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Afghanistan: Dim Outlook & Low Approval

Afghanistan: Dim Outlook & Low Approval

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In this Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran. (AP/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour)
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‘Black swans’ to watch out for in 2014

James Jay Carafano -
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Gov. Nikki Haley gets a gun for Christmas
Red Alert Politics

Gov. Nikki Haley gets a gun for Christmas

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The loading area for incinerators at Forward Operating Base Sharana was so narrow that they would have required manual labor to load and unload waste, and the incinerators were so poorly constructed that even when fixed, they would have run only at partial capacity. 
Energy and Environment

US tax dollars going up in smoke at Afghanistan base trash incinerators

Michal Conger -
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We’ll Get Right Back to You On That

We’ll Get Right Back to You On That

Geoffrey Norman -
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Travis accepted a total of $211,890 in kickbacks for contracts, with bribes ranging between $4,000 and $7,000 per contract, according to DOD. 

Soldier pleads guilty to taking bribes, stealing fuel in Afghanistan

Michal Conger -
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani during their meeting at Tehran's Saadabad Palace in Iran on Dec. 8. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Hamid Karzai deal with Iran boosts Taliban’s prospects for return to power

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The Pentagon ended the program to support Italian-made G222 planes for the Afghan Air Force after it became clear they were being poorly managed, underused and racking up extra costs in spare parts.
National Security

$500m worth of U.S. military transport planes sit unused in Afghanistan; investigation launched

Michal Conger -
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In this April 6, 2010 file photo, Sgt. Troy Bencke, right, points toward Afghan air force engineers as they work on an Mi-17 helicopter inside a hangar in Kabul, Afghanistan. To outfit Afghanistan’s security forces with new helicopters, the Pentagon bypassed U.S. companies and turned instead to Moscow for dozens of Russian Mi-17 rotorcraft at a cost of more than $1 billion. Senior Pentagon officials assured skeptical members of Congress they’d made the right call, pointing repeatedly to a top-secret 2010 study they said named the Mi-17 as the superior choice. (AP File)
National Security

Accusations dog Russian helicopter deal

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, speaks during a meeting with Afghan military leaders in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Hagel spoke with U.S. troops and thanked them for being deployed for the holidays. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)
National Security

Chuck Hagel warns Pakistan leaders over border protests

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