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Six UK soldiers believed killed in Afghanistan blast
Six UK soldiers were believed missing and presumed dead after an explosion hit their armored vehicle in southwestern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/25
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In Pictures: US troops overseas
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In Pictures: Remembering Richard Holbrooke
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Afghanistan's linchpin: Kandahar
Kandahar is the Taliban's stronghold and target of an allied assault in Afghanistan. Can NATO win hearts and minds as well as territory?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/19
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Taliban attacks kill 8 US soldiers within 24 hours
Taliban attacks on Tuesday night and Wednesday killed at least eight US soldiers, highlighting the militant group's intensifying insurgency campaign.
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General Petraeus takes command of the Afghanistan war
General Petraeus arrived in Kabul today to take over the Afghanistan war effort. Afghans say he faces a limited window to rein in corruption, make the Karzai government more accountable, and create momentum toward peace.
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Afghanistan war: Top Senate Democrat says support could weaken
Afghanistan war will be run by Gen. David Petraeus, but Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan said Monday congressional support could weaken if a planned operation in Kandahar doesn't go well.
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What Afghanistan lawmakers want General Petraeus to do
General Petraeus takes over a counterinsurgency strategy that has largely failed, say Afghanistan lawmakers from Taliban hot spots Marjah and Kandahar, which have been targeted for key US offensives.
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McChrystal Rolling Stone remarks spotlight Afghanistan withdrawal timeline
General McChrystal's Rolling Stone remarks, which were critical of US officials, have turned the spotlight on disputes over Afghanistan withdrawal timeline.
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The Monitor's View: NATO rethinks its mission, perhaps too reluctantly
It's past time, and high time, for NATO to reshape itself for the threats of this century, from terrorism to cyberwar. But budget cuts, a difficult war in Afghnistan, and a preoccupation with a debt crisis will make this a hard sell.
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Afghanistan war: Gen. McCrystal impatient with Marjah campaign
In this critical phase of the Afghanistan war, Gen. Stanley McCrystal says NATO and Afghan efforts to secure Marjah are moving too slowly. 'By day there is government. By night it's the Taliban,' says one Afghan tribal leader.
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Taliban attack Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
An eight-hour firefight at Bagram Air Base killed an American contractor and injured nine US servicemen.
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Afghanistan war: Kandahar offensive is now in the slow lane
US officials say key military operations in the Kandahar offensive - scheduled for this summer - will be delayed until the fall. The Taliban have taken the Afghanistan war to the streets of the southern Afghan city with a campaign to assassinate key public officials.
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Opinion: Obama should tell Karzai it's time to resign
Karzai’s failed leadership is preventing the US from succeeding in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan surge: Is the 'clear, hold, build' strategy working?
The influx of U.S. troops to Afghanistan aims to 'clear' Taliban from population centers, then 'hold' them until Afghans can 'build' normal lives. The Pentagon looks to the Iraq surge for lessons.
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Qayyum Zakir: the Afghanistan Taliban's rising mastermind
Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir, a former Guantánamo detainee, is considered to be the day-to-day leader of the Afghanistan Taliban insurgency. A look at his rise to power based on interviews with more than a dozen current and former associates.
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In Pictures: Fighting at night
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/18
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Afghanistan war: Battle for Kandahar as much political as military
The battle to regain control of Kandahar from the Taliban this summer will depend more on evolving political negotiations than on a decisive military campaign. In Afghanistan, war will be conducted differently than in Iraq, say NATO officials.
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Afghanistan: Taliban bomb attack targets anti-opium drive
A bomb attack in southern Afghanistan killed at least 8 people today, according to reports. It appeared aimed at a Western antidrug program targeting the world's largest opium production by encouraging farmers to plant alternative crops.
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Obama's surprise Afghanistan trip begins life after healthcare
President Obama took a secret trip to Afghanistan this weekend to impress upon Afghan President Hamid Karzai the need to cut corruption. It is his first trip to Afghanistan as president and shows how the passage of healthcare reform has freed his agenda.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/23
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