longwarjournal.org - 28 days ago
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Al Qaeda and the Haqqani Network coordinated last week's deadly assault on a UN guest house in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
The attack, which killed five foreign UN workers and three Afghans, was launched by three terrorists who were dressed as policemen and were armed with grenades, assault ...
online.wsj.com - 25 days ago
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YOCHI J. DREAZEN Sixteen American soldiers killed themselves
in October in the U.S. and on duty overseas,...
an unusually high monthly toll that is fueling concerns about the mental health of the nation's military personnel after more than eight years of ...
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Suicide Toll Fuels Worry That Army Is Strained
taylormarsh.com - 29 days ago
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This post has been edited and updated with
reporting from the event. The event today, “Afghanistan: Basic...
Questions – Strategic Choices,” was organized by the Rand Corp., with Steve Clemons of NAF. As backdrop, ...
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Afghanistan in the Caucus Room: Levin Slams Cheney
nytimes.com - 30 days ago
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LAHORE, Pakistan Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton , on a visit meant to improve relations...
with Pakistan, strongly suggested Thursday that some Pakistani officials bore responsibility for allowing terrorists from Al Qaeda to operate from ...
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Clinton Challenges Pakistanis on Al Qaeda
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Bill Roggio: Haqqani Network, al Qaeda, behind attack on UN guesthouse in Kabul
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... Sunday, 01 November 2009 The attack was a joint operation between the Haqqani Network and the Lashkar al Zil. Ajmal, a senior Lashkar al Zil commander, and Siraj Haqqani, have been implicated by Afghan intelligence. read ...
Shocking al-Qaeda Involved in Afghanistan UN Attack
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November 01, 2009 Shocking al-Qaeda Involved in Afghanistan UN Attack Via Bill Roggio: Al Qaeda and the Haqqani Network coordinated last week's deadly assault on a UN guest house in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The attack, which killed five foreign UN workers and three Afghans, was launched by three terrorists who were dressed as policemen and were armed with grenades, assault rifles, and suicide belts. The terror assault team jumped the walls of the compound and began hunting foreigners in the Kabul compound. Residents of the guesthouse bolted themselves in rooms and escaped to ...
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