Afghanistan

AP - Two U.S. service members were killed in a roadside bombing in restive southern Afghanistan, where thousands of American troops have been deployed to wrest back control of insurgent…

AP - Six American service members and at least a dozen civilians died in attacks Saturday in Afghanistan’s volatile east and south, adding to a summer of escalating violence as…

AP - NATO says five coalition troops have been killed in fighting in eastern and southern Afghanistan.

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AP - An explosion tore through a NATO convoy traveling in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the latest attack targeting international forces. No troops were killed.

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AP - An Australian soldier has been killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.

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AP - The international force in Afghanistan says three American troops have been killed by a roadside bomb in the violence-wracked south.

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Time.com - With an incredibly busy flight schedule and tens of thousands of residents, the NATO base is nothing like the country it’s in. But what’s that funny smell?

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AP - Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, telling NATO and Afghan officials “we are in this to win” despite rising casualties…

AP - The new U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan is calling for unity between the civilian and military effort in the nearly 9-year-old war.

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AP - Six suicide bombers attacked a USAID compound Friday in northern Afghanistan, killing at least four people and wounding several others, officials said. Two of the dead were foreigners.

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