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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/07
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In Pictures: Far from home: US soldiers serving in Afghanistan
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Focus As war wanes, how will US military retain its best warriors?
Today’s troops have acquired invaluable experience in battle. But when the fighting ends, the US military must find ways to keep the force engaged or risk losing all that expertise.
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Battle for Afghanistan's Gambir Jungle: What was it all for?
After days of upheaval, the troops of Operation Hammer Down finally got their bearings before the mission ended. But afterward they wondered, did they accomplish anything?
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Battle for Afghanistan's Gambir Jungle: Into the 'Valley of Death'
The first, furious hours of Operation Hammer Down took a heavy toll on 1st Platoon. As the Taliban picked off platoon leaders, there was little the Americans could do but wait for nightfall.
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Battle for Afghanistan's Gambir Jungle: Soldiers' tale of an epic fight
Operation Hammer Down was supposed to clear out insurgent camps in Afghanistan's fabled Pech Valley. Instead, for three Army units, it became a five-day struggle for survival.
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Will US exit strategy work in Afghanistan? Brutal valley emerges as test.
US forces have had to return to a key outpost they left to Afghan forces in March. Now, the US commander there is trying to forge a new partnership to bring the Afghans up to speed.
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Pakistan's rocket fire into Afghanistan alarms locals, US forces
Pakistan has fired about 700 rockets and artillery shells at militants in Afghanistan, complicating the efforts of US forces on the ground.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/07
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US troops still forced to bolster Iraqi forces in battle
Far from merely 'advising and assisting' Iraqi forces, as the Obama administration has described their new role, US troops are still needed to battle insurgents, as evidenced in three recent incidents in different parts of Iraq.
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Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, last Vietnam commander
Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, the last commander of all US forces in Vietnam, passed away on Friday. From Vietnam and Korea, where he was a battalion commander, Weyand surmised 'that Iraq and Afghanistan will be with us for a long time to come.'
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In Pictures: Far from home: US soldiers serving in Afghanistan
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A unique study abroad – in Iraq
A plucky professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks arranged an embed with the US military for three aspiring journalists, who returned home safely this week.
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US forces withdrawing from Iraqi cities will move instead to encircle them
The troops will form 'belts' around volatile cities like Mosul, where some fear gains in stability will be lost when US troops pull out on June 30.
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Bush's final Iraq visit marks gains, meets contempt
While President Bush traveled to Baghdad Sunday to hail progress, the war is far from over in places like Mosul where US and Iraqi forces still battle insurgents linked to Al Qaeda in Iraq.
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U.S. soldier convicted of assault in Iraq death
The Kirkuk incident was not manslaughter, jury finds. Trial for 2005 Haditha killings is slated for March 3.
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