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Vet headed home after injury in Iraq

a shared story    7 hours 12 minutes ago
A Midwood Army veteran is finally coming home Wednesday after a long battle to recover from massive injuries suffered in an explosion in Iraq - and get the military to grant him a discharge.  




U.S. tries to ease confusion over Afghan plans

a shared story    5 days 23 hours 12 minutes ago
Reuters - U.S. forces will cede the lead role in combat operations in Afghanistan next year, but will keep fighting alongside Afghan troops, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, as the Obama administration struggled to clear up confusion over its Afghan exit strategy. 



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RAF helicopter death revelation leads to secret Iraq detention camp

a shared story    1 day 12 minutes ago
Death in RAF helicopter and secret prison camp in Iraq desert raises questions about legality of British and US operationsOn the evening of 11 April 2003, a pair of RAF CH47 Chinook helicopters swept over Iraq's western desert towards a remote rendezvous point beside Route 10,...(more) 




At War Blog: An Officer and a Whistle-Blower

a shared story    3 days 1 hour 12 minutes ago
An Army colonel has written a scathing report saying senior officers in the Pentagon have issued exaggerated reports of progress in the war in Afghanistan. 




U.S. Brigadier general is highest-ranking soldier to die in Afghanistan

a shared story    3 days 15 hours 12 minutes ago
A 49-year-old brigadier general died Friday in Afghanistan of apparent natural causes, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. soldier to die there, the military said Saturday.  




Afghan police: US soldier shoots Afghan guard

a shared story    3 days 16 hours 12 minutes ago
AP - An American soldier shot and killed an Afghan guard at a base in the country's north, apparently because the American thought the guard was about to attack him, Afghan police said Sunday. 




U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role in 2013

a shared story    6 days 17 hours 12 minutes ago
Reuters - The United States intends to end combat operations in Afghanistan before the end of 2013, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday, laying down a new marker for winding down America's longest war. 




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