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US Troops in Afghanistan Mark Memorial Day

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US troops stationed in Afghanistan paused to remember the fallen at Memorial Day services on Monday. (May 25)nnSubscribe for more Breaking N...

US troops stationed in Afghanistan paused to remember the fallen at Memorial Day services on Monday. (May 25)nnSubscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPressrnGet updates and more Breaking News here: http://smarturl.it/APBreakingNewsrnrnThe Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats.rnAP’s commitment to independent, comprehensive journalism has deep roots. Founded in 1846, AP has covered all the major news events of the past 165 years, providing high-quality, informed reporting of everything from wars and elections to championship games and royal weddings. AP is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information.rnToday, AP employs the latest technology to collect and distribute content - we have daily uploads covering the latest and breaking news in the world of politics, sport and entertainment. Join us in a conversation about world events, the newsgathering process or whatever aspect of the news universe you find interesting or important. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPressrnrnhttp://www.ap.org/rnhttps://plus.google.com/+AP/rnhttps://www.facebook.com/APNewsrnhttps://twitter.com/AP   Less

Ashraf Ghani to sign an agreement with US to allow ten thousand US troops in Afghanistan after 2014

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Ashraf Ghani to sign an agreement with US to allow ten thousand US troops in Afghanistan after 2014  

US Troops in Afghanistan Enjoy Thanksgiving

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U.S. soldiers on a base in Kabul, Afghanistan, were given a special Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, as millions of Americans c...

U.S. soldiers on a base in Kabul, Afghanistan, were given a special Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, as millions of Americans celebrated the annual feast. (Nov. 28)Copyright 2013 The Associated Press   Less

How Opium Greed Is Keeping US Troops in Afghanistan | Brainwash Update

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Abby Martin takes a look at a shocking statistic that puts opium production in Afghanistan at a record high, and puts into perspective the d...

Abby Martin takes a look at a shocking statistic that puts opium production in Afghanistan at a record high, and puts into perspective the different corporate interests that could be keeping US forces in Afghanistan well beyond 2014.nnLIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSetnFOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin   Less

"US combat mission ends this year, but thousands of US troops will stay"

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US President Barack Obama says the United States' combat mission in Afghanistan will end later this year, but thousands of US troops will st...

US President Barack Obama says the United States' combat mission in Afghanistan will end later this year, but thousands of US troops will stay in the war-torn country. Obama said the plan to keep U-S troops in Afghanistan next year depends on the Afghan government signing a long-delayed deal called the bilateral security agreement. Tension between Kabul and Washington is already high, with outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai throwing cold water on the agreement. However, the U-S president noted that the two candidates who faced off in the run-off of the Afghan presidential election have already agreed to sign the deal. And in the U-S, Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have criticized Obama's decision, calling it a monumental mistake.   Less

Karzai rejects request to keep US troops in Afghanistan

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Nov. 25: Over the weekend, officials in Afghanistan endorsed a security deal that would keep United Stations troops in the ...

Nov. 25: Over the weekend, officials in Afghanistan endorsed a security deal that would keep United Stations troops in the nation beyond next year, but President Hamid Karzai denied the request. He wants the U.S. to bring more security to the country first. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.   Less

Obama announces 9,800 US troops to remain in Afghanistan beyond 2014

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President Barack Obama has announced that 9,800 US troops will remain in Afghanistan after combat missions end later this year.The decision ...

President Barack Obama has announced that 9,800 US troops will remain in Afghanistan after combat missions end later this year.The decision is contingent on Afghanistan’ s new president signing the Bilateral Security Agreement after the country’s presidential election set for June 14.Sitting President Hamid Karzai has refused.In an interview with euronews Mohammad Omar Daudzai, Afghanistan’s interior minister, says both candidates, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai will sign:“Both candidates have promised that whoever becomes president will sign the agreement in the first week in office and I am sure the US and the Europeans will have nothing to worry about.”On the streets of the capital Kabul there is a distinct lack of trust in the United States:“We expect 40,000 troops to stay here no matter what Obama says,” said one Afghan.Another agreed:“We have our own Afghan security forces to defend our country . The presence of Americans here brings misery and conflict:”Those US troops that remain will bolster the Afghan army and support counter-terrorism operations.   Less

US troops will stay in Afghanistan after Obama

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President Obama will keep 5,500 US troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials. He is ...

