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U.S. plans to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014

Afghan troops via AFP

The long-term US military presence in Afghanistan is likely to be a “light footprint” of about 10,000 American troops, boosted by a few thousand more soldiers from Nato allies, according to US media reports. Most foreign combat troops are expected to be out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014,…

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Afghan soldier opens fire on NATO troops, kills U.S. colleague

U.S. solider patrols Afghanistan (AFP)

An Afghan soldier opened fire on NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing an American and leaving two others wounded, officials said. The death brings to 20 the number of NATO soldiers killed by Afghan colleagues in at least 15 separate attacks so far this year. The shootings have…

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Last US base handed to Iraq ahead of pullout

U.S. soldiers in Iraq hand-over via AFP

Iraq took control of the last American military base in the country on Friday, a day after US forces marked the end of their mission, bringing a divisive war to a low-key conclusion. The transfer of the sprawling installation on the outskirts of the southern city of Nasiriyah is a…

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