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Marines to stay longer in southern Afghanistan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 2,200 U.S. Marines battling insurgents in southern Afghanistan have had their tour of duty extended by 30 days, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Marines to stay longer in southern Afghanistan
(Reuters) Reuters - Some 2,200 U.S. Marines battling insurgents in southern Afghanistan have had their tour of duty extended by 30 days, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Marines Land in Afghanistan -- with Biometrics A year ago this June, Taliban fighters streamed into the remote town of Chora in southern Afghanistan expecting an easy victory over impoverished villagers. Instead, they met heavy resistance from scores of uniformed Afghan men. Those so-called Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP), a Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Marines Land in Afghanistan -- with Biometrics A year ago this June, Taliban fighters streamed into the remote town of Chora in southern Afghanistan expecting an easy victory over impoverished villagers. Instead, they met heavy resistance from scores of uniformed Afghan men. Those so-called Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP), a Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for 1st time in years
(AP) AP - U.S. Marines are crossing the sands of southern Afghanistan for the first time in years, providing a boost to a NATO coalition that is growing but still short on manpower. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan
(AP) AP - The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and come home in early November rather than Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Doubt over how much longer Prince Harry can stay in Afghanistan
(AFP) AFP - There was doubt Friday over how much longer Prince Harry would stay in Afghanistan, after the defence ministry in London confirmed he has been there for more than two months fighting the Taliban. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Marines claim some gains in southern Afghan town
(AP) AP - U.S. Marines are trading gunfire and artillery shells with Taliban militants in the volatile southern province of Helmand, the world's largest poppy growing region. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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US to send 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan
(AP) AP - The Pentagon is preparing to send at least 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan in April to bolster efforts to hold off another expected Taliban offensive in the spring, military officials said Wednesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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U.S. sending 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will send an additional force of about 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan this spring to help NATO troops and Afghan security forces confront rising Taliban violence, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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More US marines for Afghanistan The US says it is sending some 3,200 more marines to Afghanistan to help Nato fight the Taleban. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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U.S. sending 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan
(Reuters) Reuters - The United States will send an additional force of about 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan this spring to help NATO troops and Afghan security forces confront rising Taliban violence, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Conservatives target Berkeley as protesters block Marines' door - San Francisco Chronicle New York TimesConservatives target Berkeley as protesters block Marines' doorSan Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago(02-01) 17:51 PST BERKELEY - As the right-wing blogosphere railed and a US senator vowed financial retaliation against the Berkeley City Council for its eff Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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3,200 Marines prepare for Afghan tour
(AP) AP - Military officials said Monday that about 3,200 Marines are being told to prepare to go to Afghanistan — a move that will boost combat troop levels in time for an expected Taliban offensive this spring. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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DHS extends time foreign students can stay in U.S. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Â has extended the time some foreign graduates of U.S. colleges can stay in the country and work, earning the agency praise from Microsoft and other supporters of increased numbers of foreign worker visas. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Healthy Lifestyle Is the Secret to Longer Life, Researchers Say - eFluxMedia The Southern LedgerHealthy Lifestyle Is the Secret to Longer Life, Researchers SayeFluxMedia - 16 hours agoBy Anna Boyd Not smoking, regular exercise, maintaining normal weight, and avoiding diabetes and high blood pressure seem to be the secrets of living to age 90, r Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Taliban Fighters Infiltrate Area Near Southern Afghan City - New York Times Taliban Fighters Infiltrate Area Near Southern Afghan CityNew York Times - 3 hours agoBy CARLOTTA GALL ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Hundreds of Taliban fighters have swarmed into a strategically important district just outside Kandahar, the biggest city in southern Afghanistan, in Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Afghan picture confusing, U.S. Marines' chief says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon does not have a clear picture about the state of the war in Afghanistan, with U.S. commanders on the ground offering positive assessments while intelligence reports are more negative, the U.S. Marine Corps chief said on Friday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Afghan picture confusing, U.S. Marines' chief says
(Reuters) Reuters - The Pentagon does not have a clear picture about the state of the war in Afghanistan, with U.S. commanders on the ground offering positive assessments while intelligence reports are more negative, the U.S. Marine Corps chief said on Friday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Marines, Interpreters Among Those Killed in Iraq Attacks - Washington Post Fresh NewsMarines, Interpreters Among Those Killed in Iraq AttacksWashington Post - 3 hours agoBy Ernesto Londoño BAGHDAD, June 26 -- Three US Marines and two interpreters were among scores of people killed Thursday in two bombings in predominantly Sunni provinces in I Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |