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Unmanned US Aircraft Shoots, Kills Two US Soldiers [VIDEO]

Suicide Bombers and Gunmen Attack Afghan Police Complex, Killing 6

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a police compound in southern Afghanistan Thursday, opening fire and setting off explosions in a coordinated attack that killed six Afghan security forces. American Black Hawk helicopters and at least eight U.S. armored vehicles rushed to support dozens of Afghan...

Afghan Officials: 2 Suspects in Custody for UN Attacks

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials say they have in custody at least two former insurgents suspected of involvement in the killing of seven U.N. workers during a riot last week in the northern city over Quran burning in the United States. Lawmaker Mohammad Akbari said on Wednesday that a government team investigating...

Afghan President: Shooter in Police Uniform Kills 2 Americans

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A man wearing an Afghan border police uniform shot dead two American military personnel tasked with helping train members of the country's security forces on Monday, NATO and Afghan officials said. The assailant fled and it was not known whether he was a police officer who turned on his Western...

Quran Protests Spread to Turbulent Afghan East

JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Demonstrators battled police in southern Afghanistan's main city on Sunday and took to the streets in the turbulent east for the first time as Western pleas failed to halt a third day of rage over a Florida pastor's burning of the Quran. An officer was shot dead in a second day of clashes in the...

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05/28/12 By the numbers: Veterans and Memorial Day Source: News4Jax - Jacksonville FL As the country observes the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional kick-off to the summer travel season, there are almost 1.5 million U.S soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines deployed in war zones or combat missions worldwide.