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• U.S. deaths in Afghanistan drop sharply
KABUL, Afghanistan - One American serviceman died in Afghanistan in November, a dramatic drop from earlier months that the U.S. military attributed to their campaign against insurgent leaders, operations by Afghan and Pakistani forces and the onset ...
• First Lady Laura Bush, Afghanistan's Ambassador Said Jawad, Ted Turner
MR. TOM BROKAW: Our issues this Thanksgiving Sunday: She has been a passionate advocate for women's issues in Afghanistan throughout her husband's presidency. She's made three trips to the region. How will she continue her work after her husband ...
• Rice arrives in India in wake of attacks
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Dec. 2. NATO foreign ministers met to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating ...
• Afghan leader wishes he could down U.S. planes
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday he would bring down U.S. planes bombing villages if he could, in a sign of growing tension between Afghanistan and its Western backers as the Taliban insurgency grows in strength. As ...
• Rockets hit NATO trucks in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Insurgents attacked a terminal used by trucks ferrying supplies to NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Monday, destroying three and wounding one person, police and a witness said. An AP Television News reporter saw two Humvee ...