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War in Afghanistan (2001-present)

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    Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Can Hagel reshape the Pentagon?

    Chuck Hagel, the former Republican senator from Nebraska who survived a stormy confirmation hearing to become the new secretary of defense, had a coming-out party of sorts last week before the National Defense University, the government's graduate school for American and foreign military officers.
    Chuck Hagel, the former Republican senator from Nebraska who survived a stormy confirmation hearing to become the new secretary of defense, had a coming-out party of sorts last week before the National Defense University, the government's graduate...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense, Chuck Hagel, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Joe Biden

    2. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. U.S. should speed Afghan pullout

    From media accounts, the war in Afghanistan has hit a disturbing snag which was precipitated by President Hamid Karzai's recent remarks following the U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's visit, when he accused the Taliban terrorists and America of being in cahoots with each other ("Hagel's shaky Afghan debut," March 12).
    From media accounts, the war in Afghanistan has hit a disturbing snag which was precipitated by President Hamid Karzai's recent remarks following the U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's visit, when he accused the Taliban terrorists and America of being...

    Tags: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Taliban, Barack Obama, Armed Forces

    3. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Obama's State of the Union address as prepared for delivery [Text]

    Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: 
    Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens:  Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Executive Branch, Aung San Suu Kyi, Energy, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    4. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. There's a connection between school shootings and America's culture of violence

    There is a connection between the disheartening events of Baltimore County students bringing weapons to school and the violence we see overseas ("School safety promised," Sept. 12). We are the richest, most powerful nation in the world. We are also the...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Iraq, Osama bin Laden

    5. Sep 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Obama's full remarks

    Below are President Barack Obama's full remarks as prepared for delivery at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday night. Michelle, I love you. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am. Malia and...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, International Military Interventions, U.S. Senate, Energy Resources, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    6. Jul 19, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. War everywhere but on the campaign trail

    Here's an important fact you haven't heard much about in the presidential campaign: The armed forces of the United States are at war in at least four countries, and that number could increase any day.
    Here's an important fact you haven't heard much about in the presidential campaign: The armed forces of the United States are at war in at least four countries, and that number could increase any day. About 87,000 Americans are still fighting in...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Elections, Israel, Armed Forces, U.S. Senate

    7. Mar 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. 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.
    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: Robert Bales, The Pentagon, Murder, U.S. Army, International Military Interventions

    8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Fourth U.S. drone victim influenced by Sept. 11, war

    WASHINGTON — In his early teens, Jude Kenan Mohammad was a familiar sight in his middle-class section of Raleigh, N.C., riding around on his bike to deliver groceries to elderly Muslim neighbors. But with an American mother and Pakistani father,...

    Tags: Religious Conflicts, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), U.S. Military

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. With end of Afghan war in sight, Europe pushes business

    Reuters
    HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan's small but promising private sector this week, in the hope that business can usher in stability and peace once foreign troops leave by the end of next year....

    Tags: NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), Ice Cream, Afghanistan, International Organizations

    10. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 pct

    Reuters
    By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country....

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Afghanistan, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Washington, DC

    11. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country. The president asked for $79.4...

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Congress, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, John Kerry

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops

    Reuters
    KABUL (Reuters) - Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of next year, is considering deploying border guards on the Tajik-Afghan border, Moscow's envoy to Kabul told Reuters in an interview. Moscow,...

    Tags: NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), HIV, Russia, AIDS

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