diplomat, and an Afghan doctor on Saturday in a pair of attacks in Afghanistan. It was the deadliest day for the United States in the war in eight months.
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Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on
It was once President Barack Obama's "war of necessity." Now, it's America's forgotten war. The Afghan conflict generates barely a whisper on the US presidential campaign trail. It's not a hot topic at the office water cooler or in the halls of Congress - even though more than 80,000 American troops are still fighting here and dying at a rate of on...
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Obama in Afghanistan, signs agreement for US-Afghan partnership
US President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have signed an agreement aimed at cementing a lasting US commitment to Afghanistan after the long and unpopular war comes to an end.
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British cuts to military concern US officials
Plans by the British government to make significant cuts in defense spending have spurred concerns among American military experts about Britain's ability to carry out its role as the United States' most dependable ally.
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Gen Petraeus taking control of a 'Tougher Fight'
In late 2008, shortly after he had helped pull Iraq back from the brink of catastrophe, Gen. David H. Petraeus prepared to turn to that other American war. "I've always said that Afghanistan would be the tougher fight," General Petraeus said at the time.Now the burden falls to him, at perhaps the decisive moment in President Obama's campaign to rev...
