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31 U.S. troops, 7 Afghans killed in attack on NATO helicopter
Taliban insurgents shot down a U.S. Chinook helicopter early Saturday, killing 31 American troops and seven Afghans aboard, American and Afghan officials said. It was the war's greatest single-incident loss of military lives.
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UPDATE...Tags: Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Hamid Karzai, Taliban, NATO
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Sailor killed in Afghanistan was son of Encinitas fire official
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe sailor killed in Afghanistan in the same incident in which another sailor was captured by the Taliban has been identified as the son of a fire official in the city of Encinitas in northern San Diego County. Deputy Fire Marshal George McNeley sent...Tags: Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, San Diego (San Diego, California), Taliban, Colorado
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Photo exhibit of Marines at Oceanside Public Library
FOX 5 San Diego StaffWhen Marine Staff Sgt. Amy Forsythe was showing reporters around wartorn Afghanistan in 2002, she realized there was a story behind the headlines — a story to be told through images of the joyous yet needy children, and the suspicious, closed-off...Tags: Entertainment, U.S. Senate, Facebook, Television, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Top Afghan Taliban commander captured
Officials call it a blow to the insurgent movement.
A secret raid carried out by Pakistani and U.S. intelligence agents led to the arrest of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Karachi.
The second-in-command of the Afghan Taliban was captured in Pakistan last...Tags: Islamabad (Pakistan), Terrorism, Government, Corruption, National Government
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12 Afghans killed in U.S. errant strike
FOX 5 San Diego StaffAs U.S. Marines battled Sunday to consolidate their hold on the southern Afghanistan town of Marja, Western commanders reported the first serious setback of the 2-day-old offensive: the deaths of a dozen Afghan civilians in an errant rocket strike. At...Tags: Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Government, San Diego (San Diego, California), Hamid Karzai
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President Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday for a firsthand look at the 8-year-old war he inherited and dramatically escalated.
After an overnight flight from Washington, the president landed in Afghanistan for a stay of just...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Guerrilla Activity, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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U.S. soldiers captured by the Taliban
Mickel BohiTwo U.S. defense officials confirm the man in a video posted by the Taliban is an American soldier who went missing from his base in eastern Afghanistan last month. It's the first glimpse the public has had of the captured soldier. The Pentagon...Tags: Taliban, Afghanistan, Idaho, Alaska, Armed Forces
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Captured U.S. soldier appears in Taliban video
Associated PressThe American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday to a Web site by the Taliban. Two U.S. defense officials confirmed to The Associated...Tags: Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Nabi, Idaho, Hamid Karzai
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Airstrike kills leader in al-Qaida
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S.-led NATO force in Afghanistan killed al-Qaida's second-highest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, the coalition said Tuesday. Sakhr al-Taifi, also known as Mushtaq and Nasim, was...Tags: NATO, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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NATO: Al Qaeda's No. 2 in Afghanistan Killed in Air Strike
CNNKabul, Afghanistan -- A senior al Qaeda leader and another member of the terrorist network were killed in a security operation by Afghan and coalition forces, NATO said Tuesday. Sakhr al-Taifi, a Saudi al Qaeda leader, and the other al Qaeda member,...Tags: NATO, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Politics
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Seven Marylanders honored in Memorial Day ceremony
Last year, Aaron Marchanti invited his father to the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.
On Monday, he returned to the event to honor him.
Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, a member of the Maryland National Guard who went to...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Vietnam, Timonium, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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10 reasons why Pakistan should apologize to U.S.
Pakistan'sobsession with extracting an apology from the U.S. for airstrikes that accidentally killed 24 Pakistani troops last year seems dubious considering its own questionable commitment in the fight against terrorism. Instead of jeopardizing U.S....
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