Prison Escape Attempt In Afghanistan Kills Dozens

A screen grab shows a police convoy at the site of a bomb blast in Kandahar March 13, 2010.

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Afghanistan War News Updates — March 12, 2010

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Afghanistan War News Updates — March 11, 2010

Gates: Afghan Exit Could Be Accelerated — Washington Times/AP

Pullout tied to conditions on ground.

PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan | Defense Secretary Robert M.

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Iraq Postpones Initial Election Results Until Thursday — News Updates March 10, 2010


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After Delay, Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected Thursday — New York Times

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s electoral commission is expected to announce partial results of parliamentary elections by Thursday, a United Nations official said, offering an incomplete picture of the vote that will nevertheless provide the broad outlines of the country’s political landscape.

The results were initially expected Wednesday evening, but Ad Melkert, the United Nations special representative in Iraq, said he hoped the results would be released by Thursday.

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Afghanistan War News Updates — March 8, 2010

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, talks with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry in Kabul Monday. Photo from CNN

Afghanistan Commander Sees Slow Build – Up In Kandahar — New York Times/Reuters

KABUL (Reuters) – NATO will amass troops gradually to control the Taliban’s birthplace Kandahar rather than launch one big assault as they did in nearby Helmand last month, the commander of foreign troops in Afghanistan said on Monday.

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