Tag: Afghanistan

International Criminal Court prosecutors say that a preliminary probe indicates that members of the United States armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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International Criminal Court prosecutors: U.S. forces and CIA may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan

Associated Press · November 14, 2016 11:35 pm

Afghan soldiers and police block the road to Bagram Airfield's main gate north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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Pentagon identifies 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Jacqueline Klimas · November 14, 2016 3:32 pm

Afghan soldiers guard the road to the Bagram Airfield's main gate north of Kabul, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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Suicide bombing at U.S. base in Afghanistan kills four Americans

Jacqueline Klimas · November 12, 2016 2:43 pm

Taliban has claimed responsibility for the bombing, calling it payback for last week's airstrikes near Kunduz. (AP Photo/Mohammad Anwar Danishyar)

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Four killed, 115 injured in bombing on German consulate in Afghanistan

Anna Giaritelli · November 10, 2016 11:48 pm

"I deeply regret the loss of innocent lives, regardless of the circumstances," General John W. Nicholson said. (AP Photo/Najim Rahim)

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Officials: Dozens of Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz battle

Hoai-Tran Bui · November 5, 2016 4:08 pm

A U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan last month killed a top al Qaeda leader, the Pentagon confirmed Friday evening. (AP Photo/Najim Rahim)

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Pentagon: Top al Qaeda leader killed in airstrike

Anna Giaritelli · November 5, 2016 1:28 am

State Department officials released two classified emails from Hillary Clinton's unauthorized private email server Friday from a batch of records recovered by the FBI. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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State Department releases two classified Clinton emails

Sarah Bedford · November 5, 2016 12:12 am

The troops came under fire while on a train, advise and assist mission to help fight the Taliban. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Pentagon identifies two US troops killed in Afghanistan

Jacqueline Klimas · November 4, 2016 6:44 pm

Two U.S. service members were killed and four more were wounded in northern Afghanistan as they helped Afghan Security forces who were battling the Taliban in Kunduz province. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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2 US troops killed, 4 wounded in Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · November 3, 2016 10:48 am

The three strikes in three days show the transregional nature of the al Qaeda threat, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said on Wednesday. (AP Photo)

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US racks up kills of al Qaeda leaders

Jamie McIntyre · November 2, 2016 5:32 pm

Living conditions in Afghanistan have gotten worse in recent years, according to a Pentagon report released Sunday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Report: Living conditions, government control getting worse in Afghanistan

Jacqueline Klimas · October 30, 2016 4:01 am

The U.S. military targeted two of al Qaeda's most most senior leaders in Afghanistan with a series of drone strikes conducted Sunday in a remote area of Kunar Province. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt)

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US targets top two al Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · October 26, 2016 11:42 pm