According to security officials, Mohamed Merah entered Israel after crossing the Allenby Bridge from Jordan in September 2010 where he was investigated by the Shin Bet,
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The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in the heart of the city, saying it was retaliation for the Koran burnings.
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The bombing on Monday came barely two weeks after a suicide bomber attacked a supermarket frequented by foreigners in the heart of the city's diplomatic district, killing at least nine people.
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Despite formal agreement, U.S. and its allies appear to take conflicting views on when NATO combat operations would end.
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The full public release of 400,000 classified military documents is an 'extraordinary disservice' to U.S. troops.
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Leaked files also detail well-known U.S. concerns about Iranian training and support for Iraqi militias.
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President Karzai has long urged insurgents to renounce violence, sever terrorists ties and embrace the Afghan constitution.
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Afghans protest violently for third straight day, despite a U.S. pastor giving up plans to burn copies of Muslim holy text.
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Of 52 articles published on international news sites during reportage on Afghan war logs, not one cited the international legal concept of ‘proportionality’.
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The American general is to replace General Stanley McChrystal, who was ousted last week following a magazine report critical of the White House.
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President Barack Obama on Wednesday fired top Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal over comments he made in a magazine article; Gen. David Petraeus to take McChrystal's place.
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General Stanley McChrystal summoned to Washington over comments in Rolling Stone magazine that that ridicule Obama administration.
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News of the country's wealth likely to intensify competition among China, India and even Russia for role in exploiting Afghanistan resources.
by Reuters 0 commentsAdmiral Mike Mullen concerned that Iran's desire to be influential in region is increasing.
by Reuters 0 commentsTrip comes months after Obama ordered deployment of additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
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