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On leaving Afghanistan, European forces in Libya, and the AT&T, T-Mobile merger
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai isn't ready to give up his financially beneficial relationship with the CIA just yet. No, he wants those backpacks full from cash to keep coming.
On leaving Afghanistan, European forces in Libya, and the AT&T, T-Mobile merger
The Taliban-infested town was obliterated with 25 tons of bombs.
His first since January 2009, which didn't go well
The Afghan president called the Bush administration a "golden age"
The White House completes its review of the Afghan war
He told his Pakistani doctor the war had to end just before going under for surgery
Just when you thought it couldn't get any grimmer
The U.S. held lengthy peace talks with a man posing as the Taliban #2
The U.S. sends tanks for the first time since 2001
Sal Giunta is the first living recipient since Vietnam
The Afghan president gets hostile
A report says he's quietly planning to stay longer
Loses hawkish Democrats and faces Republicans skeptical of Afghanistan withdrawal
Is it a big deal?
Skeptics warn they might be just for show
Are we really "routing" the Taliban?
NATO troops give Taliban leaders safe passage
U.S. and Afghan troops begin surrounding the city
Understanding the brutal crimes by U.S. troops
Skepticism and pessimism abound
They've failed before
Did he just become an environmentalist?
The investigation, possible whitewashing, and fallout
The veteran journalist exposes a White House divided
Where they succeeded, where they failed, what it means
Afghanistan votes on Saturday
Some call it our greatest challenge in Afghanistan
Many say it's time to scale back
Harmless fun or exploiting an ongoing war?
The general speaks candidly on Meet the Press
A desperate measure for desperate times
The Netherlands pulls 1,950 soldiers
Time Magazine says so
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell says an anti-war Democratic candidate is "possible"
Predicting the fallout
Did the whistle-blowing site go too far?
As NATO forces comb a Taliban stronghold, reporters analyze the latest developments
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