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9 Americans Dead After Afghan Army Officer Opens Fire

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Eight American troops and a U.S. contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport - the deadliest episode to date of an Afghan turning against his coalition partners, officials said. The Afghan officer, who was a veteran military pilot, fired on...

Afghan Forces Recapture at Least 65 From Taliban Jailbreak

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces have recaptured at least 65 of the prisoners who escaped from the south's largest prison, the government said Tuesday as it scrambled to recover from the massive security breach that allowed 480 inmates to be spirited out in a stunning jailbreak. Prison officials discovered early...

NATO: Key al-Qaida Figure Killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - A NATO airstrike earlier this month killed a key al-Qaida operative in Afghanistan - a regional commander in charge of suicide bombings and cash flow, the international military coalition said Tuesday. NATO identified the man killed in the April 13 airstrike in Dangam district of eastern Kunar...

Taliban Break at Least 480 Out of Afghan Prison

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants tunneled at least 480 inmates out of the main prison in southern Afghanistan overnight, whisking them through a 1,000-foot-long underground passage they had dug over months, officials and insurgents said Monday. Officials at Saraposa prison in the city of Kandahar only discovered...

12 Iranian Engineers Kidnapped in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Iran -- Armed assailants kidnapped 12 Iranian engineers building a road in western Afghanistan, said Iranian and Afghan officials Monday. Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said the Iranian engineers were working for a construction company in the western Farah Province and the incident was under...

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05/29/12 Local Soldier's Letter Read During Memorial Day... Source: The Huffington Post - Local U.S. Marine Sgt. William Stacey was killed earlier this year by a homemade bomb in southern Afghanistan, a tragedy for which he prepared by writing a letter to his family explaining why he was fighting that was to be read in the event of his death.
05/28/12 Fallen Marine's letter marks Memorial Day in Kabul Source: Portland Press Herald - Portland ME U.S. Marine Sgt. William Stacey was killed earlier this year by a homemade bomb in southern Afghanistan, a tragedy for which he prepared by writing a letter to his family explaining why he was fighting that was to be read in the event of his death.
05/28/12 20 Afghan militants killed Source: Sify Kabul, May 28 (IANS) Over 20 Taliban militants were killed in Afghanistan during military operations, the interior ministry said Monday.
05/27/12 Afghan road lifelines blocked by graft, kickbacks Source: The Week When the Afghan government unveiled plans for a road linking his small village to larger centers elsewhere, Rahmanullah was so enthusiastic he offered a section of his farm for the route, thinking it would help move his produce to larger markets.
05/26/12 Afghanistan's fabulous ruby mines plundered by thieves Source: Rawa Only a few hours' drive from the Afghan capital Kabul is an area renowned for some of the world's brightest and most valuable rubies.