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War in Afghanistan (2001-present)

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    May 21, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  1. Amid protests, serious work gets done at NATO summit

    President Obama and other world leaders focused on the war in Afghanistan Monday morning at the NATO summit meeting at McCormick Place.
    WGN News
    President Obama and other world leaders focused on the war in Afghanistan Monday morning at the NATO summit meeting at McCormick Place. Monday morning's meeting began about 15 minutes later than planned. World leaders, chatting before the opening...

    Tags: NATO, Armed Conflicts, Barack Obama, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Joplin Tornado (2011)

    2. May 23, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Pakistan convicts doctor who helped U.S. find bin Laden of treason-like charge; 38 years in prison

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden was convicted Wednesday of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison, adding new strains to an already deeply troubled relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan.
    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden was convicted Wednesday of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison, adding new strains to an already deeply troubled relationship between the U....

    Tags: Punishment, Pakistan, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, U.S. Military, Government

    3. May 20, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Injuries, arrests in clashes between protesters and police

    A standoff between police and anti-war demonstrators near the NATO summit at McCormick Place left several protesters bloodied and led to dozens of arrests, as delegates gathered for the first of two days of meetings.
    A standoff between police and anti-war demonstrators near the NATO summit at McCormick Place left several protesters bloodied and led to dozens of arrests, as delegates gathered for the first of two days of meetings. The confrontation, which flared up...

    Tags: Riots, Demonstration, Barack Obama, Awards and Prizes, Police Arrests

    4. Mar 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Fearing our friends in Afghanistan

    With the war in Afghanistan going badly, Western forces have been ordered to adopt new safeguards to keep themselves from being killed. That's no surprise. The surprise is where the danger comes from: not the Taliban or al-Qaida, but our own allies....

    Tags: Los Angeles Times, Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, Hamid Karzai

    5. May 3, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. ANALYSIS: Obama as a war candidate

    <span class="s1">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; As slogans go, President Barack Obama&rsquo;s promise of the &ldquo;light of a new day&rdquo; in Afghanistan isn&rsquo;t nearly as catchy as the &ldquo;Mission Accomplished&rdquo; banner on the USS Abraham Lincoln the day President George W. Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq in 2003.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — As slogans go, President Barack Obama’s promise of the “light of a new day” in Afghanistan isn’t nearly as catchy as the “Mission Accomplished” banner on the USS Abraham Lincoln the day President...

    Tags: Jimmy Carter, Pakistan, Iraq War (2003-2011), Mitt Romney, Executive Branch

    6. May 2, 2012 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  6. Let's not fret over who is more macho

    Arianna Huffington
    Wednesday was a big anniversary - one year since the day Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. The president is marking the occasion by, among other things, sitting for an exclusive interview with Brian Williams in the White House Situation Room,...

    Tags: Pakistan, Arianna Huffington, Mitt Romney, Executive Branch, The Huffington Post

    7. May 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. New French president visits Afghanistan

    World Now
    French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, days after a NATO summit at which he discomfited allies by insisting that France would pull out its combat troops by the end of the year....
    8. May 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. President Obama shows signs of frustration with Pakistan

    World Now
    A growing diplomatic dispute over Pakistan's refusal to reopen supply routes for U.S. and other troops in Afghanistan threatened to overshadow President Obama’s efforts on the final day of the NATO summit to finalize plans for ending the unpopular...
    9. Apr 16, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  9. Subway Terror Bomber Tried In Court

    A former New York City cab driver who pleaded "guilty" in a terror plot to bomb subways took the stand Monday against his friend from Flushing High School as a federal trial starts in the conspiracy case involving 28-year-old Adis Medunjanin.
    pix11.com | @wpix
    A former New York City cab driver who pleaded "guilty" in a terror plot to bomb subways took the stand Monday against his friend from Flushing High School as a federal trial starts in the conspiracy case involving 28-year-old Adis Medunjanin....

    Tags: Terrorism, India, Grand Central Terminal, Punishment, Emergency Incidents

    10. Apr 17, 2012 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  10. Joel Brinkley: Support for Afghan war has crumbled -- with good reason

    American Voices
    American support for the Afghan war has collapsed. Several new surveys show that even most Republicans, from the party that is home to the nation's hawks, now oppose the 10-year-old conflict. And it's no wonder. The United States military has been...

    Tags: The Washington Post, Pakistan, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Mitt Romney, Taliban

    11. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| CNN

  11. Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan, Likely Killing 4 Americans

    WASHINGTON, DC -- A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday in southern Afghanistan, likely killing all four of its crew members -- all of them Americans -- a U.S. military official said.
    CNN
    WASHINGTON, DC -- A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday in southern Afghanistan, likely killing all four of its crew members -- all of them Americans -- a U.S. military official said. The crash occurred in bad weather, though the official said, "We...

    Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Armed Forces, CNN (tv network), NATO, Transportation Accidents

    12. Apr 20, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  12. Taliban claim responsibility for downing helicopter in Afghanistan

    The Taliban claimed responsibility Friday for downing a Black Hawk helicopter in southern Afghanistan. "Yesterday (Thursday) evening Taliban fighters shot down a helicopter and killed all its passengers in Khanashen Dewalak area near Garmsir, southern...

    Tags: U.S. Military, Armed Forces, Time Warner Inc., Afghanistan, NATO

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