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Epic Border Battle a Bad Sign for Afghanistan
MARGAH, Afghanistan — Brett Capstick was in bed when it happened. The 22-year-old Army specialist from Ohio awoke to the sound of “screaming, explosions,” he says. It was around 1:20 in the morning on...
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On Pakistan Border, U.S. Troops Launch Their Own Spring Offensive
MARGAH, Afghanistan — With the signature whoosh and crack of a rocket-propelled grenade, the local Taliban of northern Bermel district made their feelings perfectly clear. After three years without...
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Ambushed on Afghanistan’s ‘Red Mountain’
MARGAH, Afghanistan — The gunshot sounded like splitting wood. The American paratroopers, scattered across the hills of this rough border town in eastern Paktika province, dove for cover behind rocks,...
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Battered Soldiers, Broken Plan: Afghanistan in Video and Photos
The cargo hold of the massive airlifter has been converted into a makeshift intensive care unit. Metal stanchions hold collapsible stretchers fitted with heart monitors. Defibrillators, pumps,...
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Rogue Cop Threatens Shaky U.S.-Afghan Alliance
The plan was to raise a squad of cops to guard this town on the Pakistan border. But an officer-gone-rogue had other ideas. David Axe reports from Afghanistan.
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Afghan Villagers Told: Volunteer … Or Else
In order to find recruits to fight the Taliban, U.S.-backed forces have to act a little like the Taliban, threatening a village. David Axe reports from Afghanistan.
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How a Chaotic Hostage Rescue Foreshadows Afghanistan’s Post-American Future
A year ago, five Taliban insurgents stormed a government complex. The Afghans led a disastrous but ultimately successful response. Inside what a win looks like in Afghanistan's post-U.S. future.
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