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• The Afghan Girl

  
  Tomus Arcanum — Authority: 127
  I remember this issue of the National Geographic. I remember the piercing eyes staring out of the magazine. At the time I didnt know who the photographer was, and didnt care, but I have just come across a Wikipedia entry that interested me. The photographer was Steve McCurry and the girl was Sharbat Gula ...
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• World digest: Body of missing U.S. soldier found in Afghan river

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  AFGHANISTAN
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• Afghan war, Fort Hood shooting weighing on President Obama

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  War and tragedy are putting President Obama through the most wrenching period of his young administration. Visibly thinner, admittedly skipping meals, he is learning every day the challenges of a wartime presidency. Health-care reform, climate-change legislation, the broken economy -- all are...
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• Obama pushes for changes in Aghan strategy options

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 715
  Source: Reuters * Option for 30,000-plus troops gaining aides support * U.S. commitment "is not open-ended" - official * U.S. ambassador expresses doubts about Karzai - report (Adds Obama seeking ...
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• US and NATO protecting Afghan drug trade

  
  bluebeerriver — Authority: 137
  Source: Pakistan Post - Naveed Miraj ISLAMABAD: After the fall of Taliban government, Afghanistan has again become a hub of narcotics cultivation and smuggling. Thanks to protection, being provided by the US troops, western forces and the Afghan government which are fully involved in the business in the name of war ...
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• AP: Obama Rejects All Afghanistan War Options

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 155
  Breaking from The Associated Press : President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official ...
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• U.S. ambassador dissents on Afghan troop increase

  
  The Political Carnival — Authority: 675
  By GottaLaff UPDATE: Official: Obama rejects all Afghan war options Dissent or tactic? The U.S. ambassador in Kabul sent two classified cables to Washington in the last week expressing deep concerns about sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan until Afghan President Hamid Karzais government demonstrates ...
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• Families of fallen soldiers seek solace at Nov. 11 ceremonies in Kandahar

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 507
  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Heavy hearts were lifted just a little Wednesday during Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canadas Afghan war zone, where widows came in hopes of finding meaning in their sacrifice and the next generation of veterans moved to firm the
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• Official: Obama Does Not Plan To Accept Afghan War Options, Wants Handover Details

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 459
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday. That ...
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• Talk is Cheap

  
  Got Shares? (GotShares.com) — Authority: 130
  On this day of remembrance, shouldnt we think about not just the soldiers at Fort Hood, but our soldiers who are still in Iraq and Afghanistan? If we really cared about our soldiers, wouldnt we have brought them home before 5,000+ of them died in Iraq and Afghanistan? If we cared about our soldiers, wouldnt we have ...
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• Coming home to another war - Soldiering on? The invisible injuries of war

  
  Sir! No Sir! Exposing and Debunking Military Lies from Vietnam to Iraq — Authority: 137
  This article, by Krystalline Kraus, was posted to rabble.ca, November 6, 2009 On November 11, veterans will get only two minutes of recognition -- if people stop to reflect at all -- while the rest of the year their sacrifice is forgotten. If Canada’s mission in Afghanistan does end in 2011, 35,000 men and women ...
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• Obama to receive proposals for Afghan campaign

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  Military planners will present President Obama with several options for how to proceed in Afghanistan on Wednesday afternoon that at a minimum would send 20,000 additional U.S. troops. The proposals, marking the last stage of a months-long strategy review, all call for a broader American involvem...
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• Clinton says US has some responsibility in militant creation

  
  AIndiaNews.com — Authority: 460
  WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged continued pressure on militants along Pakistan Afghanistan border and noted that the United States bears some responsibility for helping to create terrorists that threaten America and its allies. Clinton also said in an interview that she is convinced of ...
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• Bomb kills 9 security officers in Pakistan

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 514
  Officials say a roadside bomb has killed nine security officers in a Pakistani region close to the Afghan border. See the rest here:  Bomb kills 9 security officers in Pakistan
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• Violence kills 10 Pakistan troops (AFP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 514
  AFP – A landmine and separate ambush killed 10 Pakistani troops near the Afghan border Wednesday, in a sign that violence is spreading away from the frontlines of an anti-Taliban offensive. The rest is here: (AFP)"> (AFP)">Violence kills 10 Pakistan troops (AFP)
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• Holiday Homespun Celebrates Its First Holiday Season

  
  Lion Brand Notebook — Authority: 491
  We introduced Holiday Homespun earlier this year and it has become a fast favorite for holiday-themed garments and decorations.  It comes in two types of color ranges.  You can select from the traditional bright colors called Holly, Evergreen and Festive, or the deeper, richer colors of Victorian shades which are ...
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• FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Nov 11

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 715
  Source: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click [ID:nAFPAK]) Nov 11 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1000 GMT on Wednesday. WESTERN AFGHANISTAN - The body of one of two U.S. ...
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• The camera guy, and some thoughts upon leaving

  
  The Seattle Times: Afghan Journal — Authority: 117
  KABUL After spending two weeks in the field with Stryker Brigade soldiers in southern Afghanistan, my camera was in sorry shape. Dropped once and choked with dust, the Panasonic Lumix managed to capture one last group image of the 2nd Platoon, then quit working. During my time in Afghanistan, that camera had been a ...
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• Flu shots for Taliban suspects spark fury

  
  TheStar.com - Travel — Authority: 855
  The Canadian military will vaccinate Afghan detainees against swine flu on a case-by-case basis, but none of the suspected Taliban in custody has received any doses so far, the Department of National Defence says.
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• Obama Receives New Afghan ‘Hybrid’ Option

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 501
  Hybrid compromise would combine troops, trainers to hold back Taliban and boost local military
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