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Psychologist counseled stressed troops in Afghan war zones

COURTESY FOR THE BELLINGHAM HERALD Psychologist Jason Prinster of Bellingham, was photographed at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan in January, 2009, on his way to Manas Airbase in Kyrgyzstan to catch a flight back to the United...

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Forces Detain Suspected Militants in Afghanistan

American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009 – A combined Afghan and international security force detained almost a dozen suspected militants in Afghanistan’s Khowst province today after searching a compound known to...

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US 'Band of Sisters' hope to inspire Afghan girls

21/10/2009US 'Band of Sisters' hope to inspire Afghan girls The women -- "we band of sisters", according to Garcia -- are firm believers in empowering Afghan women because of the influence they have on their sons. Gardez --...

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Roadside bombing wounds 8 police in E. Afghanistan

KHOST, Afghanistan, (Xinhua) -- Eight Afghan National Police (ANP) were wounded on Saturday as their van hit a roadside bomb in Paktia province of eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, police said. "The incident occurred at around...

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Press advocates slam troop fatality rules

U.S. Army soldiers fold an American flag that will be presented to U.S. Army Sgt. Bryan Parker during Parker's re-enlistment ceremony on Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan on October 3, 2009. | WASHINGTON,...

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Reporting From Afghanistan's Front Line

The Road Ahead: CBS News Producers, Reporters and Camera Crew Reflect on Their Time Covering Afghanistan CBS News reports on the troops to give clarity to the war - but it's dangerous work. (CBS) As the war in Afghanistan...

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US spreads cultural footprint to win over Afghans (AFP)

AFP/HO – In this handout picture taken on October 8, US Embassy's head of development and economic affairs, … by Phil Hazlewood Phil Hazlewood – 9 mins ago GARDEZ, Afghanistan (AFP) – Syed looked around at the books and...

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Ilyas Kashmiri indicts Indian terror in Afghanistan

Al Qaeda’s guerrilla chief blames US for militancy in region Warns world Mumbai attacks were nothing compared to what they have planned LAHORE: As the army gears up to stage a military operation against the Taliban in South...

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IMINT: Local Weeds

When I was searching for a pic to illustrate the previous post, I ran across this one of a Soldier actually employing local foliage as camouflage. Just yesterday I was chatting with a source and he was saying how Iraq had made...

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America's 'band of sisters' taking on the Taliban

Staff Sergeant Quitze Garcia and her colleagues have a potential solution for Afghanistan, with the conflict now in its ninth year and concern growing about a Taliban resurgence. US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ching Eikenberry...

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