Tag Archives: Afghanistan

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Opinion: Americans, Afghanistans & Random Acts of Violence

One rogue soldier killing civilians in Afghanistan should evoke more reasons for peace than more violence

The senseless killing spree by a US soldier in Afghanistan sparks a conversation on the…

By Raynard Jackson

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Obama Ends Iraq War But Battle Still Rages At Home

Commander-In-Chief gets hit with political bombs from GOP over decision while he fights for opportunities for vets

President Obama ended the Iraq War but the troubled economy and unemployment rate leaves veterans…

By Derek T. Dingle

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Osama bin Laden Killed by U.S. Forces

President says "justice is done" in most significant act as commander-in-chief, death of Al Queda leader Osam bin Laden

President Obama announced to the world late Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind…

By Derek T. Dingle

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Obama Announces the End of Operation Iraqi Freedom

In remarks prepared for delivery to the American people on August 31, 2010, the President officially ends the war in Iraq

President Barack H. Obama, in remarks prepared for delivery on August 31, 2010, officially announces…

By BlackEnterprise.com

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If You Were Obama, Would You Fire Gen. McChrystal?

Does his leadership of international forces in Afghanistan make him too important to be dismissed for insubordination?

TAKE OUR POLL: General Stanley S. McChrystal, leader of the counterinsurgency effort in the war…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

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Al-Qaida-linked Suspects Arrested For Kabul Attack

KABUL (AP) — Afghan authorities have arrested the ringleader of a group that staged a…

By Associated Press

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Militants Kill 6 Pakistanis For Alleged US Spying

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Intelligence officials and residents say militants killed six Pakistani men in…

By Associated Press

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Officials: Afghan Parliament Vote To Be Postponed

KABUL (AP) — Parliamentary elections scheduled for May 22 will be postponed until the fall,…

By Associated Press

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NATO Forces In Race To Secure Kandahar

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. and Canadian forces are rushing to train a police force…

By Associated Press

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Dog Surge Along With Troop Surge In Afghan War

KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan has led to…

By Associated Press

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