Fourteen Americans died in a pair of helicopter crashes in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said.
14 Americans dead in copter collisions in Afghanistan
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4 U.S. service members dead in apparent accident in Afghanistan
Four U.S. service members were killed when two helicopters were apparently involved in a mid-air collision in southern Afghanistan on Monday, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said.
NATO-led troops fire on vehicle, civilians killed
Four civilians died when NATO-led troops in southern Afghanistan fired on a vehicle accelerating in their direction on Saturday, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said.
Is Afghanistan Obama’s Vietnam?
U.S. President Barack Obama says the war in Afghanistan isn’t going to end up like Vietnam.
22 dead in earthquakes in Afghanistan
A pair of moderate earthquakes struck Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 22 people and destroying 200 homes, an official said.
The Soviets in Afghanistan: Obama’s Deja Vu?
“It’s a tricky situation,” said the decision maker huddled with his inner circle, debating what to do next in Afghanistan. “We went in, but how to get out — our head[s] are splitting from this.
Behind the scenes in Obama’s war council debate
There’s an air of mystery hanging over President Obama’s war council, which meets in secrecy yet again this week to discuss a new strategy for Afghanistan in the highly secure White House Situation Room. But senior officials closely involved in the decision-making process reveal that the president and his team are grappling with one particularly urgent question: Will Gen.
Fraud probe invalidates Afghan polling stations
The U.N.-backed commission charged with investigating fraud in Afghanistan’s recent presidential election Monday invalidated ballots from more than 200 polling stations.
Mother’s final duty to soldier son — escort his body home
When the Army flew home the body of Spc. Stephan Mace from Afghanistan, his mother climbed aboard a small jet with the flag-draped coffin for the last leg of his trip.
Emanuel: Bush never asked key questions on Afghanistan
One of President Obama’s top advisers said Sunday the Bush administration failed to ask critical questions about the war in Afghanistan, leaving the Obama administration starting from scratch — and leaving the war “adrift.” “The president is asking the questions that have never been asked on the civilian side, the political side, the military side and the strategic side,” White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told CNN’s “State of the Union.” Among the things the Obama administration wants to know from Afghan leaders: “Do you have a credible Afghan partner for this process that can provide the security and the type of services that the Afghan people need” The United States faces “a much more complex decision” than just determining the appropriate level of troops, Emanuel told CNN chief national correspondent John King in a rare interview. “It’s clear that basically we had a war for eight years that was going on, that’s adrift, that we’re beginning at scratch, just at the starting point …