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Republicans Attack Steele Over Afghan-War Comments - WSJ.com
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele faced calls for his resignation from within his own party Friday after he described the war in Afghanistan as a war of Obama's choosing and suggested the U.S. mission there is unwinnable.
07-03-2010 by nancybrubaker Tags afghan, attack, comments, republicans, steele

Afghan enemies using iPhone as a weapon
Australian Department of Defense chief technology officer Matt Yannopoilos today said defenses were being beaten in Afghanistan by enemies accessing information quickly via iPhones. by Ben Grubb ZDNet Australia
04-12-2010 by carolfremont Tags afghan, enemies, iphone, weapon

Suicide attack on Afghan capital
Explosions and gunfire in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, leave at least 17 people dead, officials say.
02-26-2010 by terrymalloy Tags afghan, attack, capital, suicide

Afghan Border Police Kill 7 Civilians
Afghan border police mistook a group of villagers gathering wood near the Pakistan border as insurgents and opened fire, killing seven civilians, a police official said Saturday.
02-07-2010 by carolfremont Tags afghan, border, kill

Afghan Warlord Returns Despite Western Demands
He is among Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, accused of widespread abuses including the massacre of thousands of Taliban prisoners. Now he's back, reinstated by President Hamid Karzai in a top army post despite Western demands for sweeping reform.
01-27-2010 by terrymalloy Tags afghan, demands, despite, returns, warlord, western

Taliban attacks paralyze Afghan capital for hours (AP)
AP - Taliban militants wearing explosive vests launched a brazen daylight assault Monday on the center of Kabul, with suicide bombings and gunbattles near the presidential palace and other government buildings that paralyzed the city for hours.
01-18-2010 by dannyquinn Tags afghan, attacks, capital, hours, paralyze

Afghan police: Suicide bomb kills 8 in Kandahar
A man driving a horse-drawn cart laden with explosives detonated the cache Thursday outside a guest house frequented by foreigners in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least eight people including a child, police said.
12-24-2009 by colesear Tags afghan, bomb, kandahar, kills, suicide

Troops
U.S. troops and military families say they have mixed feelings about President Barack Obama's plan to send 30,000 more American troops into Afghanistan.
12-01-2009 by malcolmcrowe Tags afghan, families, mixed, surge, troops

Source: Afghan election talks falter
Talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and election foe Abdullah Abdullah have broken down, a Western source close to the Afghan leadership told CNN.
10-30-2009 by andyburnett Tags afghan, election, source, talks

Taliban gain power in city key to Afghan politics
Slow, quiet fall of Afghanistan's second-largest city challenges NATO's efforts to stabilize the region.
09-14-2009 by vincegrey Tags afghan, gain, power

Possible Afghan-U.S. row
CNN's Atia Abawi reports on a possible heated exchange between the U.S. special envoy and the Afghan president.
08-30-2009 by carolfremont Tags afghan

Marines launch new Afghan assault against Taliban (AP)
AP - U.S. Marines battled Taliban fighters Wednesday for control of a strategic southern town in a new operation to cut militant supply lines and allow Afghan residents to vote in next week's presidential election.
08-12-2009 by malcolmcrowe Tags afghan, against, assault, launch, taliban

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