Hurdan RankUp Hurdan NLP Hurdan Software Updater
  Home  News  Search Login

Hurdan.com   News       Today: 9/6/2010  
     
Timeline
    
Backstory timeline
     Go to a date:  Edit History  

Backstories (Trend | Recent) › War in Afghanistan (2001-present) (Future/spin-off stories)

War in Afghanistan (2001-present)



Most popular stories

From 7/22/2010 (46 days ago) - 7/29/2010 (39 days ago)
(8 day period - 480 grouped and future/spin-off stories)  View the latest timeline >>

 
1) 7/29/2010 - 39 days ago
(9 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
2nd sailor found dead in Afghanistan  (9 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/29/2010 7:17 AM - [direct link]
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
all 9 news articles »
 
2) 7/29/2010 - 39 days ago
(2 stories):
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 - [direct link]
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 »
 
3) 7/29/2010 - 39 days ago
(6 stories):
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 - [direct link]
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 »
 
4) 7/28/2010 - 40 days ago
(11 stories):
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 - [direct link]
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
all 11 news articles »
 
5) 7/27/2010 - 41 days ago
(6 stories):
Military Probe Again Targets Manning This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/27/2010 4:17 PM - [direct link]
Pfc. Bradley Manning, a military intelligence analyst charged with providing classified documents and video to WikiLeaks earlier this year, is the Pentagon's prime focus as it investigates the release ... (1 first ranks, 17%, 1 second ranks, 17%)
Pentagon: Leaked Afghan reports are not top-secret - CNN.com - [direct link]
Pentagon launches leak probe - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
Pentagon names sailor thought captured by Taliban - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
StarTribune.com rss feed
all 6 news articles »
 
6) 7/27/2010 - 41 days ago
(7 stories):
Body of Missing American Sailor Found in Afghanistan  (7 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/27/2010 12:16 PM - [direct link]
The body of a missing sailor, one of two captured by the Taliban in Logar Province on Friday, was found Sunday according to a statement released Tuesday from a NATO spokesman. (2 second ranks, 29%)
U.S. looks for damage after Afghanistan War secrets exposed - MiamiHerald.com: Today's Top Stories - [direct link]
Missing U.S. serviceman confirmed dead in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times - Top News - [direct link]
NATO recovers remains of missing U.S. sailor - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Boston.com -- Latest news
all 7 news articles »
 
7) 7/27/2010 - 41 days ago
(8 stories):
Kerry plays down leaked documents  (3 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/27/2010 10:32 AM - [direct link]
Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry said Tuesday the importance of Afghanistan war documents leaked by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks.org should not be overstated. (1 first ranks, 12%, 1 second ranks, 12%)
Obama Responds to Afghan Document Leak as Democrats Split on War Spending Bill - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Easy to leak secret documents? Apparently so - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Leak part of plot, ex-general says - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
Los Angeles Times - Top News - StarTribune.com rss feed
all 8 news articles »
 
8) 7/27/2010 - 41 days ago
(9 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Miners Likely to Skip Afghan Auction This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (3 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/27/2010 3:17 PM - [direct link]
Afghanistan is preparing to auction off a round of iron ore, copper and natural gas deposits over the next year, but the major international miners aren't likely to go in until stability returns. (2 first ranks, 22%, 3 second ranks, 33%)
Marine general firm on Afghan mission - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
Pentagon: Leaked Afghan reports are not top-secret - CNN.com - [direct link]
Afghan army struggles with ethnic divisions - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
all 9 news articles »
 
9) 7/26/2010 - 42 days ago
(15 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Afghan War Leak Prompts Damage-Control Bid This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (4 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/26/2010 5:32 PM - [direct link]
White House officials, already on the defensive over Afghan war strategy, scrambled to keep an impending leak of secret military documents from eroding allies' support. (4 first ranks, 27%, 5 second ranks, 33%)
Leak of Afghan war files creates debate - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
WikiLeaks founder: Afghan documents reveal 'war crimes' - CNN.com - [direct link]
WikiLeaks founder sees himself as 'information activist' - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - Boston.com -- Latest news
all 15 news articles »
 
10) 7/26/2010 - 42 days ago
(8 stories):
Afghan War Leak Prompts Damage-Control Bid This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (3 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/26/2010 5:32 PM - [direct link]
White House officials, already on the defensive over Afghan war strategy, scrambled to keep an impending leak of secret military documents from eroding allies' support. (3 first ranks, 38%, 2 second ranks, 25%)
Leak of Afghan war files creates debate - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
Afghanistan 'shocked' by leaked U.S. documents - CNN.com - [direct link]
Vast document leak of U.S. records on Afghanistan war - chicagotribune.com - - [direct link]
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - Boston.com -- Latest news
all 8 news articles »
 
11) 7/25/2010 - 43 days ago
(3 stories):
Taliban negotiating over captured Navy personnel in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/25/2010 6:17 AM - [direct link]
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An insurgent faction that claimed to have killed one U.S. serviceman and captured another offered to exchange the slain man's body for an unspecified number of prisoners, an ... (1 first ranks, 33%, 1 second ranks, 33%)
Missing U.S. Sailor Is Dead, Taliban Says - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Taliban: 1 missing soldier dead - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »
 
12) 7/25/2010 - 43 days ago
(5 stories):
Inside the Fog of War: Reports From the Ground in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/25/2010 2:47 PM - [direct link]
The military and intelligence reports provide a real-time history of the Afghan war from the vantage point of American troops actually doing the fighting and reconstruction. (2 first ranks, 40%, 1 second ranks, 20%)
Abducted U.S. soldier killed, Afghanistan officials say - CNN.com - [direct link]
Taliban negotiating over captured Navy personnel in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times - Top News - [direct link]
Papers: Leaks show hidden Afghanistan war details - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 5 news articles »
 
