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Heroes Return

Oliver North | October 31, 2009 In what has turned out to be the bloodiest month of the war in Afghanistan, there is a growing chorus of critics who claim that the fight is no longer worth the cost. Ten of those aboard -- seven...

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The Fruit of Child Marriage in Afghanistan

MSNBC: HERAT, Afghanistan – We watched a teenage girl die last Friday. Seventeen-year-old Shirin had been brought to the Herat Regional Hospital Burns Unit a few days before we met her. Ninety percent of her body was covered in...

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Italians hurt in Afghan firefight

Rome, June 11 - Three Italian soldiers were wounded, one seriously, in a firefight Thursday in western Afghanistan, defense ministry sources said. Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa said the soldier in the most serious condition...

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Italians injured in Afghan battle

Rome, May 29 - Three Italian paratroopers were injured in western Afghanistan on Friday in a violent firefight which left 25 insurgents dead, defense ministry sources said. The battle started when a joint Italian-Afghan army...

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