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Roadside Bomb Kills 4 US Troops in Afghanistan

KABUL (Jan. 4) -- A roadside bombing killed four U.S. service members, the first American combat deaths of the year in Afghanistan, while a British soldier died during a foot patrol elsewhere in the volatile south of the country, officials said Monday. A statement from NATO's International Security Assistance Force said...

From Hollywood Fantasy to the Medical Fast Track

(Dec. 21) -- The Department of Defense has announced plans to fast-track face transplant surgery, with a $3.4 million grant for surgeons at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. An estimated 200 veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are candidates for the procedure; better body armor and trauma care mean more troops...

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02/15/12 Force Captures Haqqani Network Leader Source: U.S. Department of Defense KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2012 An Afghan-led and coalition-supported security force captured a Haqqani network leader in the Bak district of Afghanistan's Khost province today, military officials reported.
02/08/12 Combined Force Captures Taliban Leaders Source: U.S. Department of Defense KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2012 An Afghan and coalition security force captured two Taliban leaders during an operation in the Lashkar Gah district of Afghanistan's Helmand province today, military officials reported.
08/31/11 Combined Force Detains Haqqani Leader Source: U.S. Department of Defense WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2011 A combined Afghan and coalition security force yesterday detained a Haqqani network leader and two of his associates during an operation in the Musa Khel district of Afghanistan's Khost province, military officials reported.
08/22/11 Combined Force in Khost Province Kills Insurgents... Source: U.S. Department of Defense WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2011 A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed several insurgents and detained a Haqqani terrorist network facilitator in the Nadir Shah district of Afghanistan's Khost province yesterday, military officials reported.
08/02/11 Combined Force Detains Insurgents, Seizes Weapons... Source: U.S. Department of Defense KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2011 A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained multiple suspected insurgents while searching for Haqqani terrorist network leader in the Mata Khan district of Afghanistan's Paktika province yesterday, military officials reported.