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U.S. presence in Afghanistan as long as Soviet slog
The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days. Read more »
With Afghan control by 2014, Obama sees combat end
President Barack Obama on Saturday said for the first time he wants U.S. troops out of major combat in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the date he and other NATO... Read more »
Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY
The first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial was acquitted Wednesday of all but one of the hundreds of charges he helped unleash death and destruction on two... Read more »
Afghan minorities fear peace talks with Taliban
President Hamid Karzai's moves to make peace with the Taliban are scaring Afghanistan's ethnic minorities into taking their weapons out of mothballs and preparing for... Read more »
Taliban, Afghan president hold talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — Three Taliban figures met secretly with Afghanistan's president two weeks ago in an effort by the Afghan government to weaken the U.S.-led... Read more »
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