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In this photo released by the Australian Defense Department, an Australian Surveillance Reconnaissance Vehicle (SRV) patrols outside the perimeter of a forward operating base in Afghanistan Sept. 17, 2005. An elite Australian commando was injured and an Afghani soldier killed when their patrol clashed with insurgents in Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. The clash came less than a month after a group of 190 Australian special forces commandos began arriving in Afghanistan to bolster international efforts to restore law and order amid an upsurge in violence blamed on the al-Qaida terror network and supporters of the ousted Taliban regi
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 The Daily Telegraph Australia 
Command role for Aussies in Afghanistan
| AUSTRALIA is under increasing pressure to take command of coalition forces in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province after Dutch troops withdraw later this year. | The Daily Telegraph understands plans... (photo: AP / Australian Defense Department, CPL Bernard Pearson, HO)
An Afghan boy looks back as U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment patrol in Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday Feb. 25, 2010.
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 Asia Times 
Marjah, the city that never was
| By Gareth Porter | WASHINGTON - For weeks, the United States public followed the biggest offensive of the Afghanistan war against what it was told was a "city of 80,000 people" as well as the logist... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates testifies before the House Armed Services Committee about the 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request May 13, 2009, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.  Star Tribune 
Gates praises troops in hard-hit battle unit in southern Afghanistan
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Tali... (photo: US Navy file / Chad J. McNeeley)
Afghanistan   Defense   Gates   MIlitary   Photos  
 Democratic presidential hopeful, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, speaks at the "Take Back America" political conference in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)   (js1)  Merinews 
Americans: Dont quit Afghanistan
SOME VOICES in the US Congress are crying hoarse that the President order the American forces to pull out of Afghanistan within 30 days. if that entails danger to US Forces, pull out by the end o... (photo: AP/Charles Dharapak)
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York Tuesday, Sept. 23, The New York Times
Iranian President to Visit Afghanistan
| Filed at 3:17 a.m. ET | TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Afghanistan on Wednesday. | Tuesday's announcement coincided with a visi... (photo: AP / Seth Weni)
Afghanistan   Iran   Photos   President   Tehran  
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 8, 2010. The Dallas Morning News
Reconciliation with Taliban not likely in near future, Gates says
| KABUL - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that recent military offensives against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan had gained momentum but that a reconcilia... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   Taliban   US  
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks with Maj. Wayne Don, Advisor for the Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force, and Mongolian Lt. Col. Javkhlanbayar, senior representative of the contingent, at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 8, 2010. The New York Times
Gates Praises Troops in Southern Afghanistan
| Filed at 3:02 a.m. ET | FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy los... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai takes a question during a press conference with the U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass and Kai Eide, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, unseen, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. The Hindu
Karzai receives a mixed reception in Marjah
| Sangar Rahimi and Richard A. Oppel Jr. | Once a Taliban refuge, Marjah has come a long way since the Marines invaded four weeks ago, so much so that Afghan Ppresident H... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Afghanistan   Kabul   Leader   Photos   Politics  
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008. Taipei Times
Gates visits Kabul, warns of .hard fight・ still ahead
| US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates flew into Kabul on an unannounced visit yesterday, warning of :hard fighting; still ahead despite signs of progress in the eight-... (photo: US DoD / Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force)
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on his way to addresses a press conference following his speech on the opening day Asia Times
Ahmadinejad hunkers down with Karzai
| By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | On Monday, Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad was due to visit Afghanistan on a short trip with a heavy agenda of issues concerning regional sec... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
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A U.S. Marine, right, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines walks in a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. The New York Times
A Tale of Two Convoys
| WASHINGTON - Excessive casualties to coalition soldiers in Afghanistan could lose the war. But a military culture that values force protection above popular support can... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley)
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Robert Gates talks to Sailors during lunch Voa News
Gates Warns of "Hard Fighting" in Afghanistan
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Kabul, where he says Afghan and international troops have "hard fighting" ahead of them. | Speaking to reporters Monday, Gates... (photo: Public Domain / U.S. Navy photo)
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Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., second right, with Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., second left, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, speaks to the media about the Democratic health care bill on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Washington. Newsvine
Poll: Would you vote for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)?
| Poll: Would you vote for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)? | By: David Phillips | Las Vegas Democrat Examiner | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has don... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Main sea beach of New Digha. The Daily Beast
Take Action!
| Has Women in the World inspired you to help empower women and girls throughout the world? To end child marriage, sex slavery, genital mutilation, and mass rape? Here&rs... (photo: GFDL / gangulybiswarup)
Empowerment   Equality   Human Rights   Photos   Women  
Politics Economy
- Gates Visits Former Taliban Village
- 'Pak poking nose, India must change Afghanistan policy&#
- British soldiers killed in Afghanistan 'inadequately tra
- Britain to Hamid Karzai: you must talk to Taliban now
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of the U.S. Forces Afghanistan, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Afghanistan.
U.S. general in Afghanistan has eyes on Kandahar next
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- Tim Geithner Saved The Economy, According To Two New Magazin
- The Motley Fool: Every Sunday, useful tips on investing
- Pak-Afghan border of critical importance, says Mullen
- US unemployment rate unchanged at 9.7 percent
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner talks with attendees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, before President Barack Obama spoke about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, regulatory reform and the financial markets.
Tim Geithner Saved The Economy, According To Two New Magazine Profiles
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Education Refugees
- Women in the World Speakers
- Five million Afghan children have no access to schools: Karz
- 5 million Afghan children have no access to schools: Karzai
- 5 million Afghan children have no access to schools: Karzai
Queen Rania of Jordan speaks to reporters during a meeting of U.N. regional chiefs in Amman, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Queen Rania called for emergency financial aid to U.N. agencies assisting the 1.5 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza.
Women in the World Speakers
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- Brides and wounded: The saga of Afghan cab
- Celebrating extraordinary Muslim women
- President Yudhoyono's visit highlights Australia-Indones
- Pakistan admits al-Qa'ida suspect is not FBI's most
Main sea beach of New Digha.
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Women Human Rights
- Celebrating extraordinary Muslim women
- On the Brink: Women in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Take Action!
- Never dismiss power of Afghan women
Main sea beach of New Digha.
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- Celebrating extraordinary Muslim women
- On the Brink: Women in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Take Action!
- AFGHANISTAN: Women's rights trampled despite new law
Main sea beach of New Digha.
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Peacekeepers Terrorism
- UNAMID: 2 Darfur peacekeepers missing after ambush on their
- More Signs of Revival in Haiti
- No deal on Airbus A400M but talks to resume soon
- Pressure Mounts for Deal for Airbus Military Plane
People carry a coffin containing the remains of an earthquake victim to a home for burial in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Tuesday.
More Signs of Revival in Haiti
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- India, Brazil face threats from al-Qaeda: CIA
- CIA warns India of Qaeda threat
- Suicide Attack Kills 2 NATO Troops in Afghanistan
- India faces emerging threat from Qaeda: CIA
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates testifies before the House Armed Services Committee about the 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request May 13, 2009, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.
Gates praises troops in hard-hit battle unit in southern Afghanistan
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