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Militants Set Fire to NATO Supplies in Pakistan

Suspected militants in Pakistan attacked NATO tankers carrying fuel to Afghanistan on Friday, officials said.

 

U.S. government funds may have gone to Taliban

An audit says subcontractors on a development project in Afghanistan may have paid more than $5 million to militants for security purposes. Employee fraud is also alleged.Millions of dollars in American taxpayer funds may have been paid to Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan to provide security for a U.S.

 

Petraeus Says Taliban Have Reached Out to Karzai

The top American commander in Afghanistan says efforts have begun to start reconciliation talks.

 

Pentagon Destroys Copies of Controversial Memoir Written by Army Officer

Pentagon Destroys Copies of Controversial Memoir Written by Army Officer

The Pentagon has burned 9,500 copies of Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's memoir "Operation Dark Heart," his book about going undercover in Afghanistan.

A Department of Defense official tells Fox News that the department purchased copies of the first printing because they contained information which could cause damage to national security.

 

9 NATO Members Killed in Afghan Copter Crash

There was no sign of enemy fire, but the incident was under investigation, according to a NATO statement.

 

U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghans for sport

U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghans for sport

Platoon members charged with dismembering and photographing corpses, as well as hoarding a skull and other human bones, Army sources reveal.

 

U.S. military: Taliban turns to child soldiers in Afghan fight

U.S. military: Taliban turns to child soldiers in Afghan fight

From 3- and 4-year-olds used as human shields or to gather spent cartridges, to teen-agers offered motorcycles for planting roadside bombs, children ...

 

Florida church to burn Quran, American general fears for troops

Florida church to burn Quran, American general fears for troops

Gen. David Petraeus says burning the Quran could endanger U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Americans worldwide.

Senh: It's dumb shit like this by religious groups that give religion a bad name. Apparently, it's from a tiny church with only a couple dozen members. Looks like some nut looking for his 15 minutes. Nothing more.

 

$5M reward for Pakistan Taliban leaders

$5M reward for Pakistan Taliban leaders

Hakimullah Mehsud, a key leader of the Pakistani Taliban, has been charged for his alleged involvement in the killings of seven U.S. citizens at an American military base in Afghanistan in 2009, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday.

 

Seven U.S. troops killed in south Afghan bombings

Seven U.S. troops were killed in two separate roadside bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.

 

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