Kandahar

Kandahar

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  Afghan violence falls in 2012, insider attacks up

  Violence in Afghanistan fell in 2012, but more Afghan troops and police who now shoulder most of the combat were killed, according to statistics ... 

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  In Afghan Taliban birthplace, US troops step back

  President Barak Obama will decide in the coming weeks how many American troops to send home from Afghanistan next year. A major factor in his decision ... 

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  US commanders are upbeat on Afghan war progress

  U.S. commanders are offering glowing reviews of their 2012 war campaign, upbeat assessments that could be interpreted as leeway for President Barack ... 

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  Karzai says he'll meet with Obama in Washington

  President Hamid Karzai said Thursday he will meet President Barack Obama in Washington next month to discuss a postwar U.S. role in his country, whose ... 

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  Afghan suicide bomber kills US soldier, 2 Afghans

  A Taliban suicide car bomber killed one American soldier and two Afghan civilians Thursday near a U.S. military base shortly after the visiting U.S. 

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  Taliban popular where US fought biggest battle

  Nearly three years after U.S.-led forces launched the biggest operation of the war to clear insurgents, foster economic growth and set a model for the ... 

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  AP IMPACT: An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives

  It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on an ...