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Said Musa Released From Jail: 5 Facts on the Afghan Christian

Said Musa, the Afghan man who was imprisoned and sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity, has been released from a Kabul jail, The Christian Post reports. Musa's case has been closely watched by human rights groups and religious leaders, many of whom worked to bring attention to his story. Earlier...

Opinion: The Lost Year in the Afghan War

One year ago, President Barack Obama pledged to turn a new page in the war in Afghanistan. At the U.S. military academy at West Point, he unveiled a new strategy for the war based on three core elements: "a military effort to create the conditions for a transition (to Afghan control); a civilian surge that reinforces...

NATO's Combat Role in Afghan War to End by 2014

LISBON, Portugal (Nov. 19) -- NATO will start drawing down its troops in Afghanistan next July and its combat role in the war-torn nation will end by 2014 or earlier so security can be turned over to the Afghans, a top alliance official said Friday. "We think that goal is realistic, and we have made plans to achieve it,...

29 Women Break Afghan Army's Glass Ceiling

(Sept. 23) -- Twenty-nine former housewives graduated today from the Afghan National Army's officer candidacy school, becoming their country's first female military officers in a generation. Afghan women served in the military up until the 1980s but were sidelined from the army under the strict Islamic policies of the...

Rogue Afghan Soldier Kills 3 British Troops

LONDON (July 13) -- A rogue Afghan soldier fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a NATO patrol today, killing three British troops in an incident likely to renew doubts about the reliability of the Afghan army. Four soldiers were wounded, according to a military spokesman. It is not known whether the renegade soldier was...

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01/20/12 Sarkozy Considers Withdrawal from Afghanistan After... Source: Time Is the outraged French response to the shooting death of four of its forces in Afghanistan by a suspected Afghan soldier Friday a sign that Paris may speed the pull out of its troops from the NATO-led operation?
01/09/12 Afghan 'Soldier' Kills NATO Serviceman in Zabul Source: Antiwar.com A man dressed in Afghan army uniform has shot dead a Nato soldier in southern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says.
12/28/11 Afghan soldier killed after argument Source: The Daily Telegraph - Australia US troops were also injured in the incident after the Afghan soldier began shooting and coalition troops returned fire in southwestern Farah province, Afghan army and police officials said on Sunday.
12/27/11 Afghan soldier killed after argument Source: The Courier-Mail US troops were also injured in the incident after the Afghan soldier began shooting and coalition troops returned fire in southwestern Farah province, Afghan army and police officials said on Sunday.
10/29/11 Three Diggers dead in Afghan shooting spree Source: The Daily Telegraph - Australia Defence Australia has not confirmed the reports out of Afghanistan.

Background on afghan army

The Afghan National Army (ANA) is the main branch of the military of Afghanistan and is responsible for land-based military operations or ground warfare to defend the nation against foreign military incursions.

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