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As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The end game in Afghanistan is off to a shaky start. Just as the last U.S. "surge" troops leave the country, trouble is breaking out in ways that go to the core of the strