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U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, second from right, the new commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, visits with U.S., NATO and Afghan forces at checkpoint 91 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 9, 2010
Afghanistan   Photos   US   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
 The Dallas Morning News 
How Obama's strategy on Afghanistan war evolved
Sun 20 May 2012
This article is adapted from “Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power,” to be published by Crown on June 5. It was just one brief exchange about Afghanistan with... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail)
File - British Army Lt. Gen. James Bucknall, the International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers during his visit to Joint Combat Outpost Pul-e-Sayad, Afghanistan, April 27, 2011.
Afghanistan   Britain   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
 The Daily Telegraph 
Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete
Sat 19 May 2012
Britain's war in Afghanistan will cost taxpayers almost £20 billion by time the mission draws to a close, new figures have revealed. Despite the winding down of operations, the remaining years... (photo: US Army / Spc. Kristina Gupton)
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012.  Al Jazeera  Fri 18 May 2012
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the Afghan Presidential Palace, on the... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2012 Chicago Summit
The Milwaukee Art Museum from the north at night. The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is located on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Mon 14 May 2012
Milwaukee Art Museum makes proposal to restore War Memorial
The Milwaukee Art Museum has unveiled a proposed $15 million project that includes a small, glassy new building on the lakefront, the creation of an urban park, a gutting and redesign of its galleries... (photo: Creative Commons / Cburnett)
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People celebrate after winning a portion the main prize of Spain's Christmas lottery with the number 79250 in Palleja, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. Huffington Post Mon 14 May 2012
You Already Won the Lottery
Many studies indicate that lottery sales increase when people feel a lack of control over events larger than themselves. The economy is a prime example of something that... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)
Economy   Lottery   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Lottery
Another search, another fruitless day with villagers Stars and Stripes Mon 14 May 2012
Another search, another fruitless day with villagers
MUCHAI KALAY, Afghanistan A dozen men gathered around the U.S. troops who had come to their village on a bright morning to inquire about the bloody events of a week... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   Troops   US   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
As foreign troops leave, Afghan refugees and poverty increase The Star Mon 14 May 2012
As foreign troops leave, Afghan refugees and poverty increase
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gulam recalls the evening she fled her home in northern Afghanistan on foot, running with her teen daughters under the cloak of... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Photos   Poverty   Refugees   Troops   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Pentagon, May 11, 2012. The Independent Sat 12 May 2012
Leaks that revealed British agent's role in foiled bomb plot investigated by FBI
The leaks, beginning with an Associated Press report on Monday the news agency had held back for several days at the request of the US authorities, have turned the... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)
Photos   Terrorism   UK   US
No plans to shrink EOD force Stars and Stripes Fri 11 May 2012
No plans to shrink EOD force
The U.S. will retain much of its capacity for combating IEDs, officials say, even after it withdraws troops from Afghanistan and shrinks its military. Faced with a... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Defense   Military   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian man walks in front of destroyed shops and houses where two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Huffington Post Fri 11 May 2012
Syria Bombings: Opposition Blames Attacks On Al Qaeda, Regime
TOKYO -- The head of Syria's main opposition group said Friday the twin suicide car bombings that killed 55 people in Damascus appeared to be the work of al-Qaida forces... (photo: AP / SANA)
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