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LANSING Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff to honor a soldier from St. Joseph who died in Afghanistan on Nov. 19. Flags are to be lowered for 25-year-old Army Sgt. Full Article at The Port Huron Times Herald
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HARRISBURG -- One Army National Guardsman, just back from a nine-month tour in Iraq, realized he could no longer keep his "boy" -- his beloved dog, Rocky. The Guard might need the soldier to serve again, this time in Afghanistan. Full Article at Binghamton Press
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An Afghan man reads the Koran at a mosque in Kabul on October 27, 2009. View Photo »
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I want the president and every American to think ahead of time about what it means if you do add to our involvement in Afghanistan ... I am no military strategist, but I don't believe we have the tools to accomplish our mission in Afghanistan because you have to have functioning, effective government an...
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WASHINGTON President Barack Obama will announce his plan to bolster the war in Afghanistan in a speech Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, his spokesman said, a surge that military officials say could top 30,000 troops. Full Article at Indianapolis Star
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WASHINGTON — Skeptics reject President Barack Obama's expected decision to ramp up the Afghanistan war as a misguided bid to fix a muddled mission, arguing it will draw America deeper into a quagmire. Full Article at Michael Moore - This Just In
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Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will announce the U.S. troop strategy for Afghanistan in a speech at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Wednesday. Full Article at Michael Moore - This Just In
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I want the president and every American to think ahead of time about what it means if you do add to our involvement in Afghanistan ... I am no military strategist, but I don't believe we have the tools to accomplish our mission in Afghanistan because you have to have functioning, effective government an...
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) looks at President Obama's imminent Afghanistan decision and the Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) discusses whether changing the anti-filibuster protection for health reform "After eight years, some of those years in which we did not... Full Article at Real Clear Politics
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Iranian film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf won the Freedom to Create Prize on Wednesday, and dedicated his award to leading cleric Hossein Ali Montazeri and the popular opposition movement he supports. Full Article at The Post Chronicle
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Afghānistān, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان), is a landlocked country located at the heart of Asia. Full Article
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An Afghan man reads the Koran at a mosque in Kabul on October 27, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential rivals are reigniting their campaigns for a second vote, but analysts question whether a new election can be credible as calls for a government of national unity persist.
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An internally displaced Afghan family sits inside their tent in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. According to UNHCR some 2.7 million registered Afghans refugees still remain in Pakistan and Iran.
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HAZI MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 26: Afghan Pashtun tribal elders leave after a traditional meeting to discuss American and Canadian military actions on their lands October 26, 2009 in the village of Hazi Madad in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
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HAZI MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 26: Afghan Pashtun tribal elders sit in a traditional meeting to discuss American and Canadian military actions on their lands October 26, 2009 in the village of Hazi Madad in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
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HAZI MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 26: Afghan Pashtun tribal elders sit in a traditional meeting to discuss American and Canadian military actions on their lands October 26, 2009 in the village of Hazi Madad in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
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In this photo taken Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, Afghan women clad in burqas listen to a fortune teller in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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This Oct. 23, 2009 photo shows an Afghan girl sitting on a cement statute of a lion at the entrance of the Kabul Zoo in Afghanistan.
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An Afghan man reads holy Quran as he sits next to the grave of his relative in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. Insurgent violence has increased across Afghanistan this year, coinciding with a boost in U.S. military numbers.
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An Afghan boy reads the holy Quran as he sits next to the grave of his relative in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009.
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An Afghan soldier mans the machine gun on a Russian Mi-17 transport helicopter as the helicopter ferries Afghan National Army troops from Camp Bastion in Helmand province to Kandahar military base in southern Afghanistan on October 12, 2009.
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An Afghan soldier mans the machine gun on a Russian Mi-17 transport helicopter as the helicopter ferries Afghan National Army troops from Camp Bastion in Helmand province to Kandahar military base in southern Afghanistan on October 12, 2009.
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Smoke of a bombing is seen in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. A powerful car bomb exploded in the busy center of Afghanistan's capital early Thursday, destroying vehicles and blowing off the walls of shops, officials said.
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Map of Afghanistan locates Kabul where a large blast struck the center of the capital.
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Afghanistan's Chief of the General Staff Gen. Bismullah Mohammadi, right,walks with Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Walt Natynczyk, as they arrive to inspect the honor guard at National Defence headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday Oct. 8, 2009.
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On the eighth anniversary of the Afghanistan invasion, members of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department stand guard in front of an Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, after workers discovered the building was vandalized earlier in the morning.
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Afghan boys cross a stream in Surabhi, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
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French policemen arrest sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan after an action against a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denounce 'eight years of destruction' a...
