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Afghanistan: Suicide Bombing Kills 10, Wounds 26 In Northern Province

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least 10 people and wounded 26 on Wednesday in a northern Afghan province, officials and police said. Lal Mohammad Ahmad Zai, a police spokesman for northern Afghanistan, said the bomber blew himself up in Maimanah, the capital of Faryab province. It was not clear [...]

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Afghanistan And Iraq – The New Vietnam

Conflict, Manipulation And Fear – Politics In The Modern World is a Weekly Column by Wolff Bachner about Government, Leadership and the Pursuit of Power There is a long, black granite wall in Washington, D.C. that stands in mute testimony to the utter futility of fighting a war to win hearts and minds. It is [...]

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Steven Kurlander: On Afghanistan: Are We Prepared for Saigon 1975 All Over Again?

We need to remember the tragic consequences of withdrawing too early from South Vietnam, which also involved very similar circumstances that now exist today in Afghanistan. Read More… More on Afghanistan Continued here…. All Sports Events & News

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Mitt Romney Lacking Information on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, DC — Mitt Romney does not have enough information to decide whether he would stay and “take a stand” or withdraw according to President Obama’s timetable.  The Presidential candidate was speaking to Fox News Sunday when he made the remark. He said, “Before I take a stand, I want to get input [from military [...]

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Mitt Romney Lacking Information on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, DC — Mitt Romney does not have enough information to decide whether he would stay and “take a stand” or withdraw according to President Obama’s timetable.  The Presidential candidate was speaking to Fox News Sunday when he made the remark. He said, “Before I take a stand, I want to get input [from military [...]

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Leon Panetta OK After Explosion On Afghanistan Runway

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta started his trip to Afghanistan with a scare on the runway. A pickup truck raced onto the runway as Panetta’s plane was landing. The car crashed into a ditch and exploded in flames. No one in Panetta’s party was injured in the crash and authorities aren’t sure if the incident was [...]

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Rick Perry Slams Obama Over Afghanistan Video

Category: Politics Author : H. Scott English Posted: January 15, 2012Tags : john mccain, marines urinating on taliban, perry criticizes obama, Rick Perry, rick perry slams obama Texas Governor and GOP Presidential hopeful  Rick Perry accused the Obama administration of “over-the-top rhetoric” and “disdain for the military” for what they have said about the video [...]

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NATO in Afghanistan – Medical Emergency Response Team, British military doctors in Helmand

Topic: Army medics in Afghanistan. Soldiers & Doctors in NATO. A team of British military doctors and nurses based in Afghanistan are on alert around the clock, never knowing when they’re going to get a call for help. More information on army doctors at: www.nato.int Video Rating: 4 / 5 A diver ascends too quickly [...]

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will the war in Afghanistan have an end?

Question by Omar M: will the war in Afghanistan have an end? 2009 expected to be the bloodiest year since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, medical personnel at Bagram’s SSG Heath N. Craig Joint Theater Hospital say they’ve already seen an increase in casualties and expect more. The flow of dead and wounded puts enormous strain [...]

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Eric Margolis: Afghanistan: Operation Enduring Musery

Operation Enduring Freedom — the dreadfully misnamed ten-year US occupation of Afghanistan — has turned into Operation Enduring Misery. Read More… More on Taliban See original here…. All Sports Events & News

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Rare earth element deposits in Afghanistan could transform economy

Category: News Author : Daniel McCall Posted: October 1, 2011Tags : afghanistan, rare earth element, rare-earth minerals According to a recent study released by the US Geological Survey, Afghanistan may be home to a massive rare earth element deposits containing about 1.5 million metric tons worth of the rare earth material. By the USGS’s estimates, [...]

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U.S. Troops May Stay In Afghanistan Until 2024: Report

America and Afghanistan are close to signing a strategic pact which would allow thousands of United States troops to remain in the country until at least 2024, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. Read More… More on Afghanistan See the original post here…. All Sports Events & News

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