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KABUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Two foreigners, thought to be a Canadian and a U.S. citizen, were reported missing on Saturday by a provincial...
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BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday the NATO coalition has turned an important corner in Afghanistan, and has...
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By Jessica Donati KABUL, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Blood is spattered around a thick blade in the back of a body hunched over on...
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By Phil Stewart and Hamid Shalizi WASHINGTON/KABUL, Sept 26 (Reuters) - In the weeks before his death, 21-year-old Mabry...
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO says a service member with the international military force in Afghanistan has been killed in an insurgent attack...
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