13) 7/25/2010 - 43 days ago
(5 stories):
White House decries WikiLeaks' release of Afghan war documents This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (3 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/25/2010 7:32 PM - [direct link]
National Security Advisor James Jones says the disclosure could endanger lives and U.S. security. The N.Y. Times, which received early access, says the documents point to Pakistan-Taliban collusion. ... (4 first ranks, 80%, 1 second ranks, 20%)
Leaked Documents Shed Light on Afghan War - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Thousands of alleged Afghan war documents go online - CNN.com - [direct link]
90,000 Afghan war documents leaked - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Boston.com -- Latest news
all 5 news articles »
 
14) 7/24/2010 - 44 days ago
(12 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
2 U.S. servicemen missing in Afghanistan; 5 killed by bombs This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (6 future stories)     
chicagotribune.com - - 7/24/2010 3:02 PM - [direct link]
The Taliban says it is holding two Westerners, but the details surrounding the disappearances are unclear. A search is underway.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- By any measure, Saturday was a very bad day ... (2 first ranks, 17%)
2 NATO troops missing in Afghanistan - CNN.com - [direct link]
2 NATO Members Missing Near Kabul - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Taliban: 2 U.S. soldiers captured in Afghanistan - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - Boston.com -- Latest news
all 12 news articles »
 
15) 7/23/2010 - 45 days ago
(3 stories):
Afghan Bombing Kills 4 NATO Troops This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (1 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/23/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
NATO did not give the nationalities of the victims of the bombing nor specify where in southern Afghanistan they died.
17 wounded in blast targeting Afghan candidate - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »
 
16) 7/23/2010 - 45 days ago
(2 stories):
U.S. missiles kill 16 suspected militants in northwest Pakistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (2 future stories)     
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - 7/23/2010 10:31 PM - [direct link]
U.S. missiles hit a suspected militant hide-out, killing 16 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border before dawn ...
US missiles kill 16 militants in NW Pakistan - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »
 
17) 7/23/2010 - 45 days ago
(3 stories):
Vt. gov. visits troops in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (1 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/23/2010 3:31 PM - [direct link]
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas' Mideast swing has taken him to Afghanistan, where he met with Vermont National Guard soldiers and U.S. Commander Gen. David Petraeus. United States ... (1 second ranks, 33%)
After time in Iraq, Pawlenty heads to Afghanistan - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »
 
18) 7/22/2010 - 46 days ago
(4 stories):
U.S. Checks Afghan Cash Flow This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (2 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/22/2010 6:32 PM - [direct link]
U.S. and Afghan authorities are setting up a joint task force to monitor the billions of dollars in cash flown out of Afghanistan every year, officials said. (1 first ranks, 25%)
Afghan minority leaders leaving Karzai's side - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
US military deaths in Afghan region at 1,113 - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
US slaps sanctions on Afghan Taliban leaders - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »
 
19) 7/22/2010 - 46 days ago
(3 stories):
Afghanistan copter crash kills 2 U.S. service members  (2 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/22/2010 11:32 AM - [direct link]
The Taliban claim to have shot down the aircraft. It is the third fatal crash in the south of the country in less than two months.
Two U.S. service members were killed Thursday in a helicopter ...
2 Americans killed in copter crash in Afghanistan - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Funeral set for Maplewood soldier killed in Afghanistan - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »
 
20) 7/22/2010 - 46 days ago
(2 stories):
Friction among Afghans hinders offensive This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 7/22/2010 6:32 PM - [direct link]
Ordinary Afghan police are widely seen as ineffective, but a U.S. plan to have another force take the lead in curbing violence in Kandahar could risk alienating the ultimate prize — the residents. ...
Friction among Afghans looms as challenge in south - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

The date with most stories is 7/26/2010 - 42 days ago with 15 stories.

The date with second most stories is 7/24/2010 - 44 days ago with 12 stories.

- Sentiment of this story during this period is positive with 72% being positive and 28% being negative with a positive trend.

     The sentiment of the story in the later half of this period is positive with 82% being positive and 18% being negative.

     The sentiment of the story in the earlier half of this period is positive with 58% being positive and 42% being negative.

- The current 7 day period story count (129 stories) increased +72% from the previous 7 day period (75 stories).

 

Dates with the most stories# of storiesStory name
6/24/2010 (74 days ago) 42
  • Afghans relieved at choice of Gen. Petraeus
    Boston.com -- Latest news
    Afghan officials expressed relief at the choice of Gen. David Petraeus to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top U.S. and NATO commander, believing the U.S. strategy aimed at minimizing civilian casualties and bolstering the Afghan government would continue. Stanley McChrystal - David Petraeus - NATO - Afghanistan - Politics of Afghanistan
6/23/2010 (75 days ago) 53
  • US general in Afghan war at risk of losing his job
    Boston.com -- Latest news
    President Barack Obama rebuked his Afghanistan war commander for "poor judgment" Tuesday and considered whether to fire him in the most extraordinary airing of military-civilian tensions since Harry Truman stripped Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his command a half-century ago. Stanley McChrystal - Barack Obama - United States - War in Afghanistan - Afghanistan
6/22/2010 (76 days ago) 48
  • Top general in Afghan war: US envoy betrayed me
    Boston.com -- Latest news
    The top U.S. war commander in Afghanistan told an interviewer he felt betrayed by the man the White House chose to be his diplomatic partner, Ambassador Karl Eikenberry. Afghanistan - United States - War in Afghanistan - Asia - Taliban
2/15/2010 (203 days ago) 39
12/31/2009 (249 days ago) 44
12/2/2009 (278 days ago) 89
12/1/2009 (279 days ago) 111
11/30/2009 (280 days ago) 42
  • Obama holds war council to unveil Afghan plan
    Boston.com -- Latest news
    The White House spokesman says President Barack Obama held an unannounced meeting with members of his war council on Afghanistan in the Oval Office Sunday night.
11/19/2009 (291 days ago) 38
  • Obama says he is seeking 'endgame' to Afghan conflict
    washingtonpost.com - Politics
    BEIJING -- A week into an Asia trip that has made few dramatic headlines, President Obama on Wednesday told reporters that he would announce a decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan "in the next several weeks" and defended his administration's efforts on reviving the economy, shutting down...
11/11/2009 (299 days ago) 50
11/2/2009 (308 days ago) 41
10/28/2009 (313 days ago) 50
10/27/2009 (314 days ago) 65
  • Multiple bombings kill eight U.S. troops in Afghanistan (latimes.com)

