Brazilian troops clash with police striking over pay and conditions in the state of Bahia, as they try to remove them from the state assembly.

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Troops and police clash in Brazil

BRUSSELS — U.S. and NATO officials struggled Thursday to clarify how long their troops would remain engaged in combat in Afghanistan, a day after Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said U.S. forces would shift toward a training and advisory role next year. Read full article > >

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The withdrawal of foreign troops, aid workers and billions of dollars in assistance has the potential to undo the fragile progress Afghans have made under the occupation.

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Afghans Fear Economic Downturn as Foreigners Leave

“It’s ‘open the envelope time,’ ” Gen. David Petraeus told his security team as his SUV approached the White House on June 21, 2011, for his final meeting with President Obama on the drawdown of forces from Afghanistan. Petraeus had returned to Washington from his command in Kabul for consultations with Obama on the drawdown, and for a Senate committee hearing on his nomination to become the next director of the CIA. On the way from the Pentagon, retired Army general Jack Keane, a mentor and former vice chief of staff of the Army, e-mailed Petraeus with rumors of what he was hearing: The White House was going to recommend 10,000 troops depart by the end of 2011, with the remaining 23,000 surge forces out by the summer of 2012, a far more drastic timetable for withdrawal than Petraeus had recommended. Read full article > >

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Gen. David Petraeus: ‘The troops can’t quit’

Four French troops are shot dead and 16 wounded in northern Afghanistan in an incident involving a soldier from the Afghan National Army.

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BAGHDAD — Violence appears to have increased sharply since U.S. troops left Iraq a month ago, as insurgents have unleashed a wave of furious bombings targeting Baghdad neighborhoods, Shiite pilgrims and police facilities in Sunni areas. Read full article > >

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Iraq violence up sharply since U.S. troops’ exit

The Emir of Qatar says that Arab troops should be sent to Syria to stop a deadly crackdown that has claimed the lives of thousands of people in the past ten months.

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Emir of Qatar Calls for Arab Troops in Syria

The video that emerged in recent days appearing to show four U.S. Marines urinating on several dead Taliban fighters has outraged many people in this country. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta have condemned the act , the military has promised an inquiry, and some experts are even suggesting that the act could qualify as a war crime . Read full article > >

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We’re all guilty of dehumanizing the enemy

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived to help an Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes, and triggered avalanches. Cordova is used to snow, but not like this season’s blanketing. The Guard reported more than 18 feet of snow has fallen in the past weeks, although the National Weather Service did not immediately have a measurement. Read full article > >

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National Guard helps Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows

At least 10 paramilitary troops abducted last month are found shot dead in a volatile tribal area of north-west Pakistan, security officials say.

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Abducted Pakistan troops killed

Will shrink troops, make them more agile in Asia and Middle East.

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Obama Unveils ‘Leaner’ Military Plan

The aircraft carrier John C. Stennis supported ground troops in Afghanistan as scheduled after being warned not to re-enter the Persian Gulf.

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When players filed into the auditorium at Redskins Park for a final time Monday, they spotted a man at the front of the room who was about to share quite a story — one that had nothing to do with the disappointing season, an offseason that promises plenty of change or what the next year might hold for a beleaguered franchise. Read full article > >

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TV stations aligned with Sunni and Shiite extremist groups, many of whom attacked U.S. troops, have dubbed it the “Day of Defeating the Occupier.”

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Iraq marks deadline for U.S. withdrawal

The UN moves a battalion of combat troops to Pibor in South Sudan to try to prevent thousands of rival ethnic fighters resuming their clashes following a series of cattle raids.

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