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In New Book, Barack Obama Recalls Raid That Killed Osama Bin Laden
Barack Obama has said that he had ruled out involving Pakistan in the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout because it was an "open secret" that certain elements inside Pakistan's military, and especially its intelligence services, maintained links to the Taliban and perhaps even al-Qaeda, sometimes using them as strategic assets against Afghanistan an...
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From Nobel Peace Prize To Syria: Barack Obama The Realist
Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize may have confounded critics and created enormous expectations, but ultimately it had little influence on his refusal to get drawn into the bloodshed in Syria. In accepting the prize on December 10, 2009, the young US president, elected only a year earlier, gave a steely speech about "war and peace," outlining what w...
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Barack Obama Prioritised Afghanistan, Pakistan Over India: Former White House Official
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and not India were on top of the priority list for the Obama Administration in South Asia, but the India-US relationship under the outgoing president is ending on a "high note", according to a former Indian-American White House official.
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US President Barack Obama Opens Up About His Toughest Decision
What was US President Barack Obama's hardest decision during his two terms in office? A massive troop surge in Afghanistan, he said in an interview on Sunday.
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After Barack Obama's Green Light, Afghan Forces On The Offensive
After two years of heavy casualties, the Afghan military is trying to retake the initiative in the war against militants with a new offensive against ISIS group loyalists, an assault that will see American troops back on the battlefield working more closely with Afghan soldiers.
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Despite Fatigue, NATO Commits To Fund Afghan Forces To 2020
NATO allies agreed on Saturday to help fund Afghan security forces to the tune of around $1 billion annually over the next three years, despite public fatigue in Western countries about their involvement in the long-running conflict.
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NATO Leaders Resume Key Summit; Afghanistan, Iraq On Agenda
U.S. President Barack Obama and other NATO leaders have begun the second day of a summit meeting in Warsaw that's expected to lead to decisions about Afghanistan, the central Mediterranean and Iraq.
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Barack Obama Says He Will Keep 8,400 US Troops In Afghanistan Until 2017
President Barack Obama, saying the security situation in Afghanistan remained precarious, said on Wednesday he will keep US troop levels there at 8,400 through the end of his administration rather than reducing them to 5,500 by year's end as previously planned.
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Barack Obama Hails Taliban Leader's Killing As Insurgents Seek Successor
President Barack Obama on Monday hailed the killing of Taliban chief Mullah Mansour Akhtar as an "important milestone" in efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, as the rattled insurgent group held emergency meetings to pick his successor.
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Barack Obama Hails Taliban Leader's Killing As Insurgents Seek Successor
President Barack Obama on Monday hailed the killing of Taliban chief Mullah Mansour Akhtar as an "important milestone" in efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, as the rattled insurgent group held emergency meetings to pick his successor.
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Barack Obama Expected To Name New Commander For Mideast
President Barack Obama is expected to put a special operations officer in charge of US Central Command, the headquarters that oversees US military operations against the ISIS in Iraq and Syria as well as the war in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said on Wednesday.
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MSF Delivers Petition To White House Over Hospital Strike
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) delivered a petition signed by 547,000 people to the White House Wednesday demanding an independent investigation into a deadly US strike on one of its hospitals in Afghanistan.
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New York City Turns Tide on Homeless US Navy Veterans
Four years ago Craig Hinds was homeless. A US Navy vet who served back-to-back tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he had no job and was suffering from PTSD.
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Italy May Keep Troops in Afghanistan Another Year: Matteo Renzi
Italy is considering keeping its soldiers in Afghanistan for another year, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday, a day after President Barack Obama said he would prolong the U.S. mission there.
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Barack Obama to Slow Pace of Withdrawal of US Troops From Afghanistan
President Barack Obama is set to announce on Thursday that he will slow plans to draw down U.S. troops from Afghanistan and instead keep the current force of 9,800 through most of 2016 before beginning to trim levels, senior administration officials said.