    The attacks come less than two weeks before the runoff presidential election between Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah. At least 53 U.S. service members have been killed this month. Eight U.S. troops were killed today in multiple bombings in southern Afghanistan, the military said, making October the deadliest month for Americans of the eight-year war.
10/26/2009 (315 days ago) 51
10/20/2009 (321 days ago) 42
10/19/2009 (322 days ago) 39
10/8/2009 (333 days ago) 38
10/7/2009 (334 days ago) 49
10/6/2009 (335 days ago) 47
10/4/2009 (337 days ago) 39
View period:  
Beginning date:
Ending date:
Last 7 days Last 14 days
Num. of popular stories: 26
Num. of future/spin-offs: 75
Hurdan task:
Share this story
 
 


Most popular stories by day

 
 
7/29/2010 - 39 days ago (26 total stories)

Most popular storiesFuture/spin-off stories

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
2nd sailor found dead in Afghanistan  In top 10  (9 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/29/2010 7:17 AM - [direct link]
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
all 9 news articles »

Afghan war spending faces new scrutiny  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: the Afghan First program could)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 7/30/2010 12:00 AM - 38 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 38 days ago - Night - 6 rank
- [direct link]
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 ...

Afghan war spending faces new scrutiny  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (3 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Politics - 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - [direct link]
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  In top 10


 (future word: on its third government boss in eight months The first quit out, assassinated the second     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/29/2010 3:27 PM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 5:32 PM - 39 days ago - Evening - 21 rank
- [direct link]
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 ...

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Taliban hinder NATO push to build government  In top 10  (2 future stories)     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 7/29/2010 5:32 PM - [direct link]
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 »

2nd sailor found dead in Afghanistan  In top 10


 (future word: Afghanistan The second US sailor, official said Thursday     
CNN.com
- date posted: 7/29/2010 9:41 AM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 7:17 AM - 39 days ago - Morning - 3 rank
- [direct link]
The second U.S. sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last weekend is dead, a Pentagon official said Thursday.

Karzai blasts informant name leaks This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
CNN.com - 7/29/2010 12:46 PM - [direct link]
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]
all 2 news articles »

2nd missing U.S. serviceman found dead in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: was recovered days after his companion, The second of two, who disappeared last week in a, authorities said Thursday     
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/29/2010 7:33 AM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 7:47 AM - 39 days ago - Morning - 3 rank
- [direct link]
The body of Jarod Newlove was recovered days after his companion, Justin McNeley, was confirmed dead following an ambush in the Taliban-infested Lowgar province.
The second of two American ...

2nd Sailor’s Body Found in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: of a second US sailor)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 7/29/2010 4:59 AM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 5:32 AM - 39 days ago - Morning - 10 rank
- [direct link]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials say the body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan has been recovered.

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

Second U.S. sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Second US sailor, Afghanistan on Wednesday style=margin0, of a second US sailor)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/29/2010 4:51 AM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 5:17 AM - 39 days ago - Morning - 4 rank
- [direct link]
A senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials say the body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan has been recovered. Afghanistan - ...

Body of second American sailor found in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: of second American sailor, of a second US sailor)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/29/2010 4:46 AM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 5:02 AM - 39 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
- [direct link]
A senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials say the body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan has been recovered.

2nd U.S. sailor's body recovered


 (future word: missing since Friday Taliban)      
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
- date posted: 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 5:47 AM - 39 days ago - Morning - 6 rank
- [direct link]
Taliban offers no explanation for death of 25-year-old who had been missing since Friday. Taliban - Afghanistan - United States - Politics - Asia

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 - 40 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 38 days ago - Night - 29 rank
- [direct link]
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 - 40 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 38 days ago - Night - 36 rank
- [direct link]
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 ...

WikiLeaks documents cause little concern over public perception of war This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 7/27/2010 12:00 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 38 days ago - Night - 48 rank
- [direct link]
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 ...

WikiLeaks disclosures unlikely to change course of Afghanistan war This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: In the first 24 hours after the unauthorized)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 7/27/2010 12:00 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 38 days ago - Night - 43 rank
- [direct link]
In the first 24 hours after the unauthorized release of more than 91,000 secret documents about the war in Afghanistan, a few things became clear to the officials, lawmakers and experts reading ...

Body of 2nd Navy sailor recovered in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: of a second US sailor, in Afghanistan last week only deepened)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 38 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area ...

US military deaths in Afghan region at 1,122 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: As of Thursday July 29 2010 at least, Afghanistan in late 2001 according to)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/29/2010 3:47 PM - 39 days ago - Afternoon - 1 rank
- [direct link]
As of Thursday, July 29, 2010, at least 1,122 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to ...

Pentagon warns of fallout from leak of war files


 (future word: Pentagon - September 11 2001 - United)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/29/2010 2:02 PM - 39 days ago - Afternoon - 5 rank
- [direct link]
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 - ...

