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Afghan Bathhouse Attacked in Deadly Bombing

By Theunis BatesJan 7th 2011 – 7:40AM
Shah Khalid, AP

Shah Khalid, AP

A suicide bomber attacked a crowded bathhouse in southern Afghanistan today, killing at least 17 people, including a police commander, and wounding 23 as they cleansed themselves for Friday prayers. Local men were washing ahead of midday Friday prayers when the blast ripped through the building in the heart of Spin...

New Study: CIA Drones Killed Militants, Not Civilians

By Sharon WeinbergerJun 1st 2010 – 3:57PM
James Lee Harper, AFP / Getty Images

James Lee Harper, AFP / Getty Images

(June 1) -- The CIA's drone strikes in Pakistan killed strikingly few civilians, according to a new academic study. The controversial campaign resulted in just one confirmed civilian casualty for every 22 suspected militants killed, the study reports. Those numbers, if accurate, provide more backing to those who say the...

Photo Captures Mystery Drone Operating Over Afghanistan

By Sharon WeinbergerDec 1st 2009 – 2:12PM

Courtesy of Lockheed Martin The mystery plane spotted in Kandahar appears similar to this Lockheed Martin Polecat, an unmanned aerial vehicle revealed in 2006. A French journalist's picture of the mystery jet appeared on this French language site. For months, aerospace writers have been hot on the trail of a secret...

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