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• Afghan refugees flee Pakistan war zone
... 000 Afghans to leave the Bajur tribal region, accusing them of links to militants that used the remote and impoverished area as a base for attacks on both sides of the frontier. U.S. officials concerned about the escalating insurgency in Afghanistan ...
• Iran forces down Hungarian plane
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran forced an aircraft carrying Hungarian military officials to land after it entered its airspace, Hungary's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The plane was allowed to continue to Afghanistan after it was determined the entry was ...
• A low-voltage encounter for presidential rivals
... more tax breaks (for energy efficient cars, for example) and low tax rates (“Let's not raise taxes on anybody today,” McCain said) and an assertive, interventionist foreign policy (both candidates called for more troops to be sent to Afghanistan ...
• Warrior mind training’ helps troops stay calm
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The explosion of practice mortars sent Army Spc. Kade Williams into panic attacks, and nightmares plagued his sleep. The ravages of post-traumatic stress had left the veteran of the war in Afghanistan vulnerable, and he was ...
• Questioning of jurors begins in Fort Dix case
The five suspects, all foreign-born Muslims and longtime New Jersey residents, are accused of plotting to raid Fort Dix, an Army installation used largely to train reservists for deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. No attack was carried out. The men ...