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  1. NATO: 5 Americans killed in southern Afghanistan

    Five U.S. service members were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the latest deadly attack against international troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive this week. The coalition did not disclose...

    Tags: NDS Group Plc, Government, Emergency Incidents, Al-Qaeda, Pakistan

    2. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Five American soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Five American soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb, officials said.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Five American soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb, officials said. The powerful explosion took place about 2 p.m. when an American armored vehicle hit the device in the...

    Tags: John Kerry, Military Equipment, Government, Emergency Incidents, Pakistan

    3. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. The Vietnam syndrome

    Thirty-eight years ago last week, I was among the last CIA officers to be choppered off the U.S. Embassy roof in Saigon as the North Vietnamese took the country. Just two years before that chaotic rush for the exits, the Nixon administration had withdrawn the last American troops from the war zone and had declared indigenous forces strong enough, and the government reliable enough, to withstand whatever the enemy might throw into the fray after U.S. forces were gone.
    Thirty-eight years ago last week, I was among the last CIA officers to be choppered off the U.S. Embassy roof in Saigon as the North Vietnamese took the country. Just two years before that chaotic rush for the exits, the Nixon administration had withdrawn...

    Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), U.S. Embassy, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Rebellions, Al-Qaeda

    4. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Witnesses in Kyrgyzstan say U.S. military plane broke apart midair

    Witnesses say a U.S. tanker airplane that crashed Friday in northern Kyrgyzstan caught fire and broke apart in the air, according to local officials.
    Witnesses say a U.S. tanker airplane that crashed Friday in northern Kyrgyzstan caught fire and broke apart in the air, according to local officials. Emergency response crews were dispatched to the scene, but the fate of the crew was not immediately...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, U.S. Military, Air and Space Accidents, Afghanistan, Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)

    5. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Afghanistan police officer killed in Pakistan border clash

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A border clash between Pakistani and Afghan forces that killed an Afghan police officer has renewed tension between the countries at a time when Washington is trying to step up their involvement in peace talks.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A border clash between Pakistani and Afghan forces that killed an Afghan police officer has renewed tension between the countries at a time when Washington is trying to step up their involvement in peace talks. The skirmish...

    Tags: John Kerry, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Taliban

    6. May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Afghans on U.S. bases losing jobs after years of devoted service

    CHARIKAR, Afghanistan — Abdul Shakour was working the night shift at Bagram air base repairing American vehicles when he was called to an emergency meeting.
    CHARIKAR, Afghanistan — Abdul Shakour was working the night shift at Bagram air base repairing American vehicles when he was called to an emergency meeting. The news was bad: Shakour and 22 other Afghan mechanics were being laid off. After seven...

    Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Heroin, Afghanistan, Employment Opportunities, Wars and Interventions

    7. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. U.S., Afghan diplomats work toward long-term agreement

    KABUL, Afghanistan — Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for just the second time since the two countries signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out a pact defining Washington's 10-year commitment to the war-ravaged country.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for just the second time since the two countries signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out a pact defining Washington'...

    Tags: Elections, Political Corruption, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, NATO

    8. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. U.S. and Afghan officials meet for formal talks; progress declared

    KABUL, Afghanistan &ndash; Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for only the second time since the two countries inked a <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/04/us-afghanistan-strategic-partnership.html">strategic partnership agreement</a> a year ago as they sought to hammer out an agreement defining Washington&rsquo;s 10-year commitment to the war-ravaged country.
    KABUL, Afghanistan – Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for only the second time since the two countries inked a strategic partnership agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out an agreement defining...

    Tags: Elections, Political Corruption, Pakistan, Afghanistan, NATO

    9. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Karzai: U.S. wants use of 9 bases in Afghanistan after 2014

    KABUL, Afghanistan &ndash; The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday.
    KABUL, Afghanistan – The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...

    Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Embassy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, NATO

    10. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. U.S. seeks use of nine Afghanistan military bases after 2014

    KABUL, Afghanistan &mdash; The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...

    Tags: U.S. Embassy, Military Equipment, Pakistan, NATO, Afghanistan

    11. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Letters: Vietnam today

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-snepp-lessons-of-vietnam-20130505%2C0%2C5276212.story">Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5</a>
    Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5 Frank Snepp, a former CIA analyst who was in Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975, worries that we may not have learned the lessons of our war in that country. He may have missed the most important lesson....

    Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Barack Obama, Vietnam, George W. Bush, Iraq

    12. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. U.S. turns over troubled dam project to Afghanistan

    KAJAKI, Afghanistan &mdash; After struggling for more than a decade to upgrade a huge hydroelectric plant in a volatile region that saw heavy American losses in fighting with the Taliban, the United States is trying a new approach: Let the Afghans take charge.
    KAJAKI, Afghanistan — After struggling for more than a decade to upgrade a huge hydroelectric plant in a volatile region that saw heavy American losses in fighting with the Taliban, the United States is trying a new approach: Let the Afghans take...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Rebellions, Technology, Engineering, Afghanistan

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