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U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, second from right, the new commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, visits with U.S., NATO and Afghan forces at checkpoint 91 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 9, 2010
Afghanistan   Photos   US   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
 The Dallas Morning News 
How Obama's strategy on Afghanistan war evolved
Sun 20 May 2012
This article is adapted from “Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power,” to be published by Crown on June 5. It was just one brief exchange about Afghanistan with... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail)
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju - India- Politics
China   Defence   India   Photos   Wikipedia: People's Republic of China–India relations
 The Hindu 
China poses no threat to India: Pallam Raju
Sat 19 May 2012
China posed no threat to India despite border dispute but the country was equipping itself well and having a strong deterrence posture so that no adversary took it for granted, the Minister of State... (photo: PIB of India)
File - British Army Lt. Gen. James Bucknall, the International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers during his visit to Joint Combat Outpost Pul-e-Sayad, Afghanistan, April 27, 2011.  The Daily Telegraph  Sat 19 May 2012
Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete
Britain's war in Afghanistan will cost taxpayers almost £20 billion by time the mission draws to a close, new figures have revealed. Despite the winding down of operations, the remaining years... (photo: US Army / Spc. Kristina Gupton)
Afghanistan   Britain   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Yemeni policemen sit in a pickup truck in front of Sanaa's International airport in Yemen, Sunday, April 8, 2012.  BBC News  Sat 19 May 2012
Yemen's hidden war with al-Qaeda
Since 12 May fierce fighting has been raging in southern Yemen between government forces, backed by US advisers, and Islamist militants allied to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). More than... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed)
Photos   Qaeda   War   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Yemeni revolution   Yemen
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An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012. Al Jazeera Fri 18 May 2012
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2012 Chicago Summit
In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, a girl walks past Syrian rebels at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. France24 Fri 18 May 2012
Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows
AFP - Anti-regime activists have called for Syria-wide protests on Friday in support of students in Aleppo, a day after thousands of them rallied, emboldened by the... (photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan)
Al Qaeda   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan Tulsa World Fri 18 May 2012
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   Troops   Washington   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
The burqa reminder Chicago Tribune Fri 18 May 2012
The burqa reminder
Since a 2009 trip to Kabul, I have kept a sky-blue burqa in my office as a reminder of the responsibility we have to the women of Afghanistan. As world leaders gather in... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Rights   Wikipedia: Afghanistan   Women
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transit the Strait of Hormuz, 1 May, 2012. ABC News Thu 17 May 2012
US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster)
Iran   Israel   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran
In this image from television, foreign reporters and workers in protective gear are seen at North Korea's main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. The Daily Telegraph Thu 17 May 2012
North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor
Satellite imagery has revealed that North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor that analysts believe indicates Pyongyang's intention to push ahead with efforts... (photo: AP / APTN)
North Korea   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of North Korea


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