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 - 39 days ago - Afternoon - 10 rank
- [direct link]
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 ...

Taliban stymie NATO push to bolster government This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: on its third government boss in eight months The first quit out, assassinated the second     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/29/2010 10:46 AM - 39 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
- [direct link]
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. ...

2 VT prison guards will get jobs back after Afghan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: jobs back after Afghan Two, Springfield prison after they get)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/29/2010 9:02 AM - 39 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
- [direct link]
Two Vermont National Guard members serving in Afghanistan will return to their civilian jobs as correctional officers at the Springfield prison after they get back from overseas. ...

2nd US Navy sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Afghanistan A second US Navy, officials said Thursday     
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/29/2010 7:47 AM - 39 days ago - Morning - 8 rank
- [direct link]
A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.

WikiLeaks fallout: Tighter access to US secrets?


 (future word: intelligence communities After the massive)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/29/2010 12:32 AM - 39 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
Call it the big information chill, looming across the military and intelligence communities. After the massive Afghan war data spill by WikiLeaks, some veteran intelligence officers and experts are ...
 
 
7/28/2010 - 40 days ago (19 total stories)


Drugs, Poor Discipline Afflict Afghan Army  In top 10 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 - [direct link]
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
all 11 news articles »

WikiLeaks papers hint about bin Laden


 (future word: in the years since his)      
CNN.com
- date posted: 7/27/2010 5:39 PM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/28/2010 7:17 AM - 40 days ago - Morning - 3 rank
- [direct link]
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 ...

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 - [direct link]
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]
all 2 news articles »

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 - 40 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
- [direct link]
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 ...

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 - [direct link]
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 »

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 - 40 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
- [direct link]
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 ...

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 - 40 days ago - Afternoon - 6 rank
- [direct link]
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 - ...

Bus hits roadside bomb, killing 25 in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Afghanistan on Wednesday killing 25, a rapidly rising monthly death)      
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/28/2010 7:17 AM - 40 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
A packed bus hit a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday killing 25 people aboard, as NATO announced another U.S. service member died in a rapidly rising monthly death toll.

Afghan govt: Bus hits bomb, killing 25 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Afghanistan on Wednesday killing 25, a rapidly rising monthly death)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/28/2010 12:02 AM - 40 days ago - Night - 11 rank
- [direct link]
A packed bus hit a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 people aboard, as NATO announced another U.S. death in a rapidly rising monthly death toll. ...
 
 
7/27/2010 - 41 days ago (36 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Miners Likely to Skip Afghan Auction  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (3 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/27/2010 3:17 PM - [direct link]
Afghanistan is preparing to auction off a round of iron ore, copper and natural gas deposits over the next year, but the major international miners aren't likely to go in until stability returns. (2 first ranks, 22%, 3 second ranks, 33%)
Marine general firm on Afghan mission - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
Pentagon: Leaked Afghan reports are not top-secret - CNN.com - [direct link]
Afghan army struggles with ethnic divisions - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
all 9 news articles »

Military Probe Again Targets Manning  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: to WikiLeaks earlier this year is the)      
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/27/2010 7:08 PM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 4:17 PM - 41 days ago - Afternoon - 3 rank
- [direct link]
Pfc. Bradley Manning, a military intelligence analyst charged with providing classified documents and video to WikiLeaks earlier this year, is the Pentagon's prime focus as it investigates the release ...

Kerry plays down leaked documents  In top 10  (3 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/27/2010 10:32 AM - [direct link]
Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry said Tuesday the importance of Afghanistan war documents leaked by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks.org should not be overstated. (1 first ranks, 12%, 1 second ranks, 12%)
Obama Responds to Afghan Document Leak as Democrats Split on War Spending Bill - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Easy to leak secret documents? Apparently so - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Leak part of plot, ex-general says - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
Los Angeles Times - Top News - StarTribune.com rss feed
all 8 news articles »

House Approves Money for Wars, but Rift Deepens


 (future word: the money after a leak)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 7/27/2010 6:04 PM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 6:17 PM - 41 days ago - Evening - 3 rank
- [direct link]
The House approved a measure to pay for combat operations, but Democrats splintered on the money after a leak of documents showing the Afghanistan war had not been going as well as portrayed.

Body of Missing American Sailor Found in Afghanistan  In top 10  (7 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/27/2010 12:16 PM - [direct link]
The body of a missing sailor, one of two captured by the Taliban in Logar Province on Friday, was found Sunday according to a statement released Tuesday from a NATO spokesman. (2 second ranks, 29%)
U.S. looks for damage after Afghanistan War secrets exposed - MiamiHerald.com: Today's Top Stories - [direct link]
Missing U.S. serviceman confirmed dead in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times - Top News - [direct link]
NATO recovers remains of missing U.S. sailor - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Boston.com -- Latest news
all 7 news articles »

Miners Likely to Skip Afghan Auction  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: over the next year but the)      
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/27/2010 5:59 PM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 3:17 PM - 41 days ago - Afternoon - 12 rank
- [direct link]
Afghanistan is preparing to auction off a round of iron ore, copper and natural gas deposits over the next year, but the major international miners aren't likely to go in until stability returns.

Military Probe Again Targets Manning  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/27/2010 4:17 PM - [direct link]
Pfc. Bradley Manning, a military intelligence analyst charged with providing classified documents and video to WikiLeaks earlier this year, is the Pentagon's prime focus as it investigates the release ... (1 first ranks, 17%, 1 second ranks, 17%)
Pentagon: Leaked Afghan reports are not top-secret - CNN.com - [direct link]
Pentagon launches leak probe - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
Pentagon names sailor thought captured by Taliban - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
StarTribune.com rss feed
all 6 news articles »

U.S.: Pakistan Ties Have Strengthened This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: past several months Pakistan stance, cover the years 2004 to 2009)      
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/27/2010 1:17 PM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 10:32 AM - 41 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
U.S. officials contend that in the past several months, Pakistan's stance on the war in Afghanistan has become much more nuanced than portrayed in the WikiLeaks reports, which cover the years 2004 to ...

