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War in Afghanistan (2001-present)

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    Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  1. NATO considering a proposal to continue funding of security force

    BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is strongly considering a proposal to continue funding a security force of 352,000 Afghan troops through 2018, as part of an effort to maintain security and help convince Afghanistan that America and its allies will not abandon it once combat troops leave in 2014, senior alliance officials said Thursday.
    BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is strongly considering a proposal to continue funding a security force of 352,000 Afghan troops through 2018, as part of an effort to maintain security and help convince Afghanistan that America and its allies will not...

    Tags: Taliban, Barack Obama, International Military Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, International Organizations

    2. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Civilian deaths in war in Afghanistan drop for first time in 6 years

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan dropped in 2012 for the first time in six years, a sign of lessening hostilities, but insurgents dramatically expanded their campaign of assassinating government supporters, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan dropped in 2012 for the first time in six years, a sign of lessening hostilities, but insurgents dramatically expanded their campaign of assassinating government supporters, the United...

    Tags: Taliban, United Nations, Rebellions, Hamid Karzai, Kabul (Afghanistan)

    3. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Full text of Obama's State of the Union address

    Here is the complete text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, as prepared for delivery on Tuesday:
    Tribune wire report
    Here is the complete text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, as prepared for delivery on Tuesday: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber...

    Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Business, Barack Obama, Joe Lieberman, Siemens

    4. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Former Californian gets Medal of Honor for valor in Afghanistan

    <span style="font-size: small;">A former Californian was awarded the nation&rsquo;s highest military honor on Monday for his efforts against a 2009 Taliban attack on his Afghanistan outpost that U.S. officials have described as tactically indefensible.</span>
    A former Californian was awarded the nation’s highest military honor on Monday for his efforts against a 2009 Taliban attack on his Afghanistan outpost that U.S. officials have described as tactically indefensible. Former Staff Sgt. Clinton...

    Tags: Taliban, Barack Obama, Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Injuries and Wounds, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    5. Jan 22, 2013 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  5. Obama's place in history already assured

    William Pfaff
    PARIS -- The overall failure of American foreign policy during the first Obama presidency was foreseeable. Mr. Obama had been a law professor and an urban organizer. He took his foreign policy views from reading the newspapers, and he appointed as his...

    Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Super Bowl, China, John O. Brennan

    6. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. Specter of Benghazi drives US-Afghan talks

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya last year has become a factor driving the White House decision on how large a force to leave in Afghanistan after 2014 &mdash; and a specter hanging over talks between the Afghan president and the U.S.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya last year has become a factor driving the White House decision on how large a force to leave in Afghanistan after 2014 — and a specter hanging over talks between the Afghan...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, International Organizations, Leon Panetta, John Allen

    7. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. British soldier in Afghanistan victim of apparent 'inside' attack

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A British soldier was shot and killed when a man believed to be a member of the Afghan National Army turned his weapon on foreign troops and his Afghan colleagues in a restive southern province, officials said Tuesday.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A British soldier was shot and killed when a man believed to be a member of the Afghan National Army turned his weapon on foreign troops and his Afghan colleagues in a restive southern province, officials said Tuesday. Monday&...

    Tags: Taliban, Barack Obama, Armed Conflicts, United Kingdom, Armed Forces

    8. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'The Outpost,' 'Into the Fire' look back at the war in Afghanistan

    <strong>The Outpost</strong>
    -------------------- The Outpost An Untold Story of American Valor Jake Tapper Little, Brown: 652 pp., $29.99   Into the Fire A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War Dakota Meyer and Bing West Random House, 239 pp....

    Tags: ABC (tv network), Taliban, Barack Obama, Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Interior Policy

    9. Dec 11, 2012 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  9. Joel Brinkley: No reason to postpone Afghanistan withdrawal

    American Voices
    The generals and Pentagon officials who manage the Afghan war should take note: A few days ago, Yemen's Interior Ministry announced that government forces had arrested a senior al-Qaeda operative -- "one of the most dangerous criminal elements in al Qaeda...

    Tags: Yemen, Taliban, Barack Obama, Terrorism, United Nations

    10. Dec 1, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  10. Cut Medicare and Social Security? What's the rush?

    The question that normally comes to mind when someone claims to know the future is why he's out hustling rubes for pennies with his purported clairvoyance, instead of using it to make a fortune and retiring to the South Seas.
    The question that normally comes to mind when someone claims to know the future is why he's out hustling rubes for pennies with his purported clairvoyance, instead of using it to make a fortune and retiring to the South Seas. Of course, the answer is...

    Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Congress, Iraq War (2003-2011), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    11. Sep 12, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Afghan leader rips film tied to Libya attack, raising fears of violence

    World Now
    President Hamid Karzai condemned an American-made film that crudely mocks Islam, galvanizing fears among Westerners that the Afghan leader's denunciation could be read as a go-ahead to stage violent protests....
    12. Nov 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. 20-year-old soldier who lost arm and foot refuses to quit

    L.A. NOW
    Pfc. Geoffrey Quevedo, who lost an arm and foot in Afghanistan, refuses to give up. "I don't want to be treated like a baby by American society," he says....
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