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Afghanistan: Bomber kills 14 including 3 US troops

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber driving a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed his bike into a joint Afghan-American patrol on Monday morning in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people including three U.S. troops and their translator, officials said.

By Amir Shah and Heidi Vogt, Associated Press , October 01, 2012

Afghan forces also suffer from insider attacks

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan Army Sgt. Habibullah Hayar didn't know it, but he had been sleeping with his enemy for weeks.

By Associated Press , September 30, 2012

US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The killing of an American serviceman in an exchange of fire with allied Afghan soldiers pushed U.S. military deaths in the war to 2,000, a cold reminder of the perils that remain after an 11-year conflict that now garners little public interest at home.

September 30, 2012

Top general: Afghan attacks ‘serious threat’

WASHINGTON — The persistent problem of rogue Afghan soldiers and police turning their guns on U.S. and allied troops is a “very serious threat” to the war effort, which is predicated on placing security responsibility in Afghan hands, the U.S. military’s top officer said Sunday.

By Robert Burns, Associated Press , September 17, 2012

Military: Afghan inside attack kills 4 NATO troops

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least one Afghan police officer turned his gun on NATO troops at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan before dawn Sunday, killing four international service members before escaping, a spokesman for the international military coalition said.

September 16, 2012

Taliban claim attack on base in south Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack on a sprawling British base in southern Afghanistan that killed two U.S. Marines and wounded several other troops, saying it was to avenge an anti-Islamic film that insulted the Prophet Muhammad and also because Britain's Prince Harry is serving there.

By Patrick Quinn, Associated Press writer , September 15, 2012

Captive US soldier safe, says Haqqani commander

A U.S. soldier held by Afghan militants will not be harmed despite the Obama administration's decision to declare his alleged captors a terrorist group, a senior member of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network told The Associated Press on Saturday. However, the United States and NATO can expect stepped up attacks, he said.

September 08, 2012

Suicide bomber kills 25 in east Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills 25 in east Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed at least 25 civilians and wounded another 30 at a funeral for a village elder in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.

By Amir Shah, Associated Press , September 04, 2012

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US halts training some Afghan forces after attacks

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military has halted the training of Afghan government-backed militias for at least a month to give the Americans time to redo the vetting of new recruits after a string of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police on their international allies, officials said Sunday.

September 02, 2012

Karzai moves to replace Afghan security chiefs

Afghan President Hamid Karzai moved to replace the country's intelligence chief and the ministers of defense and interior Wednesday, the first step in what senior government officials said was a planned wider Cabinet shake-up aimed at solidifying the president's power before elections and the drawdown of foreign forces.

August 30, 2012

Afghanistan: Sources confirm militant commander killed

The son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani network was been killed in an airstrike in Pakistan, Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said Sunday, providing the first public confirmation of rumors that have been swirling for days about the key member of a militant group the U.S. considers one of the most dangerous in the region.

August 27, 2012

Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistan

A government official says dozens of militants coming from Afghanistan have attacked an anti-Taliban militia post in northwest Pakistan for the third day, sparking fighting that killed one soldier and 20 militants.

August 26, 2012

Afghan rockets damage US general's plane

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An insurgent rocket attack damaged the plane of the top U.S. general as it sat parked at a coalition base in Afghanistan on Tuesday, dealing another blow to the image of progress in building a stable country as foreign forces work to wind down the 10-year-old war.

August 21, 2012

Bombs kill 46 across Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Suicide bombers launched multiple attacks in a remote corner of southwestern Afghanistan near the Iranian border Tuesday, killing dozens of people including shoppers buying sweets for a Muslim holiday and leaving charred and smoldering bits of cookies and dried fruit among the bodies on the ground.

August 14, 2012

As army grows, a unit highlights the challenges

Over Capt. Mohammed Raza's walkie-talkie came an intruder's voice: Faqir Talha, a Taliban fighter telling a comrade, “Everyone is with us. We will have a village meeting. It will be at 3 p.m. and everyone should come.”

June 11, 2012

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