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

Afghan army struggles with ethnic divisions This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: made on Sunday July 11 2010 at the)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/27/2010 11:32 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 1:16 PM - 41 days ago - Afternoon - 2 rank
- [direct link]
Despite ethnic quotas and recruiting drives, the Afghan army is still dominated by northern minorities who were oppressed by the Taliban. Afghan National Army - Afghanistan - Taliban - Asia ...

Body of Missing American Sailor Found in Afghanistan  In top 10


 (future word: Province on Friday was found Sunday according to, statement released Tuesday from a)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 7/27/2010 11:31 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 12:16 PM - 41 days ago - Afternoon - 8 rank
- [direct link]
The body of a missing sailor, one of two captured by the Taliban in Logar Province on Friday, was found Sunday according to a statement released Tuesday from a NATO spokesman.

Obama Responds to Afghan Document Leak as Democrats Split on War Spending Bill


 (future word: made his first comments on)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 7/27/2010 11:20 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 11:47 AM - 41 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
President Obama made his first comments on the WikiLeaks documents release, as a leading Democrat indicated that he would oppose a supplemental spending bill to fund the Afghan war.

U.S. looks for damage after Afghanistan War secrets exposed This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: for damage after Afghanistan War)      
MiamiHerald.com: Today's Top Stories
- date posted: 7/27/2010 7:04 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 4:17 AM - 41 days ago - Night - 2 rank
- [direct link]
The publication of some 92,000 classified U.S. military reports on the Afghanistan war could complicate the Obama administration's strategy for ending the Taliban-led insurgency by hurting ...

Body of Missing U.S. Sailor Found This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Afghanistan since last week has been, spokesman said Tuesday     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 7/27/2010 3:10 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 3:31 AM - 41 days ago - Night - 9 rank
- [direct link]
One of two U.S. sailors missing in Afghanistan since last week has been confirmed dead and his body recovered, a NATO spokesman said Tuesday.

Missing U.S. serviceman confirmed dead in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Afghanistan The second man who, Afghan capital last week has been, military said Tuesday     
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/27/2010 1:08 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 5:02 AM - 41 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
The second man who disappeared has been captured, a NATO statement reveals.
One of two American servicemen who disappeared in a dangerous area south of the Afghan capital last week has been ...

NATO recovers remains of missing U.S. sailor This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Afghanistan since last week has been, spokesman said Tuesday     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/27/2010 12:52 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 1:17 AM - 41 days ago - Night - 8 rank
- [direct link]
One of two U.S. sailors missing in Afghanistan since last week has been confirmed dead and his body recovered, a NATO spokesman said Tuesday. Afghanistan - NATO - United States - Asia - ...

Leak part of plot, ex-general says This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: help legitimize early American exit)      
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
- date posted: 7/27/2010 12:00 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 6:17 PM - 41 days ago - Evening - 3 rank
- [direct link]
Former Pakistani spy chief says U.S. coordinated release to help legitimize early American exit. United States - Asia - War in Afghanistan - Wikileaks - Pakistan

Documents leak leaves White House on defensive about Afghanistan policy This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: at a time when Congress, policy and may deepen doubts)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/26/2010 6:58 PM - 42 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 8:02 AM - 41 days ago - Morning - 3 rank
- [direct link]
There are few bombshells, but the volume of data and the focus on the conduct of the war are likely to embolden critics at a time when Congress has expressed doubts about Obama's Afghanistan policy. ...

Central Command nominee optimistic on Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Command on Tuesday declared that, would start coming home in a year     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/27/2010 2:46 PM - 41 days ago - Afternoon - 18 rank
- [direct link]
The general chosen to lead U.S. Central Command on Tuesday declared that victory in Afghanistan was possible and expressed optimism that troops would start coming home in a year. ...

Pentagon names sailor thought captured by Taliban This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: went missing last week in Afghanistan)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/27/2010 2:46 PM - 41 days ago - Afternoon - 3 rank
- [direct link]
The Pentagon has released the name of a sailor who went missing last week in Afghanistan and is presumed to be in the hands of the Taliban. Pentagon - War in Afghanistan - ...
 
 
7/26/2010 - 42 days ago (22 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Afghan War Leak Prompts Damage-Control Bid  In top 10  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (4 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/26/2010 5:32 PM - [direct link]
White House officials, already on the defensive over Afghan war strategy, scrambled to keep an impending leak of secret military documents from eroding allies' support. (4 first ranks, 27%, 5 second ranks, 33%)
Leak of Afghan war files creates debate - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
WikiLeaks founder: Afghan documents reveal 'war crimes' - CNN.com - [direct link]
WikiLeaks founder sees himself as 'information activist' - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - Boston.com -- Latest news
all 15 news articles »

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

WikiLeaks founder sees himself as 'information activist'


 (future word: to media after giving a, London on July 26 2010 style=margin0)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/26/2010 10:05 AM - 42 days ago - date added: 7/26/2010 2:32 PM - 42 days ago - Afternoon - 3 rank
- [direct link]
The man behind WikiLeaks, the website that published more than 91,000 secret U.S. military documents on the Afghanistan war, doesn't much care whether government agencies are enraged by his actions ...

