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Taliban Launches Coordinated Attacks in Afghanistan
KTLA NewsKABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Attackers in Afghanistan launched a coordinated wave of assaults Sunday, targeting a heavily protected district of the capital that includes embassies and the presidential palace, as well as trying to strike an airbase used...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Kabul (Afghanistan), Health, Parliament
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Karzai Condemns Photos of U.S. Troops with Insurgents' Bodies
CNNKABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzaion Thursday condemned photos of U.S. soldiers posing with bodies of suspected insurgents as he called for "an accelerated and full transition of security responsibilities to Afghan forces." Karzai, who...Tags: U.S. Army, John Kirby, U.S. Military, Kandahar Massacre (2012), U.S. Department of Defense
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Officer Killed in Kabul Ministry Attack Identified
CNNKABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Defense Department on Sunday identified one of two officers killed Saturday during an attack at the Afghan interior ministry in Kabul. He was identified as Lt. Col. John D. Loftis, 44, of Paducah, Kentucky. According to...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Religious Conflicts, U.S. Department of Defense, NATO, CNN (tv network)
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Taliban: Blast at NATO Base Was Retaliation for Quran Burning
CNNKabul, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned a suicide bombing Monday at a military airfield, the latest incident in a spike in violence following the burning of Qurans by NATO troops last week. At least nine people were killed and 12...Tags: John Kirby, Travel Alerts, Pakistan, U.S. Military, Health
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Afghan Police Officer Kills 9 Comrades as They Sleep
KTLA NewsKABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan police officer shot and killed nine other officers in southeast Afghanistan on Thursday night, authorities said. The incident occurred in Paktika province, a spokesman for the provincial governor said. Two police...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Shootings, NATO
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NCIS: Marines in Urination Video "Reluctant" to Talk to Investigators
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Investigators have now interviewed all 4 Marines identified in a video that shows them apparently urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. At least 2 of the men are being described as "uncooperative," by the...Tags: Punishment, John Kirby, U.S. Military, Crime, Law and Justice, YouTube
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6 Marines Killed in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan
KTLA NewsKabul, Afghanistan -- Allied forces have suffered a day of heavy losses in Afghanistan in a helicopter crash that killed 6 U.S. Marines and an attack that killed four French service members and raised the prospect of France withdrawing its troops early....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kabul (Afghanistan), U.S. Military, Health, Air and Space Accidents
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U.S. Soldier Convicted of Murder in Drug Fueled Thrill Kills of Afghan Civilians
CNNJOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, WA -- A five-person military panel convicted Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs Thursday of all charges against him, including the murders of three Afghan civilians. He faces a maximum sentence of life in military prison. The verdict...Tags: O.J. Simpson, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lawyers, Trials
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US Marks 10 Years of War in Afghanistan
Reuters/KTLA NewsKABUL - The Taliban vowed to keep fighting until all foreign forces left Afghanistan in a statement on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. military campaign in the country. The group's fight in the last decade, "even with scarce weapons and...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kabul (Afghanistan), September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Military, World News
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American Troops Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack
CNNKabul, Afghanistan -- At least 13 U.S. troops were killed in central Kabul on Saturday when a suicide bomber struck a vehicle in a NATO military convoy, a U.S. military official said. NATO's International Security Assistance Force confirmed 13 deaths...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Suicide, Kabul (Afghanistan), Armed Forces, U.S. Military
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DOD Releases Names of Servicemen Killed in Afghan Copter Attack
CNNKABUL -- The Department of Defense has released the names of all the service members killed in Saturday's crash of a CH-47 helicopter in Afghanistan. The sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit that were killed are: Lt. Cmdr....Tags: Sports, U.S. Army, Employees, Pakistan, U.S. Military
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Obama to unveil Afghan troop cut plan on Wednesday
ReutersWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will lay out a plan for U.S. troop reductions in Afghanistan on Wednesday in the face of growing pressure from Congress and the U.S. public for an endgame in the costly, 10-year-old war. Obama will present a blueprint...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Pakistan, U.S. Military, Republican Party, Washington (U.S. state)
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