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WikiLeaks founder may get chop
Asher Moses September 7, 2010 - 8:55AM Melbourne computer hacker turned whistleblower extraordinaire Julian Assange is under pressure from within WikiLeaks to step down from the helm of the site he created....
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Armored trucks cut IED deaths among allied troops
By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY September 7, 2010 WASHINGTON — The U.S. military's new armored trucks in Afghanistan are significantly reducing troop deaths in roadside attacks at a time when insurgent bombings are at record levels, according to statistics...
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Why Are So Many Politicians Running in Kabul?
By Jason Motlagh Kabul Tuesday, Sep. 07, 2010 Take a walk around the Afghan capital and the faces on posters are everywhere: proud, defiant, smiling — or shredded into slivers. With the country's parliamentary elections just two weeks away, campaigning...
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NATO: Taliban outnumbered around key Afghan town
Posted: Sep 07, 2010 7:30 AM PDT Updated: Sep 07, 2010 7:30 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO's top commander for southern Afghanistan says the coalition troops will clear the area around the key southern city of Kandahar by December....
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Marines honor fallen brother, machine gunner
Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs Story by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Crilly Date09.07.2010 COMBAT OUTPOST KHERSE, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Marines of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, paid tribute to the life and service of...
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In Afghanistan, The Civil Service 'Surge' That Isn't
by Tom Bowman September 7, 2010 As U.S. troops flood into southern Afghanistan, the same can't be said for Afghan government workers. There are critical shortages of government bureaucrats in regions such as Helmand and Kandahar. U.S. military officers are...
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