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Did 9/11 Justify the War in Afghanistan?

Source: Global Research | May 19 2013, 12:58pm CDT

There are many questions to ask about the war in Afghanistan. One that has been widely asked is whether it will turn out to be “Obama’s Vietnam.”1 This question implies another: Is this war winnable, or is it ...

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Afghanistan, India to Discuss Military Aid

Source: Voice of America | May 19 2013, 12:28pm CDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss increased military aid with Indian officials during his visit this week to New Delhi. The trip, which begins Monday, follows recent cross-border clashes between Afghanistan ...

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Afghanistan: 8-year-old bride of mullah bleeds to death on her wedding night

Source: Jihad Watch | May 19 2013, 12:13pm CDT

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Soldier from Elk Ridge confirmed dead in Afghanistan

Source: Utah Daily Herald | May 19 2013, 10:39am CDT

ELK RIDGE – Pfc. Cody Towse died this week trying to save a fellow soldier who had been injured in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. He was 21. An Army medic Towse did exactly what he was trained to do, what he loved to do -- serve others. He didn't ...

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Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

Source: MSN India | May 19 2013, 10:15am CDT

Kabul's overtures to New Delhi are likely to rile Islamabad where a new government led by two-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is set to take office soon Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential ...

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ISAF plane makes hard landing in Afghanistan

Source: Sify | May 19 2013, 10:00am CDT

Kabul, May 19 (IANS) A C-130 plane with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) made a hard landing Sunday in Afghanistan, but there were no casualties, a statement said. The plane landed in Logar province, ...

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Powerful blast hits northern Afghanistan

Source: Press TV | May 19 2013, 9:23am CDT

Afghan security sources said the explosion took place in the vicinity of the governor's compound in the capital city of Sar-e Pol Province in the country's north on Sunday evening. The blast happened in a parking lot lo ...

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Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

Source: Chicago Tribune | May 19 2013, 7:35am CDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanista ...

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Attacks kill 10 police in Afghanistan

Source: Adelaide Now | May 19 2013, 7:10am CDT

TALIBAN attacks have killed at least ten Afghan police, officials say. In one of the incidents, Taliban fighters attacked a security check post in the Muqur district of Ghazni province in southern Afghanistan, killing six police, according to ...

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Attacks kill 10 police in Afghanistan

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Russia signed $17.6 bn in arms contracts in 2012

Feb 13 2013, 9:21pm CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Moscow, Feb 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia signed a total of 1,309 arms contracts with 65 countries worth $17.6 billion in 2012, a top official has said.

Anatoly Isaikin, head of state-run arms dealer Rosoboronexport, said this was 150 percent more than in 2011 in terms of monetary value.

Isaikin also spoke about Russia's cooperation in the defence and technology sector with Syria, India, China, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and other countries.

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