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    August 5, 2014
    U.S. general killed, 14 wounded in Afghan academy attack: officials
    An Afghan soldier killed a U.S. general and wounded 14 coalition troops in a machine gun attack at a military training facility in Kabul, a top Western and senior Afghan official said on Tuesday.
    news / nationAugust 5, 2014 - 12:35pm
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    June 13, 2014
    U.S. Army says Bergdahl condition stable, has not met parents
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who spent five years as a Taliban prisoner of war before being released on May 31, was in stable condition at a military hospital in Texas and has not yet met his parents, military officials said on Friday. Bergdahl,...
    news / nationJune 13, 2014 - 3:45pm
    June 3, 2014
    Welcome home 849th: Members of Litchfied-based National Guard unit return after 11 months in Afghanistan
    LITCHFIELD —The parking lot filled with vehicles, tissues were passed around and tensions were high as people waited for the buses to arrive. The buses contained husbands, sons and brothers from 28 Minnesota communities who had just finished an 11-month deployment in Afghanistan. More...
    news / regionJune 3, 2014 - 11:26pm
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    May 31, 2014
    U.S. soldier freed in Afghanistan, five Taliban prisoners to leave Guantanamo
    (Reuters) - The last U.S. prisoner of war from America's waning Afghan war was handed over to U.S. Special Operations forces inAfghanistan on...
    news / nationMay 31, 2014 - 6:21pm
    May 30, 2014
    Caps for Soldiers continues to give back
    PENNOCK — One soldier in Afghanistan believes it saved his life. He wore two of the wool caps on a very cold day. He’s convinced the thickness of the caps lifted his helmet just enough. The sniper’s bullet was deflected. Other thank you notes come without dramatic stories...
    news / localMay 30, 2014 - 11:07pm
    July 16, 2013
    National Guard soldiers deploy from Litchfield, Minn.
    LITCHFIELD - Friends, family members and supporters of the Minnesota National Guard 849th Mobility Augmentation Company lined the streets of Litchfield on Tuesday morning to send the soldiers off to Texas. The soldiers of the 849th MAC, based in Litchfield, left Tuesday for pre-deployment...
    news / regionJuly 16, 2013 - 11:14pm
    July 14, 2013
    Official send-off Tuesday for National Guard troops from Litchfield, Minn., armory bound for Afghanistan
    LITCHFIELD — An official deployment ceremony was held Sunday at the Litchfield Civic Arena for a Litchfield-based Minnesota National Guard...
    news / localJuly 14, 2013 - 11:10pm
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    June 19, 2013
    Karzai suspends talks with U.S. over Taliban move
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way...
    news / worldJune 19, 2013 - 6:54am
    June 18, 2013
    U.S. and Taliban to start talks in Qatar office
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan as the Islamic militant movement opened an office in Qatar.
    news / worldJune 18, 2013 - 11:10am
    Karzai: Afghan troops take lead to secure country
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan forces have taken over the lead from the U.S.-led NATO coalition for security nationwide, President Hamid Karzai announced Tuesday in a significant milestone in the 12-year war.
    news / worldJune 18, 2013 - 6:37am
    March 12, 2013
    5 US troops die in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday. By HEIDI VOGT and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service...
    news / worldMarch 12, 2013 - 7:37am
    March 11, 2013
    Afghan troubles spell tough start for Hagel
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- It's been a rough start for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- It's been a rough start for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. After surviving a combative Senate confirmation battle, he jumped on a...
    news / worldMarch 11, 2013 - 11:37am
    Insider attack kills 2 US troops, 2 Afghans
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A police officer opened fire on U.S. and Afghan forces inside a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, sparking a firefight that killed two U.S. troops and two other Afghan policemen. The attacker was also killed in the shootout, officials...
    news / worldMarch 11, 2013 - 6:56am
    January 9, 2013
    US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces. "We wouldn't rule out any option," including...
    news / nationJanuary 9, 2013 - 7:55am
    March 15, 2012
    Afghan lawmakers angry after accused American soldier flown to Kuwait, threaten pact with US
    Afghan lawmakers expressed anger Thursday that the U.S. flew an American soldier accused of killing 16 civilians to Kuwait, saying Kabul shouldn't...
    news / worldMarch 15, 2012 - 7:21am
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