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by Lynette Holloway onAugust 6, 2011
The Taliban claims that it shot down a military helicopter in eastern Afghanistan, killing members of the same unit that killed bin Laden.
The Taliban claims it downed a helicopter, killing members of the same unit that killed bin Laden.
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by Foreign Policy onMay 28, 2010
The Root's partner site ForeignPolicy.com prods U.S. troops in Kandahar to strategize "from the other side of the battle lines."
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by Greg Beals onMay 28, 2010
The world's a mess; war is everywhere. To set things straight, the president needs to stop indulging in magical thinking and face some hard realities in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. For starters.
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by David Swerdlick onOctober 23, 2009
Why the right is wrong about Obama and Afghanistan.
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September 3, 2009
Eight years on, the war in Afghanistan has become a loser. Instead of upping the ante by dispatching even more troops into this quagmire, Obama should pull them out immediately.
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