Funeral held for Marine from NJ killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
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Funeral held for Marine from NJ killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com … photos) WOODBRIDGE — More than a dozen Woodbridge police officers lined St. Agnes Church in Clark today to honor Marine Cpl. Kevin Reinhard of Colonia, who was killed along with five other US Marines when their helicopter went down in Afghanistan. Video: Procession for Union County Marine Killed in Helicopter Crash in …Patch.com Funeral Held for NJ Marine Killed in AfghanistanNBC New York |
NATO sticking to 2014 date for ending combat operations in Afghanistan – Washington Post
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NATO sticking to 2014 date for ending combat operations in Afghanistan
Washington Post BRUSSELS — NATO's top official said Monday that the alliance will adhere to its plans to hand over security to local forces in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, comments that came after France said it would push NATO to speed up its timeline for the … NATO sticks to transition roadmap in Afghanistan: RasmussenXinhua NATO: No change to Afghan withdrawal dateThe Hill (blog) France's expedited exit from Afghanistan frays US-led coalitionThe Australian Eye |
In Afghanistan, horrific violence against women is nothing new – Los Angeles Times
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In Afghanistan, horrific violence against women is nothing new
Los Angeles Times Afghanistan has seen several horrific cases of violence against women in recent weeks. Most recently, Afghan authorities reported Monday that a man, angry that his wife had not yet borne him a son, strangled her soon after she gave birth to their third … Afghanistan must confront its terrorism of womenThe Korea Herald |
New Lenox Naval Reserve officer returns from Afghanistan – SouthtownStar
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New Lenox Naval Reserve officer returns from Afghanistan
SouthtownStar By Ginger Brashinger For The Herald-News January 30, 2012 2:33PM Kristin Schaefer and Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Schaefer celebrate his homecoming in New Lenox following a 10-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. | Supplied photo NEW LENOX — US Navy … |
Afghan Kin Accused of Killing Wife for Not Bearing a Son – New York Times
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Afghan Kin Accused of Killing Wife for Not Bearing a Son
New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — The young Afghan woman gave birth to a third girl three months ago — to a husband, the authorities say, who had been demanding a boy. Last week, the man and his mother, in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, put a rope around … Afghan woman is killed 'for giving birth to a girl'BBC News Afghan officials: Man appears to have killed wife for giving birth to daughter …Washington Post Afghan woman killed, apparently for bearing girlCBS News |
Judge to probe deadly French troop ambush in Afghanistan – Pakistan Daily Times
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Judge to probe deadly French troop ambush in Afghanistan
Pakistan Daily Times PARIS: A judge will investigate the killing of 10 French soldiers in a 2008 ambush in Afghanistan, after their families' accused military commanders of negligence, a French appeals court ruled on Monday. The court said investigating judge Frederic … French judge to probe 2008 killings in AfghanistanFox News |
NATO sticks to transition roadmap in Afghanistan: Rasmussen – Xinhua
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NATO sticks to transition roadmap in Afghanistan: Rasmussen
Xinhua 30 (Xinhua) — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday the military alliance was sticking to the transition plan in Afghanistan mapped out in 2010, despite French proposals to speed up NATO's handover of security to Afghan forces. NATO sticks to 2014 Afghan pullout despite early French exitAFP NATO Secretary General and the Romanian President discuss the Chicago summitNATO HQ (press release) |
30 Taliban rebels surrender in Herat, Afghanistan – Xinhua
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30 Taliban rebels surrender in Herat, Afghanistan
Xinhua HERAT, Afghanistan, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Thirty more Taliban rebels surrendered in the Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Monday, a provincial police source said. "A total of 30 Taliban, including their commander namely Mullah Abdullah, … 30 Taliban surrender in AfghanistanTwoCircles.net |
Canadian trainers staying in Afghanistan until 2014: MacKay – Vancouver Sun
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Canadian trainers staying in Afghanistan until 2014: MacKay
Vancouver Sun Canada intends to keep military trainers in Afghanistan until 2014, according to Defence Minister Peter MacKay, despite France's announcement last week that it would bring home all its troops a year earlier than planned in 2013. Jack Granatstein: Harper's foreign policies have made Canada a world playerNational Post (blog) |
New concern for fate of women’s rights in Afghanistan – WGME
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New concern for fate of women's rights in Afghanistan
WGME The US Embassy in Afghanistan is praising the government there for its recent declarations supporting the rights of women. But today's statement comes as police report that an Afghan woman has been strangled to death — apparently by her husband. Police say Afghan man who wanted a son killed his wife for giving birth to girlFox News Afghan Kin Accused of Killing Wife Who Failed to Have SonNew York Times |
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