President Obama will keep 5,500 US troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials. He is expected to announce the plan later on Thursday.nnREAD MORE: http://on.rt.com/6txxnnRT LIVE http://rt.com/on-airnnSubscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaTodaynnLike us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnewsnFollow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_comnFollow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rtnFollow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RTnListen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttvnnRT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.   Less

US military in Afghanistan: 15 years of invasion

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US troops invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, less than a month after the 9/11 terror attacks in New York and Washington. What seemed li...

US troops invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, less than a month after the 9/11 terror attacks in New York and Washington. What seemed like a quick victory over the Taliban regime turned into a bloody, endless guerrilla war that continues to this day.nREAD MORE: http://on.rt.com/7r80nnRT LIVE http://rt.com/on-airnnSubscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaTodaynnLike us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnewsnFollow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_comnFollow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rtnFollow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RTnListen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttvnnRT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.   Less

3 US Troops Killed, 1 Wounded by ANA Commando in Achin-Nangarhar Afghanistan

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(CNN)Three US service members were killed and another wounded during a joint US-Afghan military operation in Nangarhar Province on Saturday,...

(CNN)Three US service members were killed and another wounded during a joint US-Afghan military operation in Nangarhar Province on Saturday, US officials told CNN.nnOne American official said the service members were shot in an apparent insider attack, also known as a "green-on-blue" because of the color-coding system used by NATO. During such assaults, members of the Afghan security forces are known to target US and other NATO soldiers.nThe shooter in Saturday's incident was believed to be a member of the Afghan military, the US official said.nThe shootings occurred in the Achin District, where US and Afghan troops have been carrying out a monthslong offensive against a local affiliate of ISIS, officials said.nPresident Donald Trump was briefed on the shootings, a White House spokesman said.nA US military spokesman in Afghanistan said: "We are aware of an incident in Eastern Afghanistan. We will release more information when appropriate."nAfghan police killed, wounded in another incidentnIn Kabul, meanwhile, the US military command said an unspecified number of Afghan police were killed and wounded in a "friendly fire" incident during a joint Afghan-US operation overnight Saturday.nIn a statement, US Forces Afghanistan said members of the Afghan Border Police in Helmand Province were killed and wounded during an operation involving US and Afghan defense and security forces.nOmar Zawak, spokesman for the governor of Helmand, said the deaths occurred when a US aircraft fired on Afghan police, the statement said.nUS Forces Afghanistan is investigating the incident.nTwo US service member killed in AprilnUS and coalition casualties in Afghanistan have become rarer, falling dramatically since the Afghan government assumed responsibility for combat operations in 2014.nIn late April,however, two US service members were killed and another wounded while conducting a joint raid in the Achin District, according to a Pentagon spokesman. The operation was targeting ISIS-K, the terror group's Afghanistan affiliate.nAchin District is the primary base of operations for ISIS in Afghanistan and has been the site of multiple joint US-Afghan counterterrorism missions. A US Army Special Forces soldier was killed fighting the terror group there in early April.nThe district is also where the US dropped one of its most powerful bombs earlier this month, killing close to 100 ISIS fighters, according to Afghan officials.nBeginning in 2016, Afghan security forces backed by US military advisers launched a major offensive against ISIS. Gen. John W. Nicholson, commander of US Forces Afghanistan, has said the terror group has lost about half of its fighters and been ejected from two-thirds of its territory.nThe latest counter-ISIS push began in March of this year.nUS officials estimate that ISIS has 600 to 800 fighters in the country, mostly former members of other regional terror groups, including the Pakistani Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. ISIS is believed to be behind a series of terror attacks, including the recent deadly attack on a hospital in Kabul.nThere are about 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan. The US counter terrorism mission is separate from the NATO-led effort to train, advise and assist the Afghan army and police force in its fight against the Taliban.   Less

US Troops Celebrate Thanksgiving In Kabul

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US troops stationed in Afghanistan celebrated Thanksgiving Day with their NATO partners on Thursday at the Resolute Support (RS) headquarter...

US troops stationed in Afghanistan celebrated Thanksgiving Day with their NATO partners on Thursday at the Resolute Support (RS) headquarters in Kabul. (Nov. 26)nnSubscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPressrnGet updates and more Breaking News here: http://smarturl.it/APBreakingNewsrnrnThe Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats.rnAP’s commitment to independent, comprehensive journalism has deep roots. Founded in 1846, AP has covered all the major news events of the past 165 years, providing high-quality, informed reporting of everything from wars and elections to championship games and royal weddings. AP is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information.rnToday, AP employs the latest technology to collect and distribute content - we have daily uploads covering the latest and breaking news in the world of politics, sport and entertainment. Join us in a conversation about world events, the newsgathering process or whatever aspect of the news universe you find interesting or important. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPressrnrnhttp://www.ap.org/rnhttps://plus.google.com/+AP/rnhttps://www.facebook.com/APNewsrnhttps://twitter.com/AP   Less

'US wants troops in Afghanistan permanently, treats it as colony'

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The U.S., rather than the local courts in Afghanistan, will have jurisdiction over its troops - which will stay in the country past next yea...

The U.S., rather than the local courts in Afghanistan, will have jurisdiction over its troops - which will stay in the country past next year. That's according to a draft security deal which could still change after the Afghan assembly meets on Thursday. For more on this, RT talks to Michael Prysner who fought in Iraq before becoming an anti-war activist. READ MORE http://on.rt.com/sj5xl2nnRT LIVE http://rt.com/on-airnnSubscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaTodaynnLike us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnewsnFollow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_comnFollow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rtnFollow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RTnnRT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.   Less

US Troops Celebrate Thanksgiving in Afghanistan

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Hundreds of US soldiers celebrated Thanksgiving Day away from their families in Afghanistan on Thursday. (Nov. 27)Copyright 2014 The Associ...

Hundreds of US soldiers celebrated Thanksgiving Day away from their families in Afghanistan on Thursday. (Nov. 27)Copyright 2014 The Associated Press   Less

Afghan economy in crisis after US troop withdrawal

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The presence of foreign troops and aid organisations created a thriving economy in parts of Afghanistan.But now, most U.S. troops are gone a...

The presence of foreign troops and aid organisations created a thriving economy in parts of Afghanistan.But now, most U.S. troops are gone and the so-called “war economy” is coming to an end.Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports from Kabul.   Less

Taliban attacks US military convoy and destroyes one AVF

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taliban attacks convoy! hard times for NATO and The Us-Troops  

Obama says US war in Afghanistan to be over by end of 2014

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US president Barack Obama who is on a brief visit to Afghanistan says by the end of this year, America's war in Afghanistan will be over. nn...

US president Barack Obama who is on a brief visit to Afghanistan says by the end of this year, America's war in Afghanistan will be over. nnObama was speaking to American troops at Afghanistan's Bagram airbase. He hailed US forces for their combat mission, saying that for the first time over the past decade; the Afghan forces have taken the responsibility of security. This is Obama's first trip to the war-torn country since re-election in 20-12 but he will not meet with outgoing president Hamid Karzai. Obama's trip comes amid growing tensions between Washington and Kabul. The US has planned to keep thousands of troops in Afghanistan beyond the 20-14 deadline. However, Karzai has refused to sign a relevant security agreement. Two presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani have promised to sign the security deal if elected president.   Less

Amazing science! New robotic arm helps injured US soldiers

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The robotic arm has been partly funded by the Pentagon because of the type of injuries sustained by US troops in the Iraq and Afghanistan wa...

The robotic arm has been partly funded by the Pentagon because of the type of injuries sustained by US troops in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Report by Brownl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn   Less

Dunya News - US soldier held captive by Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly five years freed

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The lone American prisoner of war from the Afghan conflict, captured by insurgents nearly five years ago, has been released to American forc...