Afghan War Leak Prompts Damage-Control Bid  In top 10  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (3 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/26/2010 5:32 PM - [direct link]
White House officials, already on the defensive over Afghan war strategy, scrambled to keep an impending leak of secret military documents from eroding allies' support. (3 first ranks, 38%, 2 second ranks, 25%)
Leak of Afghan war files creates debate - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
Afghanistan 'shocked' by leaked U.S. documents - CNN.com - [direct link]
Vast document leak of U.S. records on Afghanistan war - chicagotribune.com - - [direct link]
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - Boston.com -- Latest news
all 8 news articles »

The War Logs: Reaction to Disclosure of Military Documents on Afghan War This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: public online Sunday by an)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 7/26/2010 8:33 AM - 42 days ago - date added: 7/26/2010 9:02 AM - 42 days ago - Morning - 3 rank
- [direct link]
A six-year archive of classified military documents made public online Sunday by an organization called WikiLeaks offers a picture of the war in Afghanistan that is in many respect more grim than ...

NATO: 1 missing sailor killed in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/26/2010 11:02 PM - [direct link]
A NATO official says that one of two sailors missing in Afghanistan since last week has been confirmed dead. The official says the body of the dead sailor has been recovered and family members ... (1 first ranks, 50%, 1 second ranks, 50%)
all 2 news articles »

WikiLeaks: More documents coming on Afghan war This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: More documents coming on Afghan)      
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
- date posted: 7/26/2010 7:02 AM - 42 days ago - date added: 7/26/2010 7:17 AM - 42 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
The release of some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents on the Afghanistan war is just the beginning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised ...

Leaks create fresh doubt about Afghan war, secrets This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/26/2010 11:16 PM - [direct link]
The monumental leak of classified Afghan war documents threatened Monday to create deeper doubts about the war at home, cause new friction with Pakistan over allegations about its spy agency and raise ... (1 first ranks, 50%)
all 2 news articles »

Leaked files lay bare war in Afghanistan


 (future word: account of six years of the)      
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
- date posted: 7/26/2010 12:00 AM - 42 days ago - date added: 7/26/2010 4:47 AM - 42 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
Some 92,000 U.S. military records released by the online site WikiLeaks amount to an blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war. Wikileaks - War in Afghanistan - Afghanistan - Asia ...

NATO: 1 missing sailor killed in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Afghanistan since last week has been)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/26/2010 11:02 PM - 41 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
A NATO official says that one of two sailors missing in Afghanistan since last week has been confirmed dead. The official says the body of the dead sailor has been recovered and family members ...

US gave Afghan, Pakistan leaders heads-up on leak This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: documents was expected to be)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/26/2010 12:17 PM - 42 days ago - Afternoon - 7 rank
- [direct link]
The State Department says it alerted the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan over the weekend that a trove of leaked classified documents was expected to be made public. ...
 
 
7/25/2010 - 43 days ago (17 total stories)


White House decries WikiLeaks' release of Afghan war documents  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (3 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/25/2010 7:32 PM - [direct link]
National Security Advisor James Jones says the disclosure could endanger lives and U.S. security. The N.Y. Times, which received early access, says the documents point to Pakistan-Taliban collusion. ... (4 first ranks, 80%, 1 second ranks, 20%)
Leaked Documents Shed Light on Afghan War - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Thousands of alleged Afghan war documents go online - CNN.com - [direct link]
90,000 Afghan war documents leaked - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Boston.com -- Latest news
all 5 news articles »

White House decries WikiLeaks' release of Afghan war documents  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: which received early access says, White House late Sunday condemned the)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/26/2010 12:00 AM - 42 days ago - date added: 7/25/2010 7:32 PM - 43 days ago - Evening - 1 rank
- [direct link]
National Security Advisor James Jones says the disclosure could endanger lives and U.S. security. The N.Y. Times, which received early access, says the documents point to Pakistan-Taliban collusion. ...

Inside the Fog of War: Reports From the Ground in Afghanistan  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/25/2010 2:47 PM - [direct link]
The military and intelligence reports provide a real-time history of the Afghan war from the vantage point of American troops actually doing the fighting and reconstruction. (2 first ranks, 40%, 1 second ranks, 20%)
Abducted U.S. soldier killed, Afghanistan officials say - CNN.com - [direct link]
Taliban negotiating over captured Navy personnel in Afghanistan  In top 10 - Los Angeles Times - Top News - [direct link]
Papers: Leaks show hidden Afghanistan war details - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 5 news articles »

Thousands of alleged Afghan war documents go online This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: 2004 and January of this, January of this year     
CNN.com
- date posted: 7/25/2010 6:58 PM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/25/2010 4:16 PM - 43 days ago - Afternoon - 1 rank
- [direct link]
A whistle-blower website has published what is says are more than 90,000 United States military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January of this year.

Taliban negotiating over captured Navy personnel in Afghanistan  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/25/2010 6:17 AM - [direct link]
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An insurgent faction that claimed to have killed one U.S. serviceman and captured another offered to exchange the slain man's body for an unspecified number of prisoners, an ... (1 first ranks, 33%, 1 second ranks, 33%)
Missing U.S. Sailor Is Dead, Taliban Says - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Taliban: 1 missing soldier dead - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

How trauma of war hits U.S. troops


 (future word: half a year after one of the)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/25/2010 11:25 AM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/25/2010 11:47 AM - 43 days ago - Morning - 5 rank
- [direct link]
More than half a year after one of the deadliest battles ever waged by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the men of Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry are still fighting in — and with — their ...

Abducted U.S. soldier killed, Afghanistan officials say This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/25/2010 6:17 AM - [direct link]
One American service member who was abducted in Afghanistan on Friday has been killed, provincial government officials said today. (1 first ranks, 50%)
all 2 news articles »

Abducted U.S. soldier killed, Afghanistan officials say This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Afghanistan on Friday has been)      
CNN.com
- date posted: 7/25/2010 8:32 AM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/25/2010 6:17 AM - 43 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
- [direct link]
One American service member who was abducted in Afghanistan on Friday has been killed, provincial government officials said today.

