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War in Afghanistan (2001-present)

(Date: 7/29/2010 - 42 days ago) View the latest stories >>

War in Afghanistan (2001-present)

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2nd sailor found dead in Afghanistan  (9 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/29/2010 7:17 AM
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The second U.S. sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last weekend is dead, a Pentagon official said Thursday. (2 first ranks, 22%)
2nd missing U.S. serviceman found dead in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times - Top News - [direct link]
2nd Sailor’s Body Found in Afghanistan - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Second U.S. sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - washingtonpost.com - Politics
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Afghan war spending faces new scrutiny This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (3 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Politics - 7/29/2010 11:32 PM
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As part of its attempt to boost Afghanistan's economic and political development, the United States is paying thousands of Afghan contractors and subcontractors to perform much of the work that ... (3 first ranks, 50%)
Afghan strategy: Fight hard, be a good guest - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
Evidence Ties Manning to Afghan Leaks - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Afghan spending faces scrutiny - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
Boston.com -- Latest news
all 6 news articles »

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Taliban hinder NATO push to build government  (2 future stories)     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 7/29/2010 5:32 PM
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This strategic valley on the outskirts of Kandahar is on its third government boss in eight months. The first quit out of fear and frustration. The Taliban assassinated the second. Kandahar ... (1 first ranks, 50%)
Taliban stymie NATO push to bolster government - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

Pentagon warns of fallout from leak of war files  (2 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/29/2010 2:02 PM
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The Pentagon's top officials are warning that the leak of some 91,000 secret war files has put U.S. troops and Afghan informants at risk. Pentagon - September 11 2001 - ... (1 first ranks, 50%)
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Karzai blasts informant name leaks This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
CNN.com - 7/29/2010 12:46 PM
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Afghanistan's president said he is incensed that leaked secret U.S. military documents include the names of Afghan informants.
Karzai: Release of secret docs endangers Afghans - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
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Gates: Leak probe may go beyond military

     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/29/2010 3:32 PM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 5:32 PM - 41 days ago - Evening - 13 rank
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A criminal probe into the leak of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Pentagon officials said. Pentagon - War in Afghanistan - United States - Military - Wikileaks
     
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WikiLeaks documents cause little concern over public perception of war This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Congress sought Monday to turn)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 7/27/2010 12:00 AM - 44 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 41 days ago - Night - 48 rank
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The Obama administration and its allies in Congress sought Monday to turn the leak of more than 91,000 classified documents about operations in Afghanistan into an affirmation of the president's ...

Air leaks from the WikiLeaks balloon This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: was quick One day the WikiLeaks)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 7/28/2010 10:11 AM - 42 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 41 days ago - Night - 29 rank
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Boy, that was quick. One day, the WikiLeaks uproar was sparking a once-in-a-generation debate about the disclosure of classified information, the audacious role of a stateless organization beyond the ...

House approves $37 billion war-funding bill This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: House on Tuesday approved spending)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 7/28/2010 12:00 AM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 41 days ago - Night - 36 rank
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The House on Tuesday approved spending an additional $37 billion on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, overcoming the opposition of some Democrats who have concluded that the Afghan conflict is ...

Army: Rising suicide rate reflects risk-taking This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Army Rising suicide rate)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/29/2010 2:02 PM - 41 days ago - Afternoon - 10 rank
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An Army report on the record number of soldier suicides says the trend reflects a rise in risky behavior including drunken driving and drug abuse in a military stretched to the breaking point by the ...


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Drugs, Poor Discipline Afflict Afghan Army This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (2 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/28/2010 9:17 PM
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The U.S. strategy for leaving Afghanistan is dependent on building capable Afghan forces that can take over, but U.S. soldiers complain of a trigger-happy attitude, general carelessness and drug use. (2 first ranks, 18%, 2 second ranks, 18%)
Biden says Afghan policy still developing - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
Mountain Climbing: Afghan Climber Aims for Top of Everest - NYT > Sports - [direct link]
Bomb kills 25 on Afghanistan bus - Los Angeles Times - Top News - [direct link]
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
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Envoy Says Corruption Helps Taliban Win Recruits This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/28/2010 8:02 PM
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Richard C. Holbrooke said that corruption in Afghanistan gave the Taliban its No. 1 recruiting tool but insisted that the United States was trying to cut misuse of its aid. (1 second ranks, 50%)
Biden says Afghan policy still developing - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
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Envoy Says Corruption Helps Taliban Win Recruits This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/28/2010 8:02 PM
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Richard C. Holbrooke said that corruption in Afghanistan gave the Taliban its No. 1 recruiting tool but insisted that the United States was trying to cut misuse of its aid. (1 second ranks, 50%)
In Taliban hotbed, any ally will do - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »
 
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Tonga to send 275 troops to Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: over the next two years at the)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/28/2010 7:17 PM - 42 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
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Tonga government has agreed to deploy 275 soldiers to Afghanistan over the next two years at the request of the British government. Afghanistan - Government of the United ...

Pakistani scientist lawyers seek 12-year sentence This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: prison for 12 years rather than, court papers Wednesday     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/28/2010 6:02 PM - 42 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
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A U.S.-trained scientist from Pakistan who was convicted of trying to murder U.S. agents and military officers in Afghanistan should be sent to prison for 12 years rather than life because she is ...

Reference to missile-downed helicopter in leaked Afghanistan reports highlights a threat This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - 42 days ago - date added: 7/28/2010 3:46 PM - 42 days ago - Afternoon - 2 rank
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If the Taliban had many surface-to-air missiles, it could dramatically alter an already struggling allied war effort. Shoulder-launched missiles downed scores of Soviet helicopters in the 1980s. ...

Documents detail search for captive Idaho soldier This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: soldier captured last year by the)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/28/2010 2:17 PM - 42 days ago - Afternoon - 6 rank
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Leaked military documents on the war in Afghanistan appear to provide details of the U.S. Army's search for an Idaho soldier captured last year by the Taliban. Afghanistan - ...

washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights

Assange: Cyber-whistleblower

     
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
- date posted: 7/28/2010 12:00 AM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/28/2010 10:32 AM - 42 days ago - Morning - 4 rank
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EXCLUSIVE | Wikileaks founder discusses site's growing strength and answers your questions about leaked Afghan war documents. Wikileaks - History - Wars and Conflicts - Julian Assange - ...

WikiLeaks papers hint about bin Laden


 (future word: in the years since his)      
CNN.com
- date posted: 7/27/2010 5:39 PM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/28/2010 7:17 AM - 42 days ago - Morning - 3 rank
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The recently released cache of U.S. reports from Afghanistan provides fleeting glimpses into the possible whereabouts of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the years since his escape from American ...


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7/29/2010
The new Arghandab district chief Shah Mohammad Ahmadi speaks with an Afghan National Police officer following a security briefing at the district headquarters in the volatile Arghandab Valley near Kandahar City, Afghanistan.
Taliban hinder NATO push to build government
The body of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, a 25-year-old from the Seattle area, was found in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Second U.S. sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan
7/28/2010

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Common words: Afghanistan, 2nd, sailor, navy, Afghan, faces, spending, scrutiny, recovered, Wikileaks, unlikely, disclosures, leaks, balloon, , government, NATO, push, Taliban
Region: Asia
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Date added: 9/23/2009
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