Afghanistan
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U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan blast
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American officials say three U.S. service members and an Afghan interpreter have been killed in a blast that also left 17 Afghans dead in eastern Afghanistan.
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Authorities search for missing Afghan women, former UVA students
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Federal authorities are searching for four women from Afghanistan who left a program on democracy at the University of Virginia.
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John C. Pratt killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
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The Department of Defense says a soldier from Springfield, Va. in a May 28 helicopter crash in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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NATO strike kills al-Qaida senior leader
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The U.S.-led NATO force in Afghanistan killed al-Qaida's second highest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, the coalition said Tuesday.
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Captain Jesse A. Ozbat dies in Afghanistan attack
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A soldier from Prince George, Virginia was killed in an IED attack in Afghanistan.
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NATO chief declares no rush for Afghan exits
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The United States and NATO leaders say there's 'no rush for the exits' in Afghanistan.
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Gregory Childs dies in Kabul
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Master Sgt. Gregory L. Childs, 38, Warren, Ark., died May 4, in Kabul. He was assigned to Fort Belvoir, Va.
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Taliban has grown stronger since Obama's surge, lawmakers say
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The leaders of the congressional committees said Sunday they believed that the Taliban had grown stronger since President Barack Obama sent 33,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in 2010.
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Obama sees 'new day' 1 year after bin Laden raid
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On a swift, secretive trip to the war zone, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night that after years of sacrifice the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan is winding down just as it has already ended in Iraq.
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Afghanistan helicopter crash: Four U.S. troops aboard downed chopper
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A U.S. defense official says an American military helicopter has crashed in southwestern Afghanistan with four U.S. troops aboard.
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Mohammad Ashan, Taliban commander, turns self in, asks for own reward
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One U.S. official told the Washington Post that the Afghan Taliban member who demanded the reward advertised for his capture when he turned himself into authorities is "clearly...an imbecile."
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Robert Bales, soldier in Afghan killings to get psych exam
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John Henry Browne says at a Friday news conference that officials would likely travel to the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to conduct the assessment of his client, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales.
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Afghan shooting rampage costs U.S. $50,000 per person
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The U.S. paid $50,000 in compensation for each villager killed and $11,000 for each person wounded in a shooting rampage allegedly carried out by a rogue American soldier in southern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Sunday.
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Karilyn Bales says charges against husband 'unbelievable'
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Karilyn Bales says she finds the charges that her husband killed 17 Afghan villagers "unbelievable."
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US says soldier returned to base between two Afghan killing sprees
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U.S. investigators believe the U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians split the slaughter into two episodes, returning to his base after the first attack and later slipping away to kill again, two American officials said Saturday.
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Robert Bales shooting: Afghan families paid for deaths injuries
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American military officials held a ceremony in Kandahar on Sunday, during which the U.S. paid relatives several thousand dollars for each person killed or injured during the March 11 shooting spree, the Wall Street Journal says.
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Sgt. Robert Bales charged in Afghan massacre, could face death penalty
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Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has been formally charged with the murder of 17 Afghan civilians, including nine children, during a shooting rampage near a U.S. military base earlier this month.
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Staff Sgt. Robert Bales: Afghan shooter to face murder charges
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Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the soldier accused in the massacre of several Afghan civilians, is expected to be charged with 17 counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder, along with other charges, in connection with a shooting rampage in two southern Afghanistan villages.
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