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Jim Mattis Bristles At Pentagon Waste Of $28 Million On Afghan Uniforms
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has criticized Pentagon officials for wasting as much as $28 million by making a questionable choice of forest camouflage-patterned uniforms for Afghan National Army soldiers.
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Army Photographer Snapped One Last Shot - Just Before Explosion Killed Her
Nearly four years ago, Spec. Hilda Clayton, a combat photographer in the U.S. Army, was documenting a live-fire exercise in Afghanistan when, without warning, a mortar tube accidentally exploded in front of her.
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A Day After Deadly Attack, Afghans Left With Tears, Pray And Half Flew Flags
Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after at least 100 soldiers were killed or wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base, prompting angry calls for ministers and army chiefs to resign.
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US Journalist David Gilkey, Translator Killed In Afghanistan
American journalist David Gilkey and his Afghan translator were killed on Sunday while traveling with an Afghan army unit that came under fire in southern Helmand province, National Public Radio announced.
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10 Terrorists Killed In Afghanistan Operation
At least 10 militants were killed by Afghan National Army (ANA) during an operation in eastern province of Kunar, an army source said today.
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Stretched By Its Fight Against Taliban, Afghan Army Raises Recruitment Age
The Afghan army, struggling to defeat a resilient Taliban, has begun enlisting men as old as 40 to replenish a force thinned by casualties, defections and attrition.
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British Troops Deploy To Afghan Province Amid Taliban Battle
Fierce battles were underway today between Afghan forces and the Taliban in southern Helmand province where the insurgents have almost completely captured a strategic district as Britain deployed military advisers to the restive area.
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11 Migrants Drown Off Greek Island: Maritime Police
At least 11 migrants, including five children, drowned and about 10 were missing after their boat sank overnight off the Greek island of Farmakonisi, Greek maritime police said today.
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Moldova Says Nationals Seized by Taliban, Calls on US for Help
The government in Moldova said today that two of its nationals were among those captured by the Taliban after their helicopter crash-landed in northern Afghanistan and appealed to the United States for help.
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Afghan Special Forces in Firing Line as Fighting Spreads
As Afghan soldiers and police struggle to contain an escalating insurgency that has targeted several cities in recent weeks, the country's special forces are being tested as never before.
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Australian Military Criticised Over Deaths in Afghanistan
The deaths of three Australian soldiers killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan may have been prevented had the military passed down a NATO order to tighten security, a coroner found today.
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At Least 50 Dead in Wave of Attacks on Afghan Army, US Forces in Kabul
A wave of attacks on Afghan army, police and US special forces in Kabul on Friday killed at least 50 people and wounded hundreds, dimming hopes that the Taliban might be weakened by a leadership struggle after their longtime leader's death.
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Truck Bomb in Kabul Kills 8, Wounds Nearly 200
A truck bomb exploded near an army compound in the centre of the Afghan capital today, killing at least eight people and wounding close to 200, police and health ministry officials said.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 15 in Afghanistan Market: Officials
A suicide bomber killed 15 people including women and children in a northern Afghan market today, as militants intensify their annual summer offensive despite nascent peace talks.
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At Least 8 Afghan Soldiers Killed in 'Friendly Fire' Incident
At least eight Afghan soldiers were killed in a "friendly fire" incident on Monday when NATO forces mistakenly launched an air strike on their army outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.
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Jim Mattis Bristles At Pentagon Waste Of $28 Million On Afghan Uniforms
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has criticized Pentagon officials for wasting as much as $28 million by making a questionable choice of forest camouflage-patterned uniforms for Afghan National Army soldiers.
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Army Photographer Snapped One Last Shot - Just Before Explosion Killed Her
Nearly four years ago, Spec. Hilda Clayton, a combat photographer in the U.S. Army, was documenting a live-fire exercise in Afghanistan when, without warning, a mortar tube accidentally exploded in front of her.
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A Day After Deadly Attack, Afghans Left With Tears, Pray And Half Flew Flags
Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after at least 100 soldiers were killed or wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base, prompting angry calls for ministers and army chiefs to resign.
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US Journalist David Gilkey, Translator Killed In Afghanistan
American journalist David Gilkey and his Afghan translator were killed on Sunday while traveling with an Afghan army unit that came under fire in southern Helmand province, National Public Radio announced.
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10 Terrorists Killed In Afghanistan Operation
At least 10 militants were killed by Afghan National Army (ANA) during an operation in eastern province of Kunar, an army source said today.
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Stretched By Its Fight Against Taliban, Afghan Army Raises Recruitment Age
The Afghan army, struggling to defeat a resilient Taliban, has begun enlisting men as old as 40 to replenish a force thinned by casualties, defections and attrition.
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British Troops Deploy To Afghan Province Amid Taliban Battle
Fierce battles were underway today between Afghan forces and the Taliban in southern Helmand province where the insurgents have almost completely captured a strategic district as Britain deployed military advisers to the restive area.
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11 Migrants Drown Off Greek Island: Maritime Police
At least 11 migrants, including five children, drowned and about 10 were missing after their boat sank overnight off the Greek island of Farmakonisi, Greek maritime police said today.
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Moldova Says Nationals Seized by Taliban, Calls on US for Help
The government in Moldova said today that two of its nationals were among those captured by the Taliban after their helicopter crash-landed in northern Afghanistan and appealed to the United States for help.
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Afghan Special Forces in Firing Line as Fighting Spreads
As Afghan soldiers and police struggle to contain an escalating insurgency that has targeted several cities in recent weeks, the country's special forces are being tested as never before.
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Australian Military Criticised Over Deaths in Afghanistan
The deaths of three Australian soldiers killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan may have been prevented had the military passed down a NATO order to tighten security, a coroner found today.
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At Least 50 Dead in Wave of Attacks on Afghan Army, US Forces in Kabul
A wave of attacks on Afghan army, police and US special forces in Kabul on Friday killed at least 50 people and wounded hundreds, dimming hopes that the Taliban might be weakened by a leadership struggle after their longtime leader's death.
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Truck Bomb in Kabul Kills 8, Wounds Nearly 200
A truck bomb exploded near an army compound in the centre of the Afghan capital today, killing at least eight people and wounding close to 200, police and health ministry officials said.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 15 in Afghanistan Market: Officials
A suicide bomber killed 15 people including women and children in a northern Afghan market today, as militants intensify their annual summer offensive despite nascent peace talks.
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At Least 8 Afghan Soldiers Killed in 'Friendly Fire' Incident
At least eight Afghan soldiers were killed in a "friendly fire" incident on Monday when NATO forces mistakenly launched an air strike on their army outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.
