Standing in a plywood-walled command post before Gen. John R. Allen, the supreme allied commander in Afghanistan, the nervous-but-earnest young lieutenant cast his platoon’s task for the day in the grand terms of counterinsurgency strategy — the American military’s wartime playbook for the past several years. The goal of the platoon’s walk through a bazaar and meetings with village leaders, the lieutenant said, was for the Afghan government to be “seen as an effective governing body that gains legitimacy with the local population.” Read full article > >

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The triage commander: Gen. John Allen hastily transforming U.S. mission in Afghanistan

To discuss reopening the Afghani border.

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U.S., Pakistani Army Officials Meet

A funeral with full military honours is held for a soldier who died after an improvised bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan.

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Soldier given cathedral funeral

The attacker escaped after opening fire on coalition soldiers in remote eastern Afghanistan on Friday, officials said.

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NATO Soldier Killed by Assailant in Afghan Army Uniform

Pentagon officials emphasized that the government is working to locate Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who is being held captive by Afghan insurgents.

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U.S. Trying to Locate Captured Soldier, Pentagon Says

The parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an American captured by the Taliban nearly three years ago, have made an emotional appeal for the Obama administration to make a deal with the insurgents to release him in exchange for Afghan prisoners being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Read full article > >

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Family lobbies for soldier to be included in Taliban prisoner swap

The parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an American captured by the Taliban nearly three years ago, have made an emotional appeal for the Obama administration to make a deal with the insurgents to release him in exchange for Afghan prisoners being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Read full article > >

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Family lobbies for soldier to be included in Taliban prisoner swap

KABUL — NATO airstrikes killed Afghan civilians in two provinces, local officials reported Monday, and the U.S.-led coalition said it plans an apology in one of the incidents. An airstrike Friday killed six members of a family in the Sangin area of southern Helmand province, according to the provincial spokesman. Read full article > >

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NATO plans apology for civilian deaths in Afghanistan airstrike

The enemy may be losing on the battlefield in Afghanistan, but he is trying to win the public relations war with the help of misconduct among a few U.S. military personnel, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told soldiers Friday.

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Panetta to GIs: Misconduct aids enemy

An apparent Taliban suicide attack in a tribal district along the Afghan border killed 19 people and wounded 57, hospital and government officials said.

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Suicide Bomber Attacks Check Post in Pakistan

Chinook helicopter crews based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire have been playing a vital role in the conflict in Afghanistan.

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VIDEO: Chinooks at work in Afghanistan

Chinook helicopter crews based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire have been playing a vital role in the conflict in Afghanistan.

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VIDEO: Chinooks at work in Afghanistan

The changes institutionalize tactics adopted ad hoc in Iraq and Afghanistan, including putting some conventional units under Special Operations command.

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Gen. Ray Odierno Seeks to Reshape Training and Deployment for Soldiers

US President Obama pledges to “finish the job” on a surprise trip to Afghanistan a year after Osama Bin Laden’s death, as seven die in a Kabul blast

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Less than two hours after President Obama left Afghanistan on Wednesday, a large bomb exploded at the gates of the Green Village, a compound used by foreigners.

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7 Afghans Die as Suicide Attacker Strikes in Kabul