KABUL, Afghanistan, July 24 (UPI) — Five U.S. troops were killed by bombs Saturday in southern Afghanistan, military officials said. Afghanistan – Kabul – Asia – United Press International – Government
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Five U.S. troops die in Afghanistan
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KABUL, Afghanistan, July 17 (UPI) — Three NATO soldiers died in separate attacks in Afghanistan Saturday in the latest of heavy summer casualties among international troops, the military said. Afghanistan – NATO – War in Afghanistan (2001present) – Asia – Kabul
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 16 (UPI) — Four oil tanker rigs were gutted after coming under attack while heading toward Afghanistan to deliver supplies to NATO forces, officials said. Pakistan – NATO – Afghanistan – Oil tanker – Asia
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Afghanistan-bound tankers come under fire
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Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2010 It seems like simple arithmetic. To send 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan, with each troop costing about $1 million, the United States has to spend $30 billion. But at the intersection of war, money and politics, nothing is simple. The cost of the supplemental funding bill to fund the war in Afghanistan was inflated, a recent congressional report and several …
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KABUL, Afghanistan, July 8 (UPI) — Corruption has increased in Afghanistan with people paying twice as much in bribes in 2009 as they did in 2006, says an anti-corruption group’s survey. Afghanistan – Political corruption – Bribery – Asia – Taliban
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Survey: Corruption worsens in Afghanistan
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KABUL, Afghanistan, July 6 (UPI) — A drug bust in Helmand, Afghanistan’s opium producing province, left 64 terrorists dead and yielded some 37,000 pounds of narcotics, Afghan officials said. Afghanistan – Helmand Province – Asia – Kabul – Warfare and Conflict
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KABUL, Afghanistan, July 5 (UPI) — The coalition forces in Afghanistan will not shrink from killing, capturing or “turning the insurgents” when protecting Afghans, the new commander said. Afghanistan – David Petraeus – Kabul – Asia – Coalition
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KABUL, Afghanistan, July 4 (UPI) — U.S. Republicans and an Afghan envoy to the United States sharply questioned President Obama’s plan to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan next July. Afghanistan – United States – Kabul – Asia – Government
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By United Press International KABUL, Afghanistan, June 30 (UPI) — Militants stormed a NATO air base in Afghanistan Wednesday but coalition forces repelled the attack, NATO said. Afghanistan – NATO – Kabul – Asia – Government
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June 30, 2010: The war in Afghanistan is more about changing thousands of years of bad habits, than it is defeating the Taliban and al Qaeda. Economically, Afghanistan is a black hole in the middle of Eurasia. It is the poorest country in two continents, and the only one without railroads.
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Afghanistan And The Culture Of Defeat
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