A veterans’ memorial cross, the fate of which was debated by the US Supreme Court, will stay in the California desert under a land deal between justice officials and the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Disputed cross to keep place in US desert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped sharply among Americans in recent months as they grow increasingly disillusioned with the conflict that began more than a decade ago, according to a New York Times/CBS News public opinion poll released on Monday. Two-thirds of those polled – 69 percent – said the United States should no longer be fighting in Afghanistan, up from 53 percent in November and the highest percentage since the New York Times/CBS News poll started asking that question in 2009, CBS reported. …
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Americans’ support for Afghan war drops sharply: poll
The U.S. military bans alcohol for its troops in Afghanistan, but that doesn’t stop some soldiers from having a bottle or two stowed away in their gear — a fact highlighted by investigators’ probe into whether alcohol played a role when a U.S. sergeant allegedly carried out a killing spree that left 16 Afghans dead.
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In Afghan killings case, questions over alcohol
Reuters – As senior U.S. officials head to a major meeting on Afghanistan next week, underlying their talks will be a simple question: what can Washington hope to accomplish there with fewer troops, less money, and less time?
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A decade on, what can U.S. accomplish in Afghanistan?
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The Christian Science Monitor – US Army Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, who served with the 5th Stryker Brigade in Afghanistan, has been found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and other charges in connection with the killing of civilians for sport.
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Sergeant seen as ‘kill team’ leader found guilty in Afghanistan atrocities
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AP – A Marine in Iraq sent home $43,000 in stolen cash by hiding it in a footlocker among American flags. A soldier shipped thousands more concealed in a toy stuffed animal. An embassy employee tricked the State Department into wiring $240,000 into his foreign bank account.
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Reports: Prosecutions going up for war zone crime
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AP – Hundreds of people marched through the streets of the Afghan capital on Thursday, demanding the immediate withdrawal of international military forces ahead of the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion.
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Afghans rally in Kabul, demand NATO troops leave
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Reuters – Foreign forces in Afghanistan on Sunday were investigating whether insurgents shot down a helicopter in what was the deadliest single incident for U.S. troops in a decade of war.
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NATO investigates deadly Afghan helicopter crash (Reuters)
AP – A suicide bomber concealing explosives in his turban blew himself up inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan on Thursday during a memorial service for the president’s assassinated half brother, officials said. At least four people were killed.
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Bomber targets service for Afghan leader’s brother (AP)
AP – An Afghan official says a passenger bus has hit a roadside bomb in the country’s south and the blast killed 20 people.
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Afghan official: 20 die as bus hits roadside bomb (AP)