Afghanistan
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Afghanistan accuses Iran of holding Afghan migrant workers
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Afghanistan has accused Iran of holding as many as 21 migrant Afghan workers following a border shooting incident during the weekend and has filed a formal complaint to Tehran, an official said Sunday.
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7 American service members killed in Afghanistan
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Seven U.S. soldiers and a member of the NATO-led coalition were killed on Saturday as the Taliban continued their spring offensive. And Afghan President Hamid Karzai says that regular payments his government has received from the CIA for more than a decade would continue.
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Bagram plane crash: Dashcam captures cargo plane crash
CommentThe NTSB is sending a team of investigators to Afghanistan to assist local authorities with their investigation of a U.S. cargo airline crash that killed all seven crew members on board.
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Capt. Brandon L. Cyr of Woodbridge among four USAF airmen killed in Afghanistan crash
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The U.S. Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four airmen near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, including Capt. Brandon L. Cyr, 28, of Woodbridge, Va., in the crash of an MC-12 aircraft on Saturday.
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NATO: 4 service members killed in plane crash
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NATO says a plane crash in southern Afghanistan has killed four international service members.
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Robert Hess killed in Afghanistan
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Robert "RJ" Hess had recently deployed to Afghanistan and was killed Tuesday. He was 26.
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NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing two Americans
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A NATO helicopter crashed in a field in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two American service members.
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Afghanistan attacks: Kerry mourns 'selfless, idealistic' US diplomat
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday railed against the "cowardly" terrorists responsible for the attack that killed five Americans in Afghanistan, including a "selfless, idealistic" young diplomat on a mission to donate books to students.
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Afghan officials: 10 children, 1 woman killed in NATO airstrike
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Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike killed 11 Afghan civilians, including 10 children, during a fierce gunbattle with Taliban militants yesterday that also left one U.S. civilian adviser dead in eastern Afghanistan
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Afghanistan attacks: US civilian adviser killed in Afghan operation
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A gunbattle during an Afghan-led military operation in eastern Afghanistan left one U.S. civilian adviser and as many as 11 suspected Taliban militants dead, officials said Sunday.
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Afghanistan suicide bombers attack government compound
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Suicide bombers disguised as Afghan soldiers attacked a government compound Wednesday in a failed bid to free more than a dozen Taliban prisoners being transferred to court proceedings in western Afghanistan.
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John Kerry in Afghanistan over concerns Karzai is jeopardizing war on terror
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry embarked on talks Monday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric.
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U.S. troops hand over last detention facility to Afghans
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The U.S. military gave control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan to Kabul on Monday, a year after the two sides initially agreed on the transfer.
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Cpt. Sara Knutson killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
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A Maryland family is preparing to bury an exceptional young woman, student and soldier. Cpt. Sara Cullen, 27, was among five soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last week.
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Afghan war: As U.S. winds down war, political tensions rise
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The U.S. is still a nation at war. Twelve years later, around $500 billion dollars have been spent and thousands of lives have been lost to the war in Afghanistan.
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Five Americans killed in Afghan helicopter crash
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A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday.
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Afghanistan attack: Apparent insider attack kills Americans, Afghans
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Officials: Apparent insider attack kills two US troops, three Afghan policemen in east Afghanistan.
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Secretary Chuck Hagel: Karzai claims due to political pressure
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel encountered political tension with the Afghan president and a series of security problems during his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, but he met privately with President Hamid Karzai and says they discussed the key issues.
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