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Bomb kills Afghan police officer
Afghan police say a motorcycle bomb has killed one police officer and wounded two others in a southern city.
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Three foreign soldiers killed by Afghan forces
KABUL (Reuters) – Three foreign soldiers, including two Britons, were shot dead by Afghan security forces personnel on Monday in the latest round of so-called insider killings which have raised deep concerns about the reliability of NATO’s local allies and their ability to keep the peace. Insider attacks have mounted as tension between Afghanistan and its foreign backers rises over a series of incidents, including the burning of Korans at a NATO base and a massacre of 17 villagers for which a U.S. soldier has been charged. U.S. …
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Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage
The wife of a U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan villagers defended her husband in an interview with NBC’s Today show, saying she finds the charges “unbelievable.”
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U.S. paid families of Afghan massacre $50,000 per death: official
The United States has paid $50,000 in compensation for each Afghan killed in the shooting spree attributed to a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official and a community elder said Sunday.
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Afghan president: Pact with US will be scrutinized
Afghanistan’s president said Thursday that his government is “taking a magnifying glass” to proposals for the country’s strategic partnership deal with the United States and scrutinizing every detail.
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Suspect in Afghan massacre plagued by money problems
The Army soldier suspected in the bloody Afghanistan massacre that left 16 people dead – including 9 kids – should be officially charged with a week, and will be tried in the U.S., a U.S. military legal expert said Sunday.
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Charges in Afghan shootings expected within a week
A U.S. military official says charges against an American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians are expected to be filed within a week.
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