Feb 26

US may seek non-NATO Afghan help after Dutch pullout<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The United States is looking for ways to sustain troop levels in Afghanistan if Dutch soldiers withdraw, including reaching out to non-NATO partners, a top US defense official said Monday.

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Feb 23

US may seek non-NATO Afghan help after Dutch pullout<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The United States is looking for ways to sustain troop levels in Afghanistan if Dutch soldiers withdraw, including reaching out to non-NATO partners, a top US defense official said Monday.

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Jan 8

After year in Afghanistan, platoon savors home<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - Just hours after they arrived home from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan the clock struck midnight, and soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Apache Company of the 2nd Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, gathering at their local bar, Fat Boys, hugged each other, shouting “Happy New Year” and “I love you.”

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Jan 8

After year in Afghanistan, platoon savors home<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - Just hours after they arrived home from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan the clock struck midnight, and soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Apache Company of the 2nd Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, gathering at their local bar, Fat Boys, hugged each other, shouting “Happy New Year” and “I love you.”

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Dec 8

FBI orders independent review after Fort Hood shooting<br />
    (Reuters)<br />

Reuters - FBI Director Robert Mueller ordered an independent review on Tuesday of how the agency handled information that the military psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting had communicated with an anti-American cleric in Yemen.

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Dec 1

9,000 Marines to Helmand after Obama speech: report<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US military will deploy up to 9,000 Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand province — doubling US presence there — in the days after President Barack Obama’s war strategy announcement this week, the Washington Post said Saturday.

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Nov 29

9,000 Marines to Helmand after Obama speech: report<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US military will deploy up to 9,000 Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand province — doubling US presence there — in the days after President Barack Obama’s war strategy announcement this week, the Washington Post said Saturday.

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Nov 29

9,000 Marines to Helmand after Obama speech: report<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US military will deploy up to 9,000 Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand province — doubling US presence there — in the days after President Barack Obama’s war strategy announcement this week, the Washington Post said Saturday.

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Nov 21

US soldier jailed for six months after Iraq offences<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - A US soldier who abused fellow troops in Iraq and then lied about it was on Saturday sentenced to six months in jail, fined almost 6,000 dollars and demoted, the American military said.

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Nov 20

Pentagon orders review after Fort Hood rampage: Gates<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday announced a major review of the Fort Hood shootings to examine if the military had missed warning signs or remained “vulnerable” to similar assaults.

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