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In New Book, Barack Obama Recalls Raid That Killed Osama Bin Laden
Barack Obama has said that he had ruled out involving Pakistan in the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout because it was an "open secret" that certain elements inside Pakistan's military, and especially its intelligence services, maintained links to the Taliban and perhaps even al-Qaeda, sometimes using them as strategic assets against Afghanistan an...
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From Nobel Peace Prize To Syria: Barack Obama The Realist
Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize may have confounded critics and created enormous expectations, but ultimately it had little influence on his refusal to get drawn into the bloodshed in Syria. In accepting the prize on December 10, 2009, the young US president, elected only a year earlier, gave a steely speech about "war and peace," outlining what w...
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Barack Obama Prioritised Afghanistan, Pakistan Over India: Former White House Official
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and not India were on top of the priority list for the Obama Administration in South Asia, but the India-US relationship under the outgoing president is ending on a "high note", according to a former Indian-American White House official.
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US President Barack Obama Opens Up About His Toughest Decision
What was US President Barack Obama's hardest decision during his two terms in office? A massive troop surge in Afghanistan, he said in an interview on Sunday.
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After Barack Obama's Green Light, Afghan Forces On The Offensive
After two years of heavy casualties, the Afghan military is trying to retake the initiative in the war against militants with a new offensive against ISIS group loyalists, an assault that will see American troops back on the battlefield working more closely with Afghan soldiers.
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Despite Fatigue, NATO Commits To Fund Afghan Forces To 2020
NATO allies agreed on Saturday to help fund Afghan security forces to the tune of around $1 billion annually over the next three years, despite public fatigue in Western countries about their involvement in the long-running conflict.
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NATO Leaders Resume Key Summit; Afghanistan, Iraq On Agenda
U.S. President Barack Obama and other NATO leaders have begun the second day of a summit meeting in Warsaw that's expected to lead to decisions about Afghanistan, the central Mediterranean and Iraq.
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Barack Obama Says He Will Keep 8,400 US Troops In Afghanistan Until 2017
President Barack Obama, saying the security situation in Afghanistan remained precarious, said on Wednesday he will keep US troop levels there at 8,400 through the end of his administration rather than reducing them to 5,500 by year's end as previously planned.
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Barack Obama Hails Taliban Leader's Killing As Insurgents Seek Successor
President Barack Obama on Monday hailed the killing of Taliban chief Mullah Mansour Akhtar as an "important milestone" in efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, as the rattled insurgent group held emergency meetings to pick his successor.
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Barack Obama Hails Taliban Leader's Killing As Insurgents Seek Successor
President Barack Obama on Monday hailed the killing of Taliban chief Mullah Mansour Akhtar as an "important milestone" in efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, as the rattled insurgent group held emergency meetings to pick his successor.
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Barack Obama Expected To Name New Commander For Mideast
President Barack Obama is expected to put a special operations officer in charge of US Central Command, the headquarters that oversees US military operations against the ISIS in Iraq and Syria as well as the war in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said on Wednesday.
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MSF Delivers Petition To White House Over Hospital Strike
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) delivered a petition signed by 547,000 people to the White House Wednesday demanding an independent investigation into a deadly US strike on one of its hospitals in Afghanistan.
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New York City Turns Tide on Homeless US Navy Veterans
Four years ago Craig Hinds was homeless. A US Navy vet who served back-to-back tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he had no job and was suffering from PTSD.
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Italy May Keep Troops in Afghanistan Another Year: Matteo Renzi
Italy is considering keeping its soldiers in Afghanistan for another year, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday, a day after President Barack Obama said he would prolong the U.S. mission there.
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Barack Obama to Slow Pace of Withdrawal of US Troops From Afghanistan
President Barack Obama is set to announce on Thursday that he will slow plans to draw down U.S. troops from Afghanistan and instead keep the current force of 9,800 through most of 2016 before beginning to trim levels, senior administration officials said.
