Results for Afghanistan
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Out of Order
Originally Posted: 05/18/2012 - 11:09am | Type: Blog -
Antiwar amendment blocked in House. The House of Representatives has been debating the defense authorization bill for the past two days, including more than 140 amendments. But th ...
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Troop Withdrawal: Easier Said Than Done
Originally Posted: 05/16/2012 - 11:15am | Type: Blog -
Withdrawing from Afghanistan by the end of this year. In his successful run for president of France, one of Francois Hollande’s campaign promises was to withdraw all French troops ...
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Coming Home: The New Afghan Mission
Originally Posted: 05/14/2012 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog -
Gen. John Allen, the U.S./NATO commander in Afghanistan, is reorienting the military mission in Afghanistan. As U.S. troops leave, Afghan troops must take the lead. Gen. John All ...
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Support For War In Afghanistan At All Time Low
Originally Posted: 05/09/2012 - 11:17am | Type: Blog -
Only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort of the war in Afghanistan. From The Associated Press ' Anne Gearan : "Support for the war in Afghani ...
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'Mistaken' Deaths
Originally Posted: 05/07/2012 - 5:00pm | Type: Blog -
The American military claimed responsibility and expressed regret for an airstrike that mistakenly killed six members of a family in southwestern Afghanistan, Afghan and American military officials confirmed Mon ...
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National Day of Prayer Marked with Prayer... and Protest
Originally Posted: 05/03/2012 - 10:31am | Type: Blog -
President Obama issued his annual proclamation on Monday, making special mention of prayers for the military as befitted his surprise visit to Afghanistan. As reported by Cathy ...
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Joe Scarborough on President Obama's Afghanistan Speech: "The Neocons Won"
Originally Posted: 05/02/2012 - 12:48pm | Type: Blog -
From Joe Scarborough's Politico blog last night: The takeaway of President Obama's speech tonight is simple. The neocons won, the troops lost and the endless war grinds on in a land that humbled the Soviet Union, the British Empir ...
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VIDEO: Obama's Surprise Visit to Afghanistan Tuesday
Originally Posted: 05/01/2012 - 8:19pm | Type: Blog -
Watch videos of President Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan today and read the transcript of his address to the American people tonight inside the blog. Below are several vide ...
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Update: Obama in Afghanistan
Originally Posted: 05/01/2012 - 5:04pm | Type: Blog -
Presidents Obama and Karzai have signed in Kabul a strategic partnership agreement between the two countries. The Associated Press reports: “The partnership spells out the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan beyond 2014, covering security, e ...
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Breaking: President Obama in Afghanistan
Originally Posted: 05/01/2012 - 5:22pm | Type: Blog -
President Barack Obama landed in Afghanistan this afternoon on an unannounced trip. He will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and sign a strategic partnership agreement pledging U.S. support for Afghanista ...