John R. Allen

John R. Allen

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  10 Things to Know for Today

  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. A VOTE TO AVOID DEBT CRISIS The House is ... 

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  UN: Prisoners still tortured in Afghan custody

  Afghan authorities are still torturing prisoners, such as hanging them by their wrists and beating them with cables, the United Nations said, a year ... 

• Afghans: Next force transition starts in 2 months

  The next phase of transferring security from NATO to Afghan control will begin in two months and aims to cover nearly 90 percent of the country's ... 

• US-led coalition: US doctor rescued from Taliban

  An American doctor abducted by the Taliban five days ago was rescued Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led military coalition said. Dr. 

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  Suicide attack kills 41 at Afghan mosque

  A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a mosque packed with senior regional officials in northern Afghanistan on a major Muslim holiday Friday, ... 

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  Taliban ambush kills 10 Afghan troops

  Taliban insurgents killed 10 Afghan troops in an ambush in western Herat province, police and government officials said Tuesday. A spokesman for the ... 

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  Afghan soldiers fired during insider attacks probe

  Afghan authorities have detained or removed hundreds of soldiers in an investigation into rising insider attacks against international service ... 

• NATO expresses 'deep concern' to Karzai

  NATO's top official has expressed deep concern to Afghan President Hamid Karzai over the surge of assaults by Afghan troops on their foreign allies. 

• Key Pakistani Taliban figure killed in Afghanistan

  A NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan killed a senior commander of the Pakistani Taliban who had close ties with al-Qaida, dealing a blow to the ...