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A U.S. soldier of Charlie Company 1-15 Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 3rd Infantry Division, passes next to a wall painted with the Iraqi flag during a routine patrol in Salman Pak, about 30 miles (45 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 1, 200
Defence   Iraq   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq		  Gulf News 
The risks of withdrawal loom
Thu 2 Sep 2010
Entering a war is easy; getting out of it is the hard part. That axiom is particularly true for the United States today, as it muddles through three wars — two of which were forced upon it... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, is greeted by top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus as he arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)		  The New York Times 
Gates Lands in Afghanistan
Thu 2 Sep 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on an unannounced visit Thursday for meetings with American military commanders and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan. It... (photo: AP / Jim Watson, Pool)
An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Checkerboards” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312) patrols the skies over Afghanistan as part of a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and the continued war on terrorism. VMFA-312 ass  Chicago Sun-Times  Wed 1 Sep 2010
Afghanistan War casualties from Illinois
November 7, 2001 Navy Machinist's Mate Fireman Apprentice Bryant L. Davis, 20 of Chicago, Ill. was killed after falling overboard from the USS Kitty Hawk. January 9, 2002 Marine Sergeant Jeannette L.... (photo: US Marine)
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Afghan soldiers chat in front of the main office of Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.  Gulf News  Wed 1 Sep 2010
Afghanistan takes over biggest private bank to avert collapse
Kabul: Authorities have intervened to try to avert the potentially disastrous collapse of Afghanistan's biggest bank, after uncovering a web of shady transactions involving well-connected insiders.... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Afghanistan   Corruption   Karzai   Photos   Wikipedia: Hamid Karzai
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U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment and Afghan National Army soldiers walk over a military bridge into an area where the Marines have begun setting up a small forward operating base in Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010. Asia Times Tue 31 Aug 2010
Petraeus: Hook, line and sinker
     Sep 1, 2010 Petraeus: Hook, line and sinker... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder)
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Members of the 3rd platoon Apache Company 2-87 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, NY, look at the landing Black Hawk helicopter at the COP Tangi, that will take them to the funeral ceremony for a fallen comrade, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Asia Times Tue 31 Aug 2010
Taliban noose around Wardak tightens
     Sep 1, 2010 Taliban noose around Wardak tightens... (photo: AP / Dima Gavrysh)
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President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to the House Democratic Caucus retreat at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, in Washington. Asia Times Tue 31 Aug 2010
Obama fighting on all fronts
     Sep 1, 2010 Obama fighting on all fronts... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci)
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US Army 51544 Army Gen. David H. Petraeus The New York Times Tue 31 Aug 2010
Petraeus Finishes Guidelines for Afghan Security Transition
WASHINGTON — Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top commander in Afghanistan, has completed work on new guidelines for turning some security duties over to Afghan forces... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
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File - From left, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force, escort Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a tour of Arlington National Cemetery's Section 60 May 13, 2010. The Guardian Open Platform Mon 30 Aug 2010
Mixed US messages on Afghan graft
Did you hear that one about how anti-corruption agents in Afghanistan arrested the country's national security adviser – who, in fact, may have been a CIA asset – and who... (photo: US Navy / MCS1 Class Chad J. McNeeley)
Afghanistan   Corruption   Photos   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Soldiers carry the coffins of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan during a ceremony in Frejus, southern France, Friday Aug.27, 2010. The New York Times Sun 29 Aug 2010
Afghan Fatalities Rise Amid a Weekend of Violence
KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven American soldiers were killed in fighting in eastern and southern Afghanistan over the weekend, after several weeks of declining death... (photo: AP / Claude Paris, Pool)
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This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him. US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register NZ Herald
Pakistani flood affected residents reach out for relief goods from the Pakistan army in the remote village of Qasba Bhati Wala, at Murzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan on Thursday Sept. 2, 2010. Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security The Star
President Barack Obama speaks at Solyndra, Inc., a solar panel manufacturing facility, in Fremont, Calif. Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Obama's Post-Iraq World The New York Times
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, now the Middle East envoy for the so-called Quartet peacemakers, speaks at a meeting of the French ruling conservative party, the Union for a Popular Movement party (UMP), Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Paris. Blair was invited on Saturday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to deliver a speech before some 2,000 party members Tony Blair memoir reveals support for George W. Bush and Guantanamo Bay The Australian
Terrorism
Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry coffins of the victims of Friday's bombing during a funeral prayer in Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Beating their chests with hands, thousands of minority Shiite Muslims attended the mass funeral for those killed in a pair of bombings in Pakistan's largest city. Pakistani Shiites hold funeral for victims of triple bombing that killed 35, wounded scores Star Tribune
People mourn the deaths of Wednesday's blast victims during their funeral in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack Asia Times
People sit before graffiti that read "Long live Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar," in Pakistan's border town of Chaman at the Afghan border on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. These fresh graffiti are seen in border towns supporting religious candidates take part in the coming general elections. The degree zero of culture Asia Times
Mourners carry the dead bodies of those killed in Wednesday's bomb blasts for burial in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Thousands of Shiite Muslims, thumping their chests and crying, mourned Thursday at funeral prayers for victims of the triple bombing that heaped more tragedy on Pakistan, which is already struggling to cope with devastating floods. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) Pakistan Shiites mourn those killed in triple bomb Seattle Times
Refugees
Palestinian Bedouins wade through floodwater which destroyed huts and agriculture in the Mughraka area, central Gaza Strip on 20 January 2010. Flooding has forced more than 100 people from their homes and farms in Gaza after heavy rains hit the area. Security services worked through the night to evacuate families from the area of Wadi Gaza, south of Gaza city. At least 12 people were injured in the flooding which destroyed scores of homes and inundated animal pens. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/ WN) Afghan Refugees Forced To Start Over After Floods CBS News
Heavy rains flooded some portions of a terminal in Surallah, South Cotabato in this May 18, 2009 file photo. Afghan refugees hit by Pakistani floods forced to start over yet again Star Tribune
Pakistani Army deploy with small boat searching for survivors near Sajawal, Sindh province, southern Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained. Pakistan's military rises to the fore Asia Times
Two police officers, one with a video camera, keep an eye on a small band of protestors demonstrating near the venue for this weekend's G-20 conference in Melbourne, Australia Asylum seekers stage breakout protest in Australia BBC News
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