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]]>KABUL, Afghanistan - There are now enough resources in Afghanistan to deliver "tangible and lasting results," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai here Sept. 2.
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]]>KABUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The United States will start preliminary talks with its allies in Afghanistan soon on next year's planned "transition", expected to include withdrawal of some U.S. forces, the top NATO commander in the country said on Thursday.
]]> To read the entire article: ]]>WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Insurgents in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the Taliban's opium-producing heartland, are operating with less than half the cash they had a year ago, the commander of coalition forces in the area said Thursday.
KABUL - An allegation that the International Security Assistance Force caused civilian casualties was made in Kandahar province yesterday. The allegation is currently being investigated.
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]]>KABUL - Multiple intelligence sources and tips from local citizens led Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces to two large weapons caches - which were secured and destroyed - in the Sarobi District of Kabul province today.
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]]>CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan - The forces are now in place to make major strides in Afghanistan, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said here today.
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]]>KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that the sometimes strained relationship between the United States and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.
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]]>CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates touched down in Kabul Thursday, in a surprise visit to Afghanistan for a lightning round of strategy sessions with top commanders and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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]]>One of the most highly decorated Marines during the war in Iraq had to drink to fall asleep. He once tried to kill himself.
]]> For more about retired Staff Sgt. Workman and how he helps other Marines: ]]>KABUL (AFP) – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise visit following a trip to Iraq, where he attended ceremonies to mark the formal end of the American combat mission there.
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]]>(Updates possible toll to 10 killed, adds attack in southeast)
TALOOQAN, Afghanistan, Sept 2 (Reuters) - An apparent air strike by foreign forces killed 10 election campaign workers in Afghanistan's north on Thursday, a government spokesman said, and NATO-led forces said they were investigating the incident.
]]> To continue reading: ]]>By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
September 2, 2010
Reporting from Queensbury, N.Y. — Bill and Beverly Osborn still can't bring themselves to erase the phone message from their son Ben. He had called from Afghanistan in June to assure them that he was safe. Four days later, he was killed in a Taliban ambush.
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