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The U.S. commander in Afghanistan is expected to recommend a rapid increase in the size of the Afghan army and police, which could require sending more U.S. troops for training.
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Robin Long, released from Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, said the hardest part of his 12 months in the brig was being away from his young son. He had fled to Canada in opposition to the Iraq war. >>
Most of the deaths occur in a double suicide bombing in Tall Afar in Nineveh province, a region in the north where Arab-Kurd tensions have grown. It's the deadliest day since U.S. troops pulled back. >>
Officials think the truck may have been headed to the capital when it ran off a highway just south of Kabul. Three U.S. soldiers die in separate attacks as violence grows in scattered areas. >>
The men, whom the U.S. suspected of aiding Shiite militias and whom Iran said were diplomats, are handed over to Iraqi officials under the terms of the December security accord. >>
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Rick Strandlof, posing as a captain injured in Iraq, left the real veterans he had helped confused and angry. He says even he doesn't understand why he did it. >>
In a weeklong stint at Fort Irwin's National Training Center, they sleep on cots and work out of a tent near faux villages plagued by insurgent attacks, corrupt officials and sectarian rivalries. >>
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For centuries, donkeys and mules have been the preferred mode of military transport in Afghanistan. At a training center in the Sierra Nevada, Marines learn how to handle the sure-footed animals. >>
The daily death toll is the highest in months. Observers warn that Americans need to brace themselves for mounting casualties in the conflict as more U.S. troops enter it. >>
The largest one-day toll in months is a sign of intensifying conflict in the south, where a major U.S. offensive is underway, as well as increased insurgent activity in other parts of the nation. >>
U.S. military officials say several U.S. soldiers also were wounded in the assault on the remote outpost in Paktika province. It's the same area where an American soldier went missing Tuesday. >>
His father fears foul play. The soldier's death is under investigation, but officials say the findings won't be released for several weeks. >>
The Iraqi prime minister tells visiting Vice President Joe Biden that Iraqis must overcome their political differences on their own and that U.S. involvement would not be welcome. >>
U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban-held areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over town elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. military operation here since the invasion of 2001. >>
The capture of the soldier would be a first for militants in the war. The incident in the east of the country comes just as an anti-Taliban offensive involving U.S. Marines has begun in the south. >>
UCLA's Rick Neuheisel, who was part of a morale-boosting tour for servicemen and women overseas, finds lessons he can share with his players. >>
The U.S. military releases few details about the apparent capture by militants in the east. The soldier has been missing since Tuesday. >>
A U.S. troop buildup and Pakistan's military offensive are beginning to put a squeeze on Taliban insurgents. >>
'We need every qualified, able-bodied individual' who wants to serve, says Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), who opposes a military ban on gays. >>
The 438 Iraqis who died in violence last month include 68 members of the security forces. The sharp rise in deaths could indicate what's to come now that U.S. troops have pulled back from cities. >>
The U.S.-led assault in Helmand is part of efforts to seize areas in Afghanistan's south before elections. >>
The blast in a market in the disputed northern city kills at least 33 people and injures 97. It comes as Iraqis mark the U.S. troop pullback, and fans doubts about future security. >>
Iraq's public auction fails to yield contracts for seven other oil and gas fields. The outcome suggests foreign oil firms aren't as eager to invest in Iraq as the government hoped. >>
Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is capable of frank public discourse, but some worry about his ambitions. As U.S. troops pull back, the views from Baqubah and Sadr City may offer clues to the future. >>
After he's found guilty in the execution-style murder of 4 Iraqis, friends and family campaign for leniency. >>
People sing and dance and set off fireworks to celebrate their 'day of national sovereignty' as U.S. troops prepare to leave cities and hand over security to the Iraqi government. >>
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