Officials: Abducted U.S. troop killed This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Afghanistan on Friday has been, officials said Sunday     
CNN.com
- date posted: 7/25/2010 7:36 AM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/25/2010 5:02 AM - 43 days ago - Morning - 3 rank
- [direct link]
One American service member who was abducted in Afghanistan on Friday has been killed, provincial government officials said Sunday.

Missing U.S. Sailor Is Dead, Taliban Says This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: an ambush two days ago an Afghan, official said Sunday     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 7/25/2010 4:56 AM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/25/2010 5:17 AM - 43 days ago - Morning - 8 rank
- [direct link]
The Taliban have offered to exchange the body of a U.S. Navy sailor they said was killed in an ambush two days ago, an Afghan official said Sunday.

Leaks show unreported deaths


 (future word: account of six years of the)      
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
- date posted: 7/25/2010 12:00 AM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/25/2010 5:02 PM - 43 days ago - Evening - 3 rank
- [direct link]
Some 90,000 U.S. military records released by the online site WikiLeaks amount to an blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war. Wikileaks - War in Afghanistan - Afghanistan - Asia ...

Taliban: 1 missing soldier dead This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Taliban says second Navy service)      
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
- date posted: 7/25/2010 12:00 AM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/25/2010 5:47 AM - 43 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
Taliban says second Navy service member was captured alive; NATO has not confirmed reports. NATO - Taliban - Afghanistan - Asia - Politics

Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: posted online Sunday amount to, account of six years of the)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/25/2010 11:16 PM - 42 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday amount to a blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well ...

Papers: Leaks show hidden Afghanistan war details This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: account of six years of the)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/25/2010 3:16 PM - 43 days ago - Afternoon - 2 rank
- [direct link]
Two newspapers are reporting that 90,000 leaked U.S. military records amount to an blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported killings of Afghan civilians as well ...
 
 
7/24/2010 - 44 days ago (13 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
2 U.S. servicemen missing in Afghanistan; 5 killed by bombs  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (6 future stories)     
chicagotribune.com - - 7/24/2010 3:02 PM - [direct link]
The Taliban says it is holding two Westerners, but the details surrounding the disappearances are unclear. A search is underway.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- By any measure, Saturday was a very bad day ... (2 first ranks, 17%)
2 NATO troops missing in Afghanistan - CNN.com - [direct link]
2 NATO Members Missing Near Kabul - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Taliban: 2 U.S. soldiers captured in Afghanistan - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - Boston.com -- Latest news
all 12 news articles »

2 U.S. servicemen missing in Afghanistan; 5 killed by bombs  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: any measure Saturday was a, very bad day in Afghanistan)      
chicagotribune.com -
- date posted: 7/24/2010 1:57 PM - 44 days ago - date added: 7/24/2010 3:02 PM - 44 days ago - Afternoon - 6 rank
- [direct link]
The Taliban says it is holding two Westerners, but the details surrounding the disappearances are unclear. A search is underway.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- By any measure, Saturday was a very bad day ...

2 NATO troops missing in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: are missing after leaving their, Kabul city Friday afternoon and not, said on Saturday     
CNN.com
- date posted: 7/24/2010 11:13 AM - 44 days ago - date added: 7/24/2010 8:47 AM - 44 days ago - Morning - 5 rank
- [direct link]
Two NATO-led service members are missing after leaving their compound in Kabul city Friday afternoon and not returning, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said on Saturday.

2 NATO Members Missing Near Kabul This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: capital the previous day but did)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 7/24/2010 9:21 AM - 44 days ago - date added: 7/24/2010 10:02 AM - 44 days ago - Morning - 10 rank
- [direct link]
A NATO statement said the two left their compound in Kabul, the Afghan capital, the previous day but did not return.

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

4 US troops die in bomb blast in south Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: southern Afghanistan Friday July 23 2010 AP Photo/Kevin, were killed Saturday in a)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/24/2010 1:51 AM - 44 days ago - date added: 7/24/2010 2:16 AM - 44 days ago - Night - 4 rank
- [direct link]
Four American service members were killed Saturday in a bombing in southern Afghanistan, where international forces are stepping up the fight against the Taliban, officials said. ...

Dying faces, body bags: How trauma hits a US unit This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: half a year after one of the)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/24/2010 9:47 PM - 44 days ago - Evening - 1 rank
- [direct link]
More than half a year after one of the deadliest battles ever waged by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the men of Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry are still fighting in -- and with -- their ...

VT gov spends 2nd day in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: spends 2nd day in Afghanistan, spent a second day visiting soldiers)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/24/2010 8:47 AM - 44 days ago - Morning - 5 rank
- [direct link]
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas has spent a second day visiting soldiers in Afghanistan, wrapping up a four-day trip to the Middle East. Afghanistan - Middle East - Jim Douglas - ...

5 US troops die in blasts in southern Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: members died Saturday in bombings)      
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/24/2010 5:16 AM - 44 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
- [direct link]
Five American service members died Saturday in bombings in southern Afghanistan where international forces are stepping up the fight against the Taliban, officials said.
 
 
7/23/2010 - 45 days ago (10 total stories)


Vt. gov. visits troops in Afghanistan  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (1 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/23/2010 3:31 PM - [direct link]
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas' Mideast swing has taken him to Afghanistan, where he met with Vermont National Guard soldiers and U.S. Commander Gen. David Petraeus. United States ... (1 second ranks, 33%)
After time in Iraq, Pawlenty heads to Afghanistan - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

U.S. missiles kill 16 suspected militants in northwest Pakistan  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Afghan border before dawn     
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
- date posted: 7/23/2010 10:14 PM - 45 days ago - date added: 7/23/2010 10:31 PM - 45 days ago - Night - 3 rank
- [direct link]
U.S. missiles hit a suspected militant hide-out, killing 16 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border before dawn ...

