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  • In Taliban stronghold, U.S. medics win friends for Marines

    McClatchy Newspapers – Tue Dec 1, 4:04 pm ET  

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE HASSANABAD, Afghanistan — In the middle of a foot patrol Saturday through what may be the most dangerous part of the most dangerous province in Afghanistan for U.S. troops, Staff Sgt. John Nickerson peered through the scope of his assault rifle at a group of Afghan men who were rolling a wheelbarrow toward him. Full Story »

  • Marines' best friend: A dog dubbed 'Pressure Plate'

    McClatchy Newspapers – Tue Dec 1, 4:03 pm ET  

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE HASSANABAD, AFGHANISTAN — He's the most happy-go-lucky Marine in Golf Company, the shortest and the most likely to eat dead mice. Full Story »

  • Obama faces steep challenges in new Afghan policy

    McClatchy Newspapers – Mon Nov 30, 7:00 pm ET  
    U.S. President Barack Obama takes a question at the Fiscal Responsibility... Reuters

    WASHINGTON — With eight years of blood and treasure already spent and perhaps his presidency hanging in the balance, President Barack Obama will tell the world Tuesday how he'll escalate the war in Afghanistan — and how he hopes his risky decision will lead finally to a path home for U.S. forces. Full Story »

  • As Obama adds troops to Afghanistan, Iraq challenges aren't over

    McClatchy Newspapers – Mon Nov 30, 6:01 pm ET  
    REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE.
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman HM1... Reuters

    KIRKUK, Iraq _While President Barack Obama prepares to announce that he's sending tens of thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, his problems in Iraq are far from over. Full Story »

  • Supreme Court rules to keep detainee abuse photos secret

    McClatchy Newspapers – Mon Nov 30, 12:58 pm ET  
    D.C. Anti-War Network activist Jose J. Rodriguez takes part in... Reuters

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court did all it could Monday to lock up forever some incendiary photos that show U.S. soldiers abusing foreign prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. Full Story »

  • Trainers of Afghan police have work cut out for them

    McClatchy Newspapers – Sun Nov 29, 12:01 pm ET  

    KOLK, Afghanistan — When the improvised bomb exploded in a mud-walled compound about 300 yards from a new traffic checkpoint, the six Afghan police officers at the post just looked at one another. Full Story »

  • U.S. military putting higher priority on training Afghan police

    McClatchy Newspapers – Sun Nov 29, 12:01 pm ET  

    KOLK, Afghanistan — With the Taliban on the offensive and gaining ground, the U.S. military has taken major steps to boost the training of the Afghan police forces, particularly since American Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal arrived in June to command the U.S. and NATO forces. Full Story »

  • Obama administration closely monitoring Dubai debt outlook

    McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Nov 27, 4:23 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON_ The Obama administration said Friday that it was monitoring developments in a looming debt default by the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai, whose efforts to fend off creditors sent stocks skidding in the United States and around the globe amid fears of new bank losses. Full Story »

  • White House says world moving toward new Iran sanctions

    McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Nov 27, 2:12 pm ET  
    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the first conference... AFP

    WASHINGTON — The United Nations nuclear agency blasted Iran in a resolution Friday for obstructing investigations into its suspected nuclear-weapons program and demanded that the Islamic Republic stop construction of a once-secret facility. Full Story »

  • Pakistan military moving to undercut Zardari over his close U.S. ties

    McClatchy Newspapers – Thu Nov 26, 5:24 pm ET  

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Suspicions by Pakistan's powerful army that the country's civilian leadership is growing too close to the United States are fueling a political crisis that analysts here believe threatens the survival of the government and could divert attention from the battle against Islamic extremists. Full Story »

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