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Danfung Dennis has captured the brutalities of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for major publications, including The New York Times , Time magazine, The Guardian and The Washington Post. Inspired by these experiences, Dennis embedded with the U.S....
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On Monday, at a town hall meeting on Fort Stewart, Lt. Col. Davenport explained it in a way that made sense. “That’s what we do,” he said plainly. He explained that while right now the 3rd Infantry Division is being called to Afghanistan, they are...
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Indian companies are rebuilding Iranian ports and a new railway to Afghanistan. Next month a high-level Indian delegation will be visiting Iran while the chief of staff of India's army, General V. K. Singh will be visiting Israel. India is a major...
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Marine from northern New Jersey who was killed in Afghanistan was laid to rest… The grandson of the late Princess Grace of Monaco was briefly hospitalized after… Police are investigating what is being reported as a deadly shooting a sports … Police...
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London, but later died from multiple injuries. Trial: Paul Luker, left, is accused of causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving after Group Captain Tom Barrett was knocked down as he rode his bike on the A40 The 44-year-old was Station...
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Electricity consumption has decreased considerably in Iran since the implementation of the subsidy reform plan. The plan has paved the way for more electricity exports to neighboring Azerbaijan, Armenia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Iraq,...
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Press TV: How decisive will involving Samiul Haq as a mediator for peace talks be? Who is he, and where has he been until now? As he stated himself, what are the motives behind these talks? Porter: First of all, this is indeed a key figure in the...
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Indeed, when harassed by minor insurgencies and scattered bands of jihadis, they proved surprisingly slow to figure out what hit them. In Afghanistan, Rumsfeld let victory slip through his grasp. In Iraq, his mismanagement of the campaign brought the...
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Whether by luck or because they are more respectful and sensitive to cultural issues than other western troops — whom Afghans sometimes regard as crude and imperious — there has not been one green on blue incident involving the 20,000 or so Canadians...
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They were the first Albanian soldiers to die in Afghanistan, it said. The shooting occurred in the village of Robat, in the southern district of Spin Boldak near the Pakistani border, Kandahar police chief Abdul Raziq said. The troops had gone there...
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The active-duty Air Force wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord is the only one in the U.S. military tasked with one of the nation's most sensitive and secretive missions: transporting nuclear weapons. FERNDALE A U.S. Marine from Ferndale was among six...
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Forging a lasting peace is arguably Thein Sein's toughest challenge, and it is complicated by opium. As in Afghanistan and Colombia, the drug trade has long fueled conflict in Myanmar, providing cash to buy weapons and a lucrative product to fight over.
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Royal marine found hanged in his home after returning from a tour of Afghanistan, left a suicide note saying he had "slipped through the net", an inquest heard. Dylan Kemp, 28, was discovered dead in his flat when police broke into his home on...
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In an interview broadcast on CNN, Dempsey said Israel has the capability to strike Iran and delay the Iranians "probably for a couple of years. But some of the targets are probably beyond their reach." He expressed concern that an Israeli attack could...
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The non-specific North Korea-Korea was the only other country in double digits, at 10 percent, the Princeton, N.J. , polling agency said. Rounding out the top 10 were Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia, Pakistan, the United States itself, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
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Albania (AP) â Afghan police opened fire Monday on Albanian and other international troops in southern Afghanistan, killing two Albanian soldiers and leading to the arrest of 11 Afghan policemen, Albania's Defense Ministry said. They were the first...
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KABUL, Afghanistan – An individual wearing the uniform of the Afghan Uniformed Police turned his weapon against International Security Assistance Force service members in southern Afghanistan today, killing one service member. It is ISAF policy to defer...
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How that would happen, however, is still up for debate. American Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham proposed ways of handling the issue of Syria this week during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. As Syria looks more and more like a country...
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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. Generally considered part of Southern Asia, it is sometimes ascribed to a regional bloc in either Central Asia or the Middle East, as it has religious,... Full Article
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