Afghan Bombing Kills 4 NATO Troops  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (1 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/23/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
NATO did not give the nationalities of the victims of the bombing nor specify where in southern Afghanistan they died.
17 wounded in blast targeting Afghan candidate - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

Senate backs troop funding, rejects domestic programs This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Senate on Thursday approved funds)      
chicagotribune.com -
- date posted: 7/22/2010 11:50 PM - 45 days ago - date added: 7/23/2010 5:02 AM - 45 days ago - Morning - 6 rank
- [direct link]
(Reuters) -- The Senate on Thursday approved funds to pay for President Obama's Afghanistan troop increase, but refused to sign off on billions in extra nonmilitary spending sought by the House of ...

U.S. missiles kill 16 suspected militants in northwest Pakistan  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (2 future stories)     
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - 7/23/2010 10:31 PM - [direct link]
U.S. missiles hit a suspected militant hide-out, killing 16 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border before dawn ...
US missiles kill 16 militants in NW Pakistan - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

17 wounded in blast targeting Afghan candidate This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/23/2010 10:16 PM - 45 days ago - Night - 4 rank
- [direct link]
A bomb exploded inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, seriously wounding a candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections and 16 other people. Afghanistan - War in ...

US missiles kill 16 militants in NW Pakistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Afghan border before dawn Saturday intelligence officials)      
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/23/2010 9:17 PM - 45 days ago - Evening - 8 rank
- [direct link]
U.S. missiles hit a suspected militant hide-out killing 16 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border before dawn Saturday, intelligence officials said.

After time in Iraq, Pawlenty heads to Afghanistan


 (future word: After time in Iraq, in Afghanistan after spending time in Iraq)      
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/23/2010 11:02 AM - 45 days ago - Morning - 6 rank
- [direct link]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and four other governors are getting an on-the-ground look at military operations in Afghanistan after spending time in Iraq.
 
 
7/22/2010 - 46 days ago (12 total stories)


U.S. Checks Afghan Cash Flow  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (2 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/22/2010 6:32 PM - [direct link]
U.S. and Afghan authorities are setting up a joint task force to monitor the billions of dollars in cash flown out of Afghanistan every year, officials said. (1 first ranks, 25%)
Afghan minority leaders leaving Karzai's side - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
US military deaths in Afghan region at 1,113 - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
US slaps sanctions on Afghan Taliban leaders - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »

U.S. Checks Afghan Cash Flow  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Afghanistan every year officials said)      
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/22/2010 9:26 PM - 46 days ago - date added: 7/22/2010 6:32 PM - 46 days ago - Evening - 3 rank
- [direct link]
U.S. and Afghan authorities are setting up a joint task force to monitor the billions of dollars in cash flown out of Afghanistan every year, officials said.

Afghanistan copter crash kills 2 U.S. service members  In top 10  (2 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/22/2010 11:32 AM - [direct link]
The Taliban claim to have shot down the aircraft. It is the third fatal crash in the south of the country in less than two months.
Two U.S. service members were killed Thursday in a helicopter ...
2 Americans killed in copter crash in Afghanistan - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Funeral set for Maplewood soldier killed in Afghanistan - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

Experts discuss Iran-Taliban relationship This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: relationship For months top US)      
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
- date posted: 7/22/2010 5:34 PM - 46 days ago - date added: 7/22/2010 8:47 PM - 46 days ago - Evening - 3 rank
- [direct link]
For months, top U.S. military leaders have accused Iran of supplying weapons and training to Taliban fighters battling American and Afghan troops. ...

Friction among Afghans hinders offensive  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 7/22/2010 6:32 PM - [direct link]
Ordinary Afghan police are widely seen as ineffective, but a U.S. plan to have another force take the lead in curbing violence in Kandahar could risk alienating the ultimate prize — the residents. ...
Friction among Afghans looms as challenge in south - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

Afghanistan copter crash kills 2 U.S. service members  In top 10


 (future word: is the third fatal crash, less than two months, were killed Thursday in a, province the third fatal chopper, less than two months     
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/22/2010 9:42 AM - 46 days ago - date added: 7/22/2010 11:32 AM - 46 days ago - Morning - 6 rank
- [direct link]
The Taliban claim to have shot down the aircraft. It is the third fatal crash in the south of the country in less than two months.
Two U.S. service members were killed Thursday in a helicopter ...

US military deaths in Afghan region at 1,113 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: As of Thursday July 22 2010 at least, Afghanistan in late 2001 according to)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/22/2010 5:02 PM - 46 days ago - Evening - 19 rank
- [direct link]
As of Thursday, July 22, 2010, at least 1,113 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to ...

Funeral set for Maplewood soldier killed in Afghanistan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: be held Friday for a, soldier killed last week in Afghanistan)      
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/22/2010 5:47 AM - 46 days ago - Morning - 6 rank
- [direct link]
A funeral will be held Friday for a Maplewood soldier killed last week in Afghanistan.

NATO: Insurgent attack planner caught in Kabul


 (future word: attacks against this week international conference, NATO said Thursday     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/22/2010 5:47 AM - 46 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
NATO and Afghan forces captured a suspected insurgent who had planned attacks against this week's international conference in Kabul, NATO said Thursday. Kabul - NATO - ...
 

The selection of the stories for backstories and sentiment of stories have been automatically predicted by a computer program.

© 2010 Hurdan Inc. About us - Terms of use - Privacy