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Afghan officers observe Camp Pendleton training
FOX 5 San Diego StaffCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Five high-ranking officers of the Afghanistan security forces left California this weekend after spending three days observing military training and civilian law enforcement operations. The officers observed training that...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, U.S. Marine Corps, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions
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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: Armed Conflicts, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, NATO
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Afghan teen disfigured by husband unveils prosthetic nose
KTLA NewsA young Afghan teen who was mutilated by her husband has appeared in public for the first time showing off her new temporary, prosthetic nose. 19 year old "Aisha" is in Los Angeles so that medical experts can reconstruct her face and build her a new...Tags: KTLA, Maria Shriver, U.S. Military, Surgery, Wars and Interventions
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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: Colorado Springs, San Diego (San Diego, California), Los Angeles Times, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Family of sailor slain by Taliban retrieves his body
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterU.S. Navy officials confirmed Tuesday that Petty Officer Justin McNeley, son of an Encinitas deputy fire marshal, was killed in a firefight with the Taliban last week in Afghanistan. Navy officials said McNeley and fellow sailor Jarod Newlove were seen...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), San Diego (San Diego, California), Arizona, Delaware, U.S. Military
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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), Government, White House, National Security, Armed Conflicts
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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: U.S. Army, Government, San Diego (San Diego, California), Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Pendleton Marines in Afghanistan have much to be thankful for
Los Angeles TimesFor the Marines of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment, this Thanksgiving in Afghanistan brought one overriding thing to be thankful for: They're about to go home. Within days, the Marines will return to Camp Pendleton after a seven-month...Tags: Gravy, Turkey, Los Angeles Times, Companies and Corporations, Politics
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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: Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military, Idaho
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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: Pakistan, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military, Nabi, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: White House, Healthcare Policies, NATO, Armed Forces, Defense
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At Camp Pendleton, every day is Memorial Day
Los Angeles TimesAn American flag encased in glass dominates the living room of the town house Marine Staff Sgt. Ryan Gray shares with his wife and their two small children. Sewn onto the flag with black thread are the names of 30 Marines who lost their lives in Iraq....Tags: Homes, Baghdad (Iraq), Children, Jamaica, Defense
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