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  House rejects measure to end war, bring troops home now

  March 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Congressional opponents of the war in Afghanistan forced a debate Wednesday on the floor of the House of Representatives on a resolution to bring U.S. forces home and … 11

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  Top brass predict longer Taliban fight

  February 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The nation’s top defense leaders said Monday that U.S.-led forces were making steady progress in their efforts in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan but faced stiffer resistance … 1

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  Taliban mount tough resistance

  February 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MARJAH, Afghanistan – Outnumbered and outgunned, Taliban fighters are mounting a tougher fight than expected in Marjah, Afghan officials said Sunday, as U.S.-led forces converged on a pocket of militants …

• NATO airstrike kills 21 Afghans

  February 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – A NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 21 civilians, the Afghan Interior Ministry said today. NATO forces confirmed in a statement that its planes … 1

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  Afghan Taliban chiefs arrested

  February 19, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL – Pakistani authorities, aided by U.S. intelligence, have apprehended more Afghan Taliban chiefs following the capture of the movement’s No. 2 figure – arrests that together represent the biggest …

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  Afghan city is critical test

  February 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The current offensive in Marjah is a critical stepping stone for what is likely the most important fight of the Afghan surge in the coming months: securing Kandahar, …

• Crocker at City Forum: U.S. commitment must continue

  February 17, 2010 in City The United States needs to commit to involvement and assistance in Afghanistan for years to come, former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker told the Spokane City Forum today. 2

• Top Taliban leader reported captured

  February 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Taliban’s top military commander has been captured in Pakistan in a joint operation by Pakistani and U.S. intelligence forces, the New York Times reported. Mullah Abdul Ghani …

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  Taliban counterattacks slow advance in town

  February 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MARJAH, Afghanistan – Taliban fighters stepped up counterattacks against Marines and Afghan soldiers in the militant stronghold of Marjah, slowing the allied advance to a crawl despite Afghan government claims …

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  U.S. rockets hit civilians

  February 15, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 KABUL, Afghanistan – Twelve Afghan civilians died Sunday after U.S. rockets mistakenly hit a house during the much-trumpeted offensive to clear the last Taliban stronghold in Helmand province, a loss … 16

• Navy offers help to Seabee families

  February 14, 2010 in City on Page B2 Families of some 50 Afghanistan-bound Navy Seabees will be offered a variety of assistance at a daylong event Feb. 21 in Spokane. Speakers and service provider booths will have information …

• Afghan leaders, rebel talk

  February 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, one of Afghanistan’s most brutal Islamist warlords, is holding tentative peace talks with the government of Afghanistan that could cause a split in the Taliban-led …

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  Afghanistan avalanche claims 166

  February 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – Helicopters ferried rescuers to and bodies away from the site of massive avalanches that blocked an important mountain pass north of Kabul as the death toll soared …

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  Death of Taliban leader confirmed

  February 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that their leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, died from injuries suffered in a U.S. drone missile strike last month, an attack that forces the …

• U.S. readies offensive as Taliban grip tightens

  February 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEAR MARJAH, Afghanistan – U.S. and Afghan forces pushed Tuesday to the edge of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and drug-smuggling stronghold … 4

• Afghans evacuate ahead of offensive

  February 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Minivans piled high with mattresses and clothing lined up at checkpoints Sunday as hundreds of civilians fled a Taliban-controlled area ahead of a planned NATO offensive in …

• Trudy Rubin: Afghan strategy needs focus

  February 2, 2010 in Opinion on Page A9 U.S. officials attended the London Conference on Afghanistan last week to rally international support behind that country. But I feel obliged to ask an unpleasant question: Does the Obama team …

• World in brief: US soldier dies in Afghan fighting

  February 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – Four NATO service members – including one American – were killed in action Monday, the deadliest day for the international force in more than two weeks. The …

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  U.S. will put limits on raids

  January 22, 2010 in City on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO forces in Afghanistan are preparing to limit night raids on private homes, even if it means losing some tactical advantage, to curb rising public anger. NATO …

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  Militants hit Afghan capital

  January 19, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Taliban militants wearing explosive vests launched a brazen daylight assault Monday on the center of Kabul, with suicide bombings and gunbattles near the presidential palace and other …

• Afghan lawmakers adjourn

  January 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A10 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s parliament adjourned Sunday for its winter recess without waiting for President Hamid Karzai to offer new Cabinet nominees to replace those rejected in two rounds of …

• $33 billion war request likely

  January 13, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, on top of a record request for $708 …

• Six NATO soldiers killed

  January 12, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Six NATO service members, including three Americans, were killed in Afghanistan on Monday – the deadliest day for the international force in more than two months, underscoring …

• Editorial: Finally, military lifts stigma of stress illness

  January 12, 2010 in Opinion on Page A11 The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created nearly 1 million veterans and about 20 percent of them are being treated or have been treated for mental health conditions. But … 2

• British reporter, U.S. Marine die in Afghan blast

  January 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – An explosion outside a village in southern Afghanistan killed a U.S. Marine and a veteran war correspondent who became the first British journalist killed in the conflict, officials …

• Trudy Rubin: New realities limit U.S. options

  January 8, 2010 in Opinion on Page A17 Over the holidays, I worked on a disturbing project. It reminded me that American power abroad is shrinking, even as threats to our security grow. It involved my Iraqi driver, …

• CIA base bomber was double agent

  January 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The suicide bomber who killed eight people inside a CIA base in Afghanistan was a Jordan-born terrorist double agent who was invited to the base because he claimed …

• Bomber strikes CIA base

  December 31, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A suicide bomber infiltrated a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least eight Americans in what is believed to be the deadliest single attack on …

• State Department: 8 Americans die in Afghan attack

  December 30, 2009 in Nation/World A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a military base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing eight American civilians, U.S. officials said.

• Afghan opens fire, kills U.S. soldier

  December 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan soldier opened fire on foreign troops Tuesday at a military base in western Afghanistan, killing an American soldier and wounding two Italian troops, a senior …

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