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Arizona Daily Star - Sat Dec 5, 2:13 am ET
BRUSSELS — NATO allies will bolster the American troop surge in Afghanistan by sending at least 7,000 soldiers of their own, officials said Friday in pledges that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton described as crucial to turning the tide in the stalemated war.
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Boston Globe - Sat Dec 5, 3:18 pm ET
President Barack Obama has his troop surge. Afghanistan's beleaguered security forces have theirs. While the new U.S. war strategy was unveiled with worldwide fanfare, Afghan's defense force has been quietly planning its own troop buildup to break the Taliban's tightening grip on swathes of the nation. The Afghan surge is the one to watch because the success of Obama's new ...
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New York Daily News - Sat Dec 5, 9:40 am ET
Suicide attackers stormed a mosque close to Pakistan's army headquarters, killing 35 people during Friday prayers as they sprayed gunfire at worshippers and threw grenades before blowing themselves up, officials said.
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New York Times - Sat Dec 5, 4:18 pm ET
Among the worst were Afghanistan, Myanmar and Somalia, while a survey showed New Zealand, Denmark and Singapore were seen as the least corrupt.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 6:27 am ET
NATO said on Friday 25 countries had pledged a total of around 7,000 more troops to support the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, following President Barack Obama's commitment of 30,000 extra U.S. troops.
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Hanover Eagle - 1 hour 31 minutes ago
A surge of 30,000 more U.S. troops in Afghanistan could be the nation’s “best and perhaps last shot” at stabilizing a beleaguered part of the world that is critical to national security, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-11, said on Tuesday after spending Nov. 24-25 in Afghanistan.
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Denver Post - Sat Dec 5, 3:11 am ET
Military officials said Friday a Fort Carson soldier was killed in Afghanistan's Kunar province.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 11:35 am ET
U.S. Marines and Afghan troops on Friday launched the first offensive since President Barack Obama announced an American troop surge, striking against Taliban communications and supply lines in a southern insurgent stronghold, a military spokesman said.
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The Huffington Post - Sat Dec 5, 11:28 am ET
In his Afghan war speech at West Point and in other interviews and statements President Obama has bristled at any comparison between his Afghanistan...
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KMGH 7 Denver - Sat Dec 5, 11:17 am ET
A Fort Carson soldier killed in Afghanistan's Kunar province was looking forward to coming home for Christmas during a two-week break from the battlefield this month, family members said.
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Rasmussen Reports via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 10:50 am ET
The good news for President Obama is that 53% of voters nationwide support his plan to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. Nearly as many (47%) support his plan to begin withdrawing troops from that war-torn country in 18 months.
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The MetroWest Daily News - Sat Dec 5, 12:09 am ET
The region's congressional delegation is greeting President Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan with questions, and in some cases, criticism.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Dec 4, 4:03 pm ET
Defense Secretary Gates says deadlines, whether for the Pentagon bureaucracy or for Afghanistan leaders, are the best way to get things done.
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KFJX Pittsburg - Sat Dec 5, 2:46 pm ET
Four state soldiers hit the road, their destination Afghanistan. The 226th Engineering Battalion is heading to Salina, Kansas for more training before their tour overseas. Before boarding the bus the
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The Pakistan Link - Sat Dec 5, 9:06 am ET
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan is fighting war against terror in its own interest and strongly rejected the notion that Taliban are going to takeover Pakistan.