Afghanistan

Baird not prepared to extend Afghan mission ‘at this time’

May 192012
 

NATO has asked for Canadian troops to stay in Afghanistan past the end of their training mission in 2014, but Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird tells CBC he isn't "prepared to commit to any more than that."

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Boy with cerebral palsy gives soldier dad a special homecoming

May 112012
 

A North Carolina marine got a homecoming from Afghanistan to remember when his six-year-old son with cerebral palsy walked for the first time.

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Prince Harry draws attention to plight of wounded vets

May 072012
 
Prince Harry urged the United States and the United Kingdom on Monday not to forget the plight of wounded veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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Army claims soldier who died during Skype chat was not shot

May 072012
 
An Army captain who collapsed and died in Afghanistan while communicating with his wife over Skype was not shot and his body showed no immediate evidence of trauma beyond minor abrasions, an Army spokesman said on Monday.

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U.S. secretly released prisoners in Afghanistan: Report

May 062012
 
The United States has been secretly releasing detainees from a military prison in Afghanistan as part of negotiations with insurgent groups, the Washington Post reported in its Monday editions.

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U.S. lawmakers: Taliban stronger than before troop surge

May 062012
 
The Taliban is stronger now than before President Barack Obama ordered a surge of U.S. troops to Afghanistan, two senior U.S. lawmakers said on Sunday, contradicting the administration’s assessment of the insurgency.

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Obama blasted for politicizing bin Laden death

May 022012
 
Safely back from a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is taking fire here for using the decade-long war and the death of Osama bin Laden as props in his re-election campaign.

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Fisher: Canadian fears eased as U.S. Afghan timetable unchanged

May 022012
 
As Air Force One descended in darkness into Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan there was some unease in Ottawa over the chance that President Barack Obama might reveal an unexpected surprise, such as an accelerated timetable for the departure of U.S. forces, which might complicate Canada's military training mission there.

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Fisher: Canadian fears eased as U.S. Afghan timetable unchanged

May 022012
 
As Air Force One descended in darkness into Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan there was some unease in Ottawa over the chance that President Barack Obama might reveal an unexpected surprise, such as an accelerated timetable for the departure of U.S. forces, which might complicate Canada's military training mission there.

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Surprise Obama Afghanistan trip

May 012012
 
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday to sign an agreement charting future relations with the country, making the secret trip on the first anniversary of the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

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