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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:02:44 -0700Army Colonel Challenges Pentagons Afghanistan Reportshttp://www.hometownheadsup.com/afghanistan/2012/02/06/army-colonel-challenges-pentagons-afghanistan-re-1493085.htmlAfter two deployments in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis says the Pentagon is not telling the whole truth about how the war is going.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:50:36 -0700Army Officer Challenges Pentagons Afghanistan Reportshttp://www.hometownheadsup.com/afghanistan/2012/02/06/army-officer-challenges-pentagons-afghanistan-re-1493004.htmlAfter two deployments in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis says the Pentagon is not telling the whole truth about how the war there is going.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:38:26 -0700US to keep special forces in Afghanistanhttp://www.hometownheadsup.com/afghanistan/2012/02/05/us-to-keep-special-forces-in-afghanistan-1492873.htmlThe United States plans to maintain special forces in Afghanistan after it winds down its combat operations in the country, using them to hunt down insurgent leaders and train local troops, The New York Times reported.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:02:11 -0700Senior U.S. officer dies in Afghanistanhttp://www.hometownheadsup.com/afghanistan/2012/02/05/senior-us-officer-dies-in-afghanistan-1492824.htmlKABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- An investigation was under way Sunday in Afghanistan into the non-combat death of a 49-year-old U.S. brigadier general in Kabul, Army officials said.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:50:05 -0700Afghanistan car bomb carnagehttp://www.hometownheadsup.com/afghanistan/2012/02/05/afghanistan-car-bomb-carnage-1492766.htmlA car bomb exploded near a busy shopping area in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, on Sunday, killing at least seven people.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:49:55 -0700Bomb Explodes In Afghanistan, Casualties Reportedhttp://www.hometownheadsup.com/afghanistan/2012/02/05/bomb-explodes-in-afghanistan-casualties-reported-1492734.htmlThe blast went off at a parking lot outside the police building in Kandahar, a local official said. Seven people were killed, and least 19 were wounded, he added. In the north, meanwhile, Afghan police said that an American soldier shot and killed an Afghan guard at a U.S. base.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:49:51 -0700In Afghanistan, a new approach to teaching history: Leave out the warshttp://www.hometownheadsup.com/afghanistan/2012/02/05/in-afghanistan-a-new-approach-to-teaching-histor-1492454.htmlKABUL - In a country where the recent past has unfolded like a war epic, officials think they have found a way to teach Afghan history without widening the fractures between long-quarreling ethnic and political groups: leave out the past four decades. Read full article >>
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:01:28 -0700Taliban responsible for 77% of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, U.N. report sayshttp://www.hometownheadsup.com/afghanistan/2012/02/05/taliban-responsible-for-77-of-civilian-casualtie-1492404.htmlKABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban and other insurgent groups were responsible for nearly 80 percent of the civilian...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:37:20 -0700U.S. Plans a Shift to Elite Forces in Afghanistanhttp://www.hometownheadsup.com/afghanistan/2012/02/05/us-plans-a-shift-to-elite-forces-in-afghanistan-1492330.htmlIn ending its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected, the United States will rely more on special forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops, officials say.