The lone American prisoner of war from the Afghan conflict, captured by insurgents nearly five years ago, has been released to American forces in exchange for five Taliban detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday. The soldier, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, 28, was handed over to American Special Operations troops inside Afghanistan near the Pakistan border about 10:30 a.m. Saturday in a tense but uneventful exchange with 18 Taliban officials, American officials said. Moments later, Sergeant Bergdahl was whisked away by the helicopter-borne commandos, American officials said. He was described in good physical condition.   Less

US Troops Protecting and Harvesting Opium/Heroin in Afghanistan

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US Troops are Protecting and Harvesting Opium in Afghanistan. This video provides video and pictures of US troops protecting Opium fields.  

WRAP US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan celebrate Thanksgiving

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SHOTLISTrnGreen Zone, Baghdad, Iraqrn1. Various of US military and other staff queuing outside for Thanksgiving lunchrn2. Mid of US military...

SHOTLISTrnGreen Zone, Baghdad, Iraqrn1. Various of US military and other staff queuing outside for Thanksgiving lunchrn2. Mid of US military and others queuing inside for Thanksgiving meal rn3. Low angle shot of lunch being servedrn4. Close of turkey being carvedrn5. Mid of military chef carving turkeyrn6. Close-up of slices of turkey being lifted from carving board and served uprn7. Various of troops at food counterrn8. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Winter, 1st Sergeant, US Army Infantry: rn"I really think, America, we have left a great legacy here. And even when we pull out, and we will see it once we leave, how these guys (Iraqi military forces) will still continue on doing missions and taking charge of their country." rn9. Mid of US military personnel arriving for Thanksgiving lunchrn10. Mid of military personnel queuing at counterrn11. Various of military personnel at table eating Thanksgiving dinnerrn12. SOUNDBITE (English) Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Hanson, spokesman for the Office of Strategic Cooperation Iraq:rn"The Americans have not been directly engaged in combat operations for over a year so I think that the Iraqi security forces have more than demonstrated their readiness and their capability. I think it is just the idea of not having American forces in the country that might be a psychological obstacle for some to bridge." rn13. Close-up of Thanksgiving cakernUS military base Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan rn14. Tilt down from Thanksgiving garland to US soldiers being served Thanksgiving mealrn15. Various of US military personnel carving meatrn16. Mid of US military personnel serving mealrn17. Close-up of US military personnel wishing "Happy Thanksgiving"rn18. Wide pan of soldiers eating meal in dining hallrn19. Various of soldiers eating mealrn20. SOUNDBITE (English) Kellie Ellis, US soldier from Syracuse, New York: rn"It is not bad, kind of sucks not being with your family, but you get over it, do what you've got to do."rn21. Various of US soldier Richard Novotny from Cleveland, Ohio, eating ice creamrn22. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Novotny, US soldier from Cleveland, Ohio: rn"Definitely missed sitting at home and frying a turkey in a deep fryer, something different that I don't have here."rn23. Various of US soldiers rnSTORYLINErnBaghdad-based US troops were given a hot Thanksgiving Day lunch on Thursday inside one of their forward operating bases situated behind the secure walls of the Green Zone. rnFor most of these soldiers, this will be their last Thanksgiving celebration while serving in Iraq. rnBy the end of 2011 most of the remaining 20,000 US troops will have pulled out of Iraq. rnThis will conclude a long and controversial mission and era which started in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq. rnThose soldiers interviewed during the holiday celebration focused on the positive contribution they say the United States has made in Iraq, particularly in terms of training Iraqi forces to carry on without them. rn1st Sergeant Robert Winter of the US Army Infantry first came to Iraq in Desert Storm, back in 1991, and has spent several years deployed here since the 2003 invasion. rn"We have left a great legacy here," said Winter. "And even when we pull out, and we will see it once we leave, how these guys (Iraqi military forces) will still continue on doing missions and taking charge of their country." rnLieutenant Colonel Hanson, a spokesman for the Office of Strategic Cooperation played down widespread concern amongst Iraqis that extremist militias and al-Qaida will seek to fill a void left by the withdrawal of American troops. rnPlans to retain a larger presence than eventually agreed upon were scuppered when Iraq refused to grant US troops the legal protections the US government required.rnrnrnYou can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/bc2b3a7984e0c2d33174e39568f37e79 rnFind out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork   Less