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Soldier's death in Afghanistan sparks debate over installing guns on US Army medevac choppers
It took a medevac unit 59 minutes to get U.S. Army Spec. Chazray Clark to a hospital in southern Afghanistan after receiving a call that a roadside bombing severed three of his limbs.
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NATO admits killing Afghan children
Kabul - NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Monday they had mistakenly killed a group of children in an air strike that has enraged the government, and said their deaths may have been linked to an anti-insurgent operation in the area.
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Long Neglected, Camps in Kabul Get a Deluge of Aid
The 6,000 refugees living in the Charahi Qambar camp did not object when American soldiers came by Saturday to deliver 1,100 blankets for the families there.
More Than half of Afghan Brick Kiln Workers 'are Bonded Child Laborers'
A total of 56 percent of brick makers in Afghan kilns are children under the age of 18 and 47 percent are 14 or younger, a new study has shown.
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Would-be child suicide bomber released in Kabul, re-captured
Three detained terrorists and two young would-be suicide bombers stand with their explosive material after they were captured in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Feb.
Gunmen kill provincial judge, child in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Gunmen burst into a family home of a provincial judge in eastern Afghanistan, killing him and his niece in the latest assassination of an Afghan government official, authorities said Sunday.
Afghans fret flight of hard cash a sign of things to come
In the crush of people in Kabul's Shahzada money market, conspiracy theories are a currency as hard as the bundles of cash in the hands of bearded traders trying to divine their future.
Afghan war's risks shift to contractors
Mohammed Mansoori clears the grave in Kabul of his brother, Qais, who died at age 20 while working as an interpreter for an American contractor.
648 Maneuver Enhancement Brigade challenged by drawdown in afghanistan
A month after arriving in Kabul, Afghanistan, a Columbus-based Georgia National Guard unit faces challenges drawing down troops and closing installations, the commander said this week.
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Lack of Internet Cuts Off Afghan Province
Although internet access has increased in Afghanistan in recent years, people in the central Uruzgan province say they remain almost completely unconnected, leaving them isolated from the outside world.
Kabul's tiniest war refugees are dying in the cold
A relative holds the body of 3-month old Khan Mohammad as he is prepared for burial at the Nasaji Bagrami refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday.
Father, son example of one team, one fight
Father, 1st. Sgt. Walter Josephs Jr., a field artillery instructor with the Army, and son, Airman 1st Class, Walter Josephs Jr., a 451st Air Expeditionary Wing services journeyman visit together at Kandahar Airfield, Feb.
Vail musician to take part in Boulder fundraiser
A fundraiser on Feb. 20 in Boulder will include music by EAgle County musician Elli Gauthier.
Soldier Returns Home From Afghanistan, Surprises Daughter At Game
A tearful surprise reunion was the highlight of the Washington University women's basketball game Friday night, as a freshman player, who thought her father was still in Afghanistan , suddenly saw dad at center court.
PHOTOS: Wakefield Families Welcome Home Troops
More than 150 members of the National Guard rejoined their families last night in Reading after a year-long deployment to Kabul City in Afghanistan.
Karzai condemns death of 7 children in NATO air strikes
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has strongly criticized NATO for the air strikes resulting in the death of at least seven children, further aggravating the strained relations between Kabul and the international coalition forces over civilian deaths during course of anti-terrorists operations.