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Top 3 lessons the US military has learned in Afghanistan
As robust defense budget wranglings continue on Capitol Hill, much of the debate about one of the Pentagon's largest expenses – Afghanistan – centers around just how effective the decade-long fight has been. Here are the top three lessons that US military has learned in Afghanistan.
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Threats to US: Pentagon officials drop three surprises
Pentagon’s key intelligence officials warned of 'current and future worldwide threats' to US national security in a congressional hearing Thursday. Here are three top surprises.
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Britain details its exit strategy from Afghanistan
British soldiers in Afghanistan will fall from 9,000 to 5,200 next year, according to Prime Minister Cameron. 'There will not be a cliff-edge reduction in troop numbers at the end of 2014,' he said.
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Backchannels
Vast sums of aid continue to be stolen in AfghanistanDespite years of supposed effort to stop money laundering out of Kabul airport, billions continue to flow from the country unchecked.
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Pentagon warns that insider attacks could derail the war in Afghanistan
In its latest mandated update to Congress, the Pentagon reports that safe havens in Pakistan and corruption within the Afghan government are the greatest risks to 'sustainable security.'
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Aghanistan's Karzai back to antagonizing the US and attacking free speechAnd why not? It's not as though his public statements cost him anything.
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Shades of Iraq in Afghanistan? Problems with shoddy contracting workA Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) report singled out a $78 million contract to build a garrison for the Afghan National Army as of particular concern.
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Gen. Dunford to head Afghan war, wrap it up (+video)
US Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford's main challenges are likely to be managing the wind down of the war in Afghanistan. Afghans expect to see few changes on the ground.
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Terrorism & Security
Another insider? Uniformed Afghan suicide bomber kills 14 (+video)After a heavy weekend of violence, a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform attacked NATO and Afghan forces, killing at least 14 on Monday in the southeastern town of Khost.
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Afghanistan war claims 2,000th US soldier, but pace slowing
The 2,000th US soldier to die may have been the victim of another insider attack. Overall, the conflict has grown less deadly for US troops since 2010.
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Military death toll in Afghanistan reaches 2,000
While the US prepares to withdraw most of its troops from Afghanistan by 2014, the number of military deaths in the country continues to rise. The toll is now at 2,000.
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Afghanistan: Why don't we leave now?
The rise in attacks by Afghan forces against Western troops is threatening US-Afghan military cooperation – a key reason to stay until 2014. The trend could affect the US exit strategy.
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Joint raids suspended: NATO's Afghanistan strategy hits hurdle
The new policy is likely to put even more distance between NATO and Afghan forces, stressing relations at a time when NATO has been working to hand over security to the Afghans.
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Terrorism & Security
Afghanistan war: More insider attacks hand Australia worst casualties since VietnamFive Australian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan yesterday and today, including three apparently murdered by Afghan Police forces.
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Backchannels
Remember Afghanistan? The war makes rare appearance in Obama-Romney race.Politics junkies could be forgiven for not realizing that US soldiers are still dying in Afghanistan, given how rarely the word passes the lips of either President Obama or challenger Mitt Romney.
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Pakistan's black marketers cheer reopening of NATO supply lines
When Pakistan closed NATO supply routes in November, arms smugglers lost access to one of the easiest sources of materiel.
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Terrorism & Security
Number of NATO forces killed by Afghan recruits hits new highThe number of 'green-on-blue' attacks in Afghanistan this year has surpassed that of all 2011, eroding trust and deepening concern about the security transition.
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Afghanistan war: Can the US gains last?
Almost 11 years into the US-led war in Afghanistan, the situation still remains so tenuous in some parts of Afghanistan that locals worry about the safety of accepting aid from the West.
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President Karzai sacks security chiefs ahead of NATO exit
Under pressure from Afghanistan's parliament, President Hamid Karzai dismissed Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and Interior Minister Bismillah Mohammadi.
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Top 3 lessons the US military has learned in Afghanistan
As robust defense budget wranglings continue on Capitol Hill, much of the debate about one of the Pentagon's largest expenses – Afghanistan – centers around just how effective the decade-long fight has been. Here are the top three lessons that US military has learned in Afghanistan.
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Afghan governance: more Judge Dredd than Jefferson
More than a decade into the US-led war in Afghanistan, local strongmen still undermine US and NATO efforts to establish a strong democratic culture in Kandahar.
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Afghan war: Did US commanders cover up 'horrific' conditions at hospital?
A House subcommittee hears testimony of 'horrific' conditions at the US-funded Dawood Military Hospital in Afghanistan, including bribery and surgery without anesthesia. Retired officers say there was an attempt to block an investigation.
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Now, the northern supply line hit: 22 NATO trucks bombed
Officials in Afghanistan suspect the Taliban used a magnetic bomb to disrupt NATO supply lines in the north, just weeks after Pakistan reopened eastern and southern lines.
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Wedding blast in Afghanistan kills 23, including local politician
The suicide bombing targeted the wedding of the government official's daughter.
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Keep Calm
Good Reads: on Afghan wars, German spies, and the 'American Spring'This week's best stories look at lessons we should have learned from a decade of war in Afghanistan, from intelligence failures, and from press accounts of the American Revolution.
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Cover Story
US legacy in Afghanistan: What 11 years of war has accomplishedThe lives of four Afghans provide a lens on how America's longest conflict has changed a nation – and the divisions and dangers that persist.
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Why China is likely to get more involved in Afghanistan
For the past decade, China has not played a significant role in Afghanistan. But with NATO starting to pull out, Afghanistan's security will affect neighboring China.
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