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Military faces though questions about targeting ‘hostile’ children in Afghanistan

Soldier in Afghanistan via AFP

Outrage grows after official suggested US troops in Afghanistan were on the lookout for ‘children with potential hostile intent’ The US military is facing fresh questions over its targeting policy in Afghanistan after a senior army officer suggested that troops were on the lookout for “children with potential hostile intent”. In comments which legal…

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Obama administration aims to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan

U.S. Army Soldiers attached to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment search for three missing Soldiers in Yusifiyah, Iraq, May 14, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

The administration of President Barack Obama aims to keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations in that country end in 2014, The Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday. Citing unnamed senior US officials, the newspaper said the plan was in line with recommendations presented by General…

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