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Afghanistan struggles to keep girls' schools open (McClatchy Newspapers)
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- McClatchy Newspapers - MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — In late September, Julia Bolz got disturbing news about the first girls' school she'd helped build in Afghanistan. » See more
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Afghanistan's first skatepark mixes rich and poor (Reuters)
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Submitted: Dec 30, 2009
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Reuters - Afghanistan's first skateboarding park and school opened in Kabul on Tuesday with a boarding showdown between dozens of youngsters -- ranging from ministers' children to streetkids…
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'Time is running out' in Afghanistan, intelligence officials say (McClatchy Newspapers)
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Submitted: Dec 28, 2009
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McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL — As the U.S. and its allies try to overcome logistical hurdles and rush some 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan in 2010, intelligence officials are warning that…
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Bulgaria sending more troops to Afghanistan (AP)
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Submitted: Dec 30, 2009
- AP - Bulgaria says it will send 30 more troops to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan early next year. » See more
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US troop deaths soared in Afghanistan in 2009 (AP)
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Submitted: Dec 31, 2009
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AP - U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan doubled in 2009 compared with a year ago as 30,000 additional troops began pouring in for a stepped-up offensive and the Taliban fought back with…
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Bolton mother recalls son killed in Afghanistan terror attack
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Boston.com -
Submitted: Dec 31, 2009
- By Bryan Bender and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff The mother of a Bolton native killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of seven CIA agents today mourned the loss of her youngest child, but... » See more
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Army History Finds Early Missteps in Afghanistan
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Submitted: Dec 30, 2009
- U.S. forces, hamstrung by inadequate resources, missed opportunities to stabilize Afghanistan during the early years of the war, an unpublished Army history found. » See more
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8 Americans die in suicide blast in Afghanistan (AP)
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Submitted: Dec 30, 2009
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AP - A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a military base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing eight American civilians, U.S. officials said. The explosion occurred at…
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US congressmen press Afghanistan to delay election (AP)
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Submitted: Dec 29, 2009
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AP - U.S. Congressmen said Tuesday they are urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to delay the next parliamentary ballot until electoral reforms are in place or risk American financial support for his…
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Eight Americans killed in Afghanistan suicide attack (AFP)
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Submitted: Dec 30, 2009
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AFP - Eight American civilian workers were killed on Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack on a US military base close to the border with Pakistan, officials said.
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More civilian deaths claimed in Afghanistan (AP)
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Submitted: Jan 1, 2010
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AP - An airstrike by international forces in the southern Afghan province of Helmand killed seven civilians, two Taliban and wounded another civilian, an Afghan official said Friday.
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Blast kills 5 Canadians in southern Afghanistan (Reuters)
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Submitted: Dec 31, 2009
- Reuters - Four Canadian soldiers and a Canadian journalist were killed when their armored vehicle was hit by a bomb in southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, the Canadian Defense Ministry said. » See more
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CIA Director: 7 CIA workers killed in Afghanistan (AP)
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Submitted: Dec 31, 2009
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AP - The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for infiltrating a CIA post with a suicide bomber who set off an explosion that killed seven American intelligence staffers and wounded six others in…
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Mitchell Bard: The Republicans' Disdain for the American People Should Be the Story of 2009
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Huffington Post -
Submitted: Dec 28, 2009
- Looking back on 2009, much of the discussion on TV news shows is whether President Obama and the Democrats in Congress correctly handled the problems facing the country. Somehow, a narrative seems to have emerged that the Democrats failed and would… » See more
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Charles Karel Bouley: It's Only an Act of Terror If it Terrorizes
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Huffington Post -
Submitted: Dec 29, 2009
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On Christmas Day, 2009, a man boarded a plane with the intent of bringing it down or causing serious damage. His plot didn't go to plan, foiled by the brave men and women who sent the message to him,…
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