New Jersey 101.5 » Afghanistan http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:50:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Obama: Deal With Taliban Won't Be Easy http://nj1015.com/obama-deal-with-taliban-wont-be-easy/ http://nj1015.com/obama-deal-with-taliban-wont-be-easy/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:20:44 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=280254 It won't be quick, and it won't be easy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/obama-deal-with-taliban-wont-be-easy/feed/ 0 NATO: Five Troops Killed in Southern Afghanistan http://nj1015.com/nato-five-troops-killed-in-southern-afghanistan/ http://nj1015.com/nato-five-troops-killed-in-southern-afghanistan/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 14:11:42 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=261976 NATO says five members of the U.S.-led international military coalition have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan -- the first foreign troops killed this month around the country.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nato-five-troops-killed-in-southern-afghanistan/feed/ 0 NATO flag (Caspar Benson, Getty Images) 6 Americans, Doctor Killed In Afghan Attacks http://nj1015.com/6-americans-doctor-killed-in-afghan-attacks/ http://nj1015.com/6-americans-doctor-killed-in-afghan-attacks/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:46:50 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=249924 A young female diplomat is among the six Americans who died in a pair of militant attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/6-americans-doctor-killed-in-afghan-attacks/feed/ 0 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) 5 US Troops Die In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan http://nj1015.com/5-us-troops-die-in-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan/ http://nj1015.com/5-us-troops-die-in-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:56:35 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=239944 A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/5-us-troops-die-in-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter (US Air Force) Obama, Karzai Agree to Speed Military Transition [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/obama-karzai-agree-to-speed-military-transition/ http://nj1015.com/obama-karzai-agree-to-speed-military-transition/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:59:15 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=215537 President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. The leaders also said Obama agreed to place battlefield detainees under the control of the Afghan government.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/obama-karzai-agree-to-speed-military-transition/feed/ 0 President Barack Obama (R) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai speak to the media during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) U.S. Troop Plan in Afghanistan Follows Iraq Playbook http://nj1015.com/u-s-troop-plan-in-afghanistan-follows-iraq-playbook/ http://nj1015.com/u-s-troop-plan-in-afghanistan-follows-iraq-playbook/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:19:54 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=214597 It's the same debate, but the White House is working harder now to keep troops in Afghanistan than it did in similar but failed discussions in Iraq in 2011.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/u-s-troop-plan-in-afghanistan-follows-iraq-playbook/feed/ 0 U.S. May Leave No Troops in Afghanistan, Officials Say http://nj1015.com/u-s-may-leave-no-troops-in-afghanistan-officials-say/ http://nj1015.com/u-s-may-leave-no-troops-in-afghanistan-officials-say/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:37:32 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=214070 White House officials say they are considering leaving no American troops in Afghanistan after the end of combat in December 2014, although the administration remains committed to preventing the country from becoming a haven for al-Qaida.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/u-s-may-leave-no-troops-in-afghanistan-officials-say/feed/ 0 Marine From Island Heights Killed in Afghanistan http://nj1015.com/marine-from-island-heights-killed-in-afghanistan/ http://nj1015.com/marine-from-island-heights-killed-in-afghanistan/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:26:45 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=198609 Military officials say a U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune has died in Afghanistan.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/marine-from-island-heights-killed-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Obama Admin. Deciding on Post-2014 Troop Levels http://nj1015.com/obama-administration-deciding-on-post-2014-troop-levels/ http://nj1015.com/obama-administration-deciding-on-post-2014-troop-levels/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:22:04 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=192924 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the Obama administration is nearing a decision in the next few weeks on how many U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan -- and for what purposes -- after the U.S.-led combat mission ends in 2014.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/obama-administration-deciding-on-post-2014-troop-levels/feed/ 0 US Troop Deaths In Afghanistan Hit 2,000 [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/us-troop-deaths-in-afghanistan-hit-2000/ http://nj1015.com/us-troop-deaths-in-afghanistan-hit-2000/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:55:20 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=173397 The U.S. military is confirming the deaths two Americans in eastern Afghanistan, including a military member and a civilian contractor.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/us-troop-deaths-in-afghanistan-hit-2000/feed/ 0 Regiment out of Colorado Springs shelter from the downdraft of a medevac helicopter (John Cantlie/Getty Images)