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NPR’s David Gilkey killed in Taliban ambush in Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON (AP) — David Gilkey, a veteran news photographer and video editor for National Public Radio, and an Afghan translator, Zabihullah Tamanna, were killed while on assignment in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, a network spokeswoman […]

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Mississippi native William ‘Kyle’ Carpenter receives Congressional Medal of Honor

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A 24-year-old veteran and Mississippi native who lost an eye after taking a grenade blast in Afghanistan to save a fellow Marine received the nation’s highest military honor Thursday in a […]

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Obama announces troop drawdown as U.S. finishing Afghan job

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to turn the page on more than a decade of war, President Barack Obama announced plans Tuesday for greatly reducing U.S. forces in Afghanistan by the end of the year and […]

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Obama leads country in celebrating Memorial Day, U.S. at ‘a pivotal point’ in Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama led the nation in commemorating Memorial Day, declaring the United States has reached “a pivotal moment” in Afghanistan with the end of war approaching. Obama, who returned just hours […]

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Mississippi soldier killed in Afghan helicopter crash remembered as ‘a great kid’

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SHUBUTA, Mississippi (AP) — The Department of Defense says a Mississippi soldier is among six soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan. Officials said Thursday that five U.S. soldiers based at Fort Riley, […]

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