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As Afghanistan drawdown looms, concerns about Pakistan
Back from a visit to Kabul, Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger expressed confidence in relations between the U.S. and Afghanistan. It's Pakistan that concerns him. "A lot of terrorists are being trained and harbored in Pakistan," said Ruppersberger, the top...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Conservation, Terrorism, Baltimore County, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Afghans ill-prepared to govern
No doubt millions of Americans will regard it as great that 10 years after the start of our involvement in Afghanistan and one year after the elimination of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama signed the accord with President Hamid Karzai affirming...Tags: Taliban, Paul Harvey, Afghanistan, NATO
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Violence in Kabul requires stronger response
Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a very weak excuse recently when, in response to recent insurgent strikes in Kabul, he stated that the "attack showed a 'failure' by Afghanistan intelligence and NATO" ("Attacks in Kabul show vulnerability," April 17)....Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Armed Forces, Afghanistan, NATO
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How many reasons do we need to get out of Afghanistan?
Once again, the pot has been stirred over press responsibility in wartime, after the Los Angeles Times published two 2010 photographs of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan posing with the bodies and body parts of slain enemy troops. They were printed despite...
Tags: Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, International Military Interventions, Iraq, Republican Party
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Afghanistan: what 'victory' looks like
Where is Afghanistan policy headed at this crucial moment? As the nation's excellent if unsung war commander, Gen. John Allen, testifies on Capitol Hill this week, and as Republican presidential aspirants continue to attack President Barack Obama from...Tags: International Organizations, George Bush, West Point, David Petraeus, Iraq
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Time to leave Afghanistan
It is being speculated that the American soldier who shot so many children and Afghan civilians recently probably suffered from battle fatigue and post traumatic stress disorder ("The killings in Kandahar," March 13). The Taliban has responded to these...Tags: Taliban, Murder, Armed Forces, Afghanistan
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More culinary destinations
Some day, we expect to see restaurants in Baltimore representing each of the 193 United Nations members. Till then, but here's a sampling of more dining destinations to explore. Afghan: The Helmand is so authentic, it's owned by Afghan President Hamid...Tags: Mount Vernon, Canterbury, Qayum Karzai, Dining and Drinking, Harbor East
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Afghan killings point to the limits of an all-volunteer army
The American soldier accused of massacring 17 people in a solo rampage on a remote southern Afghanistan village faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder. Whisked out of the country by the Army, he is now being held at Fort Leavenworth, Kan....
Tags: Joe Biden, U.S. Army, World War I (1914-1918), Murder, International Military Interventions
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The killings in Kandahar
The bloody mayhem allegedly committed by a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan Sunday couldn't have come at a worse time. The killings, which left up to 16 Afghan civilians dead, are likely to inflame an already tense situation fueled by growing Afghan resentment...Tags: Murder, International Military Interventions, U.S. Military, Taliban, Armed Conflicts
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Maryland Guard travels dangerous road in hopes of Afghan peace
For the soldiers of Task Force Raven in Afghanistan, the tempo is high, the roads are rough, and the work is dangerous.
The Maryland National Guardsmen, members of the 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, carry equipment through insurgent-...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), International Military Interventions, Bombings, USA Today, U.S. Military
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Death in Afghanistan and an apology at home
Memorial Day is still several months away, but it would be nice to think that all Americans still hold some place in their hearts for those who have gave what Abraham Lincoln called the "last full measure of devotion" for their country. The conflicts in...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Baltimore County, Memorial Day, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich
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Marines' abuses were a temporary lapse, but Taliban depravity is permanent
Reading The Sun's pious outrage at U.S. Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters reminded me of Nietzsche's remarks on decadent religions — cultures so wrapped up in the make-belief worlds of the afterlife that they've come to devalue life in this...Tags: Iran, Taliban
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