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• U.S., Afghanistan reach deal

  April 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. and Afghanistan reached a deal Sunday on a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement that ensures Americans will provide military and financial support to the Afghan people … 7

• Trudy Rubin: U.S. must insist on Afghan women’s rights during negotiations

  March 28, 2012 in Opinion on Page A11 What will happen to Afghan women? As the United States winds down its presence in Afghanistan and tries to talk to the Taliban, will Afghan women pay the price? Will … 2

• Bales’ lawyer no stranger to high-profile cases

  March 25, 2012 in Region on Page B1 SEATTLE – A day before the public learned the name of the soldier accused of methodically slaughtering 16 civilians in Afghanistan, his lawyer called a news conference and sketched a … 4

• Suspect in Afghan slaughter remembers little

  March 19, 2012 in News, Nation/World The lawyer for the Army staff sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime shooting rampage met his client for the first time Monday and said the solider … 3

• Suspect in killing of Afghan civilians identified

  March 16, 2012 in Nation/World A senior U.S. official says the soldier accused in the killing of 16 Afghan civilians is Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales. 2

• Soldier accused of Afghan massacre headed to prison

  March 16, 2012 in Nation/World The soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers is expected to be flown to a U.S. military prison as early as today, a senior defense official said, as the soldier’s … 2

• Taliban fire on Afghan officials at attack site

  March 13, 2012 in Nation/World BALANDI, Afghanistan — The Taliban insurgents opened fire just as two brothers of Afghan President Hamid Karzai left a village mosque where a memorial service was being held for 16 … 2

• Ft. Lewis soldier kills 16 Afghan civilians

  March 11, 2012 in City BALANDI, Afghanistan (AP) — A US official says the suspect in the killing of 16 Afghans was from Fort Lewis, Wash. The American soldier opened fire on villagers near his … 35

• Suicide bomber kills 9 at Afghan airport

  February 26, 2012 in Nation/World The explosion comes after nearly a week of deadly protests in Afghanistan in the escalating crisis over the burning of Muslim holy books.

• Panetta: US combat in Afghanistan to end in 2013

  February 1, 2012 in Nation/World ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT — U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan aim to end their combat role next year and switch to training and advising Afghan forces through … 13

• Support mission takes unit to Texas, then Afghanistan

  January 8, 2012 in City on Page B1 Some local guardsmen are going to war. About 50 civilian-airmen from the Washington Air National Guard’s 141st Civil Engineer Squadron, of Fairchild Air Force Base, will soon deploy to Afghanistan … 1

• Soldiers pay respects to canine veteran of war

    January 5, 2012 in City Soldiers of the 92nd Security Forces Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base paid their respects today to one of their own. 3

• Rare attacks on Afghan Shiites kill 60

  December 6, 2011 in Nation/World A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Shiite worshippers who packed a Kabul mosque today to mark a holy day, killing at least 56 people, and a second bombing in …

• Analysis: First-person view of Afghan collapse

  October 7, 2011 in Nation/World When I look back, the warning signs of chaos to come were there right from the start. 4

• Troops’ amputations up sharply in Afghan war

  September 20, 2011 in News WASHINGTON (AP) — The counterinsurgency tactic that is sending U.S. soldiers out on foot patrols among the Afghan people, rather than riding in armored vehicles, has contributed to a dramatic … 2

• Clinton: Kabul attackers will be dealt with

  September 13, 2011 in Nation/World The Obama administration declared today it wouldn’t allow the brazen assault on the U.S. Embassy and other buildings in Kabul to deter the American mission in Afghanistan, warning the attackers …

• Afghan president: 31 Americans killed in crash

  August 6, 2011 in News, Nation/World KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A military helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan commandos, the country’s president said Saturday. An American official said … 20

• Insurgent attack kills Colville soldier, 28

  July 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 A soldier from Colville died following an attack in Afghanistan by insurgents firing rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S Department of Defense announced Sunday. Army Staff Sgt. Wyatt A. Goldsmith, 28, died …

• Afghanistan troop cut this year likely near 10,000

  June 21, 2011 in Nation/World A senior U.S. defense official says the troop withdrawal to be announced Wednesday by President Barack Obama is likely to total two brigades this year, or roughly 5,000 troops this … 29

• Army vet battling private insurer for coverage she feels is due

  June 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 A highly trained helicopter mechanic sits in her Chattaroy home and wonders what will come next: another debilitating brain seizure or the therapy she hopes will help her recover from … 36

• Crocker defends Afghan investment

  June 9, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s choice for U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan insisted on Wednesday that the United States must continue its multibillion-dollar investment to achieve a “good enough” government in …

• Notebook: Air Force pilot to speak about Afghan relief efforts

  January 27, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Lt. Col. Olaf Holm from Fairchild Air Force Base will speak about humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan at the Unity Church of Truth, 2900 S. Bernard St., Sunday at 4 p.m. …

• 2 more soldiers face courts-martial in Afghan case

  December 10, 2010 in Region Officials at Joint Base Lewis-McChord say cases against two more soldiers charged with misconduct in Afghanistan will proceed to courts-martial.

• Video shows Idaho soldier held in Afghanistan

  December 8, 2010 in Nation/World Spc. Bowe Bergdahl, the only known U.S. soldier held captive in Afghanistan, appears briefly in a newly released Taliban video standing next to a smiling insurgent commander who once threatened … 2

• Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan

  December 3, 2010 in Nation/World President Barack Obama slipped unannounced into dangerous Afghanistan on today, one year after widening an ever deadlier war and just days before a pivotal review about the 9-year-plus conflict. 6

• Army reviews 5th Stryker leadership in alleged killings

  November 22, 2010 in Region The Army has appointed a brigadier general to conduct a top-to-bottom review of the Washington-state based 5th Stryker Brigade, after some of its members were charged this year with rampant …

• Iowa soldier given Medal of Honor for heroism

  November 16, 2010 in Nation/World The nation today saluted its first living Medal of Honor winner of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, an Iowa sergeant who retrieved a wounded comrade under gunfire as the Taliban … 14

• Soldier charged in Afghan killings doesn’t testify

  November 9, 2010 in Region Most of the soldiers charged along with an Army sergeant accused of masterminding a plan to kill Afghan civilians are declining to testify at a military hearing to determine whether …

• Kyrgyzstan’s uncertain future looms over fate of U.S. air base

    October 24, 2010 in City on Page A1 MANAS TRANSIT CENTER, Kyrgyzstan – Taking advantage of an invitation to tour this small U.S. air base as a friend of a civilian Kyrgyz national who works here, tobacco producer … 7

• For fuel, cargo and transport, troops rely on crews at Manas

    October 24, 2010 in City on Page A1 MANAS TRANSIT CENTER, Kyrgyzstan – The slight evening drizzle had turned to a steady twilight rain, but Airman 1st Class Dustin Harder continued digging into the KC-135 aerial refueling tanker’s …

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