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  1. Afghanistan Plane Crash Caught on Tape

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    this. Reporter: The airline company says the plane was packed with vehicles and other general cargo being flown out of afghanistan during this drawdown. Colonel ganyard says they may have broken loose. If the cargo had broken loose from its restraints

    Afghanistan found at 1:04

    was packed with vehicles and other general cargo being flown out of afghanistan during this drawdown. Colonel ganyard says they may have broken loose. If the cargo had broken loose from its restraints it would

Latest Afghanistan News

  1. 10 Things to See: A Week of Top AP Photos

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    should see. This week's collection includes a lightning strike in Pakistan, an elderly Afghan man at a brick factory near Kabul , dancing in the street in Amsterdam to celebrate the first new Dutch monarch in 33 years, first lady Michelle Obama with comedian

  2. Death of Osama Bin Laden, the Security Turning Point Two Years Later

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    opportunistic" al Qaeda could be resurgent in Syria and Afghanistan . In Syria, Islamic extremists are playing a growing role concerns about what a post-Assad Syria might look like. In Afghanistan , Jenkins is concerned that al Qaeda could once again find

  3. Afghanistan's Karzai Urges Closure of Guantanamo

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai has pressed for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison as President Barack Obama mulls a renewed push before a reluctant U.S. Congress. Karzai says he has "from the very beginning been a very strong supporter" of closing down the prison at the U.S. naval base in

  4. Afghan Policeman Killed in Pakistan Border Clash

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    firing at Pakistani border forces. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military policy. Ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been severely strained recently. The area of the latest shooting has seen acrimonious exchanges between

  5. Ex-CIA Boss David Petraeus Takes USC Teaching Post

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    great university that prizes academic excellence." It's the second teaching appointment for the hero of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It was announced last month that he'll be a visiting professor at the City University of New York. At USC, Petraeus

  6. Today in History

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    Five years ago: President George W. Bush sent lawmakers a $70 billion request to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into the following spring. Al-Jazeera TV cameraman Sami al-Haj was released from U.S. custody in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

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  1. Plane Crash Victims' Families Spend Time Together

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    The brother of an airline mechanic killed in a cargo plane crash in Afghanistan this week says he and other victims' family members have found comfort in each other during meetings at a Detroit-area hotel

  2. George W. Bush Library Opens to Public

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    about 300,000 visitors a year are expected. The museum includes exhibits on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, the Florida recount and other historical events. There is also a replica of the Oval Office

  3. George W. Bush Library Opens to Public

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    about 300,000 visitors a year are expected. The museum includes exhibits on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, the Florida recount and other historical events. There is also a replica of the Oval Office

  4. George W. Bush Library Opens to Public

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    about 300,000 visitors a year are expected. The museum includes exhibits on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, the Florida recount and other historical events. There is also a replica of the Oval Office

  5. Turkmen Leader's Horse Fall Hidden From Nation

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    non-existent and elaborate praise of him is ubiquitous in this nation of 5 million, wedged between the Caspian Sea and Iran, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan's security agencies reportedly went into high gear to try to block video or images of the president's

  6. Pakistan-US Alliance Takes Hits on Campaign Trail

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    militants and negotiating an end to the war in neighboring Afghanistan . Pakistan relies on the U.S. for billions of dollars in because the U.S. has said it is largely pulling out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014 and is seeking a peace settlement with the

  7. Company IDs 7 Killed in Afghanistan Plane Crash

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    of seven people killed when one of its planes crashed in Afghanistan , and investigators are trying to discover why it went down was destined for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The Afghanistan Ministry of Transportation and Commercial Aviation is leading

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  1. Afghanistan Plane Crash Caught on Tape

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    this. Reporter: The airline company says the plane was packed with vehicles and other general cargo being flown out of afghanistan during this drawdown. Colonel ganyard says they may have broken loose. If the cargo had broken loose from its restraints

    Afghanistan found at 1:04

    was packed with vehicles and other general cargo being flown out of afghanistan during this drawdown. Colonel ganyard says they may have broken loose. If the cargo had broken loose from its restraints it would
  2. Obama Still Wants to Close Guantanamo Bay Facility

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    we've wound the war in Iraq were winding down the war in Afghanistan we're having success. Defeating al-Qaeda we've. Kept Terrorist networks. When we transfer. Detention authority. In Afghanistan . The idea that we would still. Maintain. Forever. A group

    Afghanistan found at 2:05

    wound -- the war in Iraq were winding down the war in Afghanistan we're having success. Defeating al-Qaeda -- we've. Kept the pressure upon. All these. Transnational. Terrorist networks. When we transfer. Detention authority. In Afghanistan . The idea that we would still. Maintain. Forever. A group of individuals who have not been tried. That is contrary to who
  3. Roundtable II: DC Meets Hollywood

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    honor our fellow americans who serve and sacrifice. This week, the pentagon released the names of three soldiers killed in afghanistan . That's all for us today. Thanks for sharing part of your sunday with us. Check out "world news" with david muir tonight

    Afghanistan found at 3:18

    This week, the pentagon released the names of three soldiers killed in afghanistan . That's all for us today. Thanks for sharing part of your sunday with us. Check out "world news" with david muir tonight.
  4. Roundtable I: This Week in Politics

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    Two supreme court nominees, now justices, on the other hand, one came after a disastrous suggestion harriet myers, in afghanistan , you had an invasion you had to take. We got into the business of nation-building. The prescription drugs entitlement

    Afghanistan found at 18:09

    the other hand, one came after a disastrous suggestion harriet myers, in afghanistan , you had an invasion you had to take. We got into the business of nation-building. The prescription drugs entitlement. If first major
  5. 'This Week' Panel: Syria and Boston

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    wiretaps. You have to wonder why they wiretapped the mother to begin with. You don't have to go to russia, pakistan, afghanistan , to be radicalized. You can do it right in your bedroom on the internet. Osama bin laden is dead. His work and his ideas

    Afghanistan found at 16:37

    mother to begin with. You don't have to go to russia, pakistan, afghanistan , to be radicalized. You can do it right in your bedroom on the internet. Osama bin laden is dead. His work and
  6. Yoga for Women Trying to Conceive

    Fri, 26 Apr 2013

    something she's been trying to do for two and a half years. Have a baby I a few times her husband recently deployed to Afghanistan and he won't be back for. A year we have frozen hitting his sperm in this over the rest of the course of this next year

    Afghanistan found at 0:13

    baby I -- -- a few times her husband recently deployed to Afghanistan and he won't be back for. A year we have frozen hitting his sperm in this over the rest of the course
  7. 5 Living U.S. Presidents Unite for Bush-43 Presidential Library Dedication

    Thu, 25 Apr 2013

    Ambassador Salam Al Sabah of Kuwait. Ambassador do you teach out of Indonesia. Ambassador. Pak Gil Checking me and this Afghanistan . Ambassador to heavily so stressed day of Botswana. The German chief of mission. Mr. young's Huntsville. Please join

    Afghanistan found at 13:27

    Ambassador. Pak Gil -- Checking me and this -- -- -- -- Afghanistan . Ambassador to heavily so stressed day of Botswana. The German chief of mission. Mr. young's Huntsville. Please join me in them by
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