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French policemen arrest sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan as they were leaving after an action against a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denounce 'eight ye...
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Sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan demonstrate in a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009,and threw paint and stickers in the lobby, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denounce 'eight years of destr...
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Sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan demonstrate in front of a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denounce 'eight years of destruction' and calling for the withd...
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Sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan demonstrate in front of a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denounce 'eight years of destruction' and calling for the withd...
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On the eighth anniversary of the Afghanistan invasion, an Air Force recruiter, second from left, talks with recruits in front of an Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
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On the eighth anniversary of the Afghanistan invasion. an unidentified woman walks past an Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, after workers discovered red paint used to simulate blood, splattered on the front of the recruiting center building.
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On the eighth anniversary of the Afghanistan invasion, red paint, used to simulate blood, is shown on an Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, after workers discovered the building was vandalized.
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I want the president and every American to think ahead of time about what it means if you do add to our involvement in Afghanistan ... I am no military strategist, but I don't believe we have the tools to accomplish our mission in Afghanistan because you have to have functioning, effective government an...
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I want the president and every American to think ahead of time about what it means if you do add to our involvement in Afghanistan ... I am no military strategist, but I don't believe we have the tools to accomplish our mission in Afghanistan because you have to have functioning, effective government an...
– David R Obey SOURCE: NewsMax -
They've seen the Obama administration very focused on Pakistan and Afghanistan, and there is uncertainty about how India fits in with President Obama's thinking.
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We admire the work that Gary Sinise and his organization have done to help the children in Iraq and Afghanistan
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As we continue our extensive efforts in Iraq, we are now sending school supplies and other necessities to troops in Afghanistan and other nations for distribution to needy children ... Great companies like American Airlines enable us to further broaden our mission to bring aid to children around the wor...
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The allied forces in Iraq could build upon strong central state structures ... But we have to remember that we don't know how the Iraq story will end. And Afghanistan, unlike Iraq, has a 30-year history of war, which means that wartime structures have been created. And they need to be addressed.
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Barack Obama is not Lyndon Johnson, Afghanistan is not Vietnam and this is now, not then. But listen and you will hear echoes and refrains that resonate today.
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We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges
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all the other Muslims who have and are serving in the military and those that fought and died in Afghanistan and Iraq, Vietnam, World War I and II?
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It has been almost three months since General McChrystal reported to Obama that U.S. efforts in Afghanistan would fail if 40,000 additional troops were not deployed there. McChrystal’s experience as the commander of the military’s clandestine service has given him expert insight into how insurgencies op...
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Obama has been considering several options, including a proposed strategy by U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal that would add up to 40,000 more troops to the war along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
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President Obama has finished gathering information about troop options in Afghanistan and will likely announce his decision in an address to the nation next Tuesday, Dec. 1… On Monday night, Obama met for two hours in the White House Situation Room with his senior national security advisers, including E...
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Especially where there are Soldiers and Airmen in the fight, that is critically important, and I know how much they appreciate going out, whether it's Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Africa – wherever they are – they appreciate leadership coming, just to say, 'Thank you for answering the call to serve...
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Obama is expected to announce his long-awaited decision on Dec. 1, followed by meetings on Capitol Hill aimed at winning congressional support amid opposition by some Democrats who are worried about the strain on the U.S. Treasury and whether Afghanistan has become a quagmire, the officials said.
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Obama plans to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan
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President Barack Obama meets with his national security team to discuss Afghanistan in the Situation Room of the White House, Nov. 23, 2009.
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Obama’s dithering on implementing General McChrystal’s plan in Afghanistan is a display of the Democratic Party’s inability to suppress its Left wing base which seeks the dismantling of the military.
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If I am elected president I will begin the immediate withdrawal of all troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Iraq/Afghanistan needs to be fully functioning and independent democracy by date X
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When we came into office, there were about 300 American civilians in all of Afghanistan, and most of them were on six-month tours and they had very substantial leave arrangements to go to Dubai or Abu Dhabi or somewhere else regularly. And there was no continuity
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It is quite clear that Afghanistan requires the sustained support of the global community if it has to return to peace and normalcy.
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Obama is expected to address the nation TUESDAY, DEC. 1, on his new Afghanistan policy, likely in PRIME TIME, Playbook is told.
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Both India and United States could work together to help advance development and prosperity for the people of Afghanistan
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This is creating a difficult situation in Afghanistan, it is creating a difficult situation with India, and Pakistan gets the feeling of being under siege
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One thing that I would like to say is that we greatly welcome and support the commitment and involvement of the world community to promote peace and stability in progress in Afghanistan
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