12 Taliban militants killed
UPI - Sat May 26, 10:15 pm ETANDKHOI, Afghanistan, May 26 (UPI) -- At least 12 Taliban militants were killed in clashes between militants and local residents in northern Afghanistan, local authorities said.
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12 Taliban militants killed
UPI - Sat May 26, 10:15 pm ETANDKHOI, Afghanistan, May 26 (UPI) -- At least 12 Taliban militants were killed in clashes between militants and local residents in northern Afghanistan, local authorities said.
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Panetta says Taliban is weakened, but US still has ‘fight on our hands'
The Hill - 1 hour 51 minutes ago"We’ve seen levels of violence going down, So, we’re on the right track," Panetta said. Read more...
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Panetta warns both parties on defense budget cuts
Washington Post - Sun May 27, 9:02 am ETDefense Secretary Leon Panetta said in an interview broadcast Sunday that looming cuts to the defense budget would be “disastrous” for national security and urged Republicans and Democrats to work together to avoid a budget showdown. Read full article >>
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Afghan explosions kill 4 NATO troops
UPI - 2 hours 15 minutes agoKABUL, Afghanistan, May 27 (UPI) -- Four NATO soldiers were killed in bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance announced in Kabul Sunday.
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NATO airstrike kills family of 8, Afghans say
Chicago Tribune - 2 hours 31 minutes agoKHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Eight members of an Afghan family, including six children and two women, were killed in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities said on Sunday, although the NATO-led coalition said there was no evidence of any civilian casualties.
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You Don't Know a Bad Day
Fox News - Sun May 27, 9:24 am ETYou’d have thought the affects of the war might have passed by now, that I’d be back to my old, pre-war self. But I’m not. My close friends and family have noticed I’m changed in a fundamental way.
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Full Transcript: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
ABC News - Sun May 27, 9:03 am ETDefense Secretary Leon Panetta is interviewed
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Brain drain of bright Afghan women taking place amid fear of Taliban return: Report
New Kerala - Sun May 27, 6:17 am ETKabul, May 27 : A brain drain of bright young women is taking place in Afghanistan before the 2014 handover, as most of them fear that Taliban-style rule would return to the country after of NATO forces withdraw.
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Panetta Dismisses Romney's Afghanistan Criticism
ABC News - Sun May 27, 8:48 am ETDefense Secretary Leon Panetta dismissed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s criticism of President Obama’s Afghanistan strategy, saying it is appropriate for the U.S. to set a date certain for ending military operations in the country at the end of 2014. At a campaign event on...
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‘Chicken ship’ Osama
New York Post - Sun May 27, 1:58 am ETOsama bin Laden traveled around Pakistan in a large box hidden under crates of goats, sheep or chickens in a brightly colored truck, Taliban sources said.The mini-hideout was designed by Abu Ahmed al Kuwaiti, bin Laden’s trusted aide, who also set up the house in Abbottabad where the...
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Afghan official: NATO strike kills 8 civilians
CBS News - Sun May 27, 7:49 am ETCoalition investigating report of family members killed in Paktia province
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Nato strike 'kills Afghan family'
BBC News - Sun May 27, 3:19 am ETA Nato air strike has killed eight members of a family in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, according to local officials.
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NATO Air Strike Reportedly Kills Afghan Family
NPR - Sun May 27, 5:11 am ETAfghan authorities said Sunday an air strike killed eight members of a family in eastern Afghanistan late Saturday. Earlier this month, the Afghan president warned that civilian casualties caused by NATO air strikes could undermine the strategic partnership agreement he just signed with the U.S.
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The Caucus: Sunday Breakfast Menu, May 27
New York Times - Sat May 26, 5:20 pm ETOn Memorial Day weekend, the Sunday show guests include Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Rudolph W. Giuliani, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Newt Gingrich.
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VP Biden commencement speech to ‘9/11 generation’ at U.S. Military Academy
Washington Post - Sat May 26, 5:15 pm ETHere is the full text of the commencement speech that Vice President Joe Biden delived on Saturday to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., obtained from the Office of the Vice President: THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) It’s a great honor to be here. Read full article >>
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