Iraq and Afghanistan War News
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Iraq War News
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Drumbeat Grows on Twitter for New York Parade for VeteransToday's parade in Manhattan celebrating the New York Giants's Superbowl win has touched off anger and unease among some returned Iraq veterans, who are eagerly...
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Iraqi Crisis Eases as Sunni Ministers Rejoin CabinetThe incremental step sets the stage for a national conference to seek a durable solution to a sectarian conflict that erupted in December.
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U.S. Is Planning to Halve Its Staff at Iraq Embassy
The swift realization that the diplomatic buildup may have been ill advised is a remarkable pivot for... -
Calls for a New York City Parade Honoring Iraq VeteransNew York City's plans for a parade to celebrate the Giants' Super Bowl victory have upset some returned Iraq veterans, who are themselves awaiting recognition.
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Calls for a New York Parade Honoring Iraq Veterans
The fanfare over Tuesday’s parade for the New York Giants has touched off anger and unease among... -
Number of Homeless Female Veterans Rises Sharply, Report FindsThe number of homeless female veterans more than doubled from 2006 to 2010, according to a recently released government report that called for better services...
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For Soldier Disfigured in Afghanistan, a Way to Return to the World
With help from a program that aids badly burned veterans, Joey Paulk received surgery that revived a... -
Sunnis End Boycott of Iraqi Parliament
In the first sign that Iraq’s leaders may yet halt a sectarian political crisis that has raised... -
State Department's Drones in Iraq Stir OutrageWith American troops gone, the State Department is using unarmed aerial drones in Iraq to help protect the United States Embassy, consulates and personnel, and...
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Iraq Is Angered by U.S. Drones Patrolling Its SkiesThe use of unarmed craft to protect American buildings and personnel may foreshadow an expansion of such operations to the United States government’s diplomatic arm.
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Will Israel Attack Iran?
For the first time since the Iranian nuclear threat emerged in the mid-1990s, at least some of... -
434 Deaths in Iraq in Month After U.S. Troop Withdrawal
The average daily death toll has risen to 11 in the last month, up from 9 for... -
Haditha Massacre CaseThe collapse of the prosecution of a Marine for a civilian massacre in Haditha, Iraq, follows a trend by the military of an unwillingness to...
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Deadly Explosions Rattle Baghdad
A series of explosions in Shiite neighborhoods killed nine civilians and wounded dozens more on Tuesday. -
Anger in Iraq After Plea Bargain Over 2005 Haditha KillingsIraqis were outraged to learn that the Marine considered the ringleader of the 2005 killings in Haditha was sentenced on Tuesday to a reduction in...
Afghanistan War News
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Drone Strike Said to Kill 10 Militants in PakistanMissiles fired from a United States drone killed 10 suspected militants in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region on Wednesday, residents and Pakistani security officials said.
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Afghan Officials Question That Children Died of Cold
Government officials said that some refugee camp residents had exaggerated their circumstances to attract aid and called... -
Number of Homeless Female Veterans Rises Sharply, Report FindsThe number of homeless female veterans more than doubled from 2006 to 2010, according to a recently released government report that called for better services...
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U.S. Sending General to Repair Ties With Pakistan
Gen. James N. Mattis, the head of the military’s Central Command, will discuss the airstrike that killed... -
Behind the Cover Story: Luke Mogelson on the U.S. Endgame in AfghanistanLuke Mogelson talks about his cover story on Afghanistan, relations between U.S. and Afghan soldiers, his own first experience with live combat and what's likely...
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U.S. Military Deaths in AfghanistanThe Department of Defense has identified 1,873 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.
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Army Colonel Challenges Pentagon’s Afghanistan Reports
After two deployments in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis says the Pentagon is not telling the... -
Afghan Suicide Attack Targets the Police in Kandahar
A man blew up his car in a parking lot in the fourth such attempted or successful... -
An Officer and a Whistle-BlowerAn Army colonel has written a scathing report saying senior officers in the Pentagon have issued exaggerated reports of progress in the war in Afghanistan.
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Winter at an Afghan Refugee Camp: 'Is It Sugar From God?'At first they were happy and played in the snow, until they saw it was so cold and it was a dangerous sugar for them....
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Afghanistan Civilian Deaths Hit Record, U.N. SaysThe majority of civilians died at the hands of the Taliban and other insurgents whose use of homemade bombs was more prevalent and whose suicide...
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U.S. Plans a Shift to Elite Forces in Afghanistan
In ending its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected, the United States will rely... -
Obama Got Letter on Talks, Maybe From Taliban LeaderThe unsigned letter purporting to be from Mullah Muhammad Omar was sent last year and also pressed the president to release Taliban prisoners.
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Pictures of the Day: Egypt and ElsewherePhotographs from Egypt, the Czech Republic, Serbia and Afghanistan.
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Cold Weather Kills Children in Afghan Refugee Camps
In the past month, at least 22 Afghan children under the age of 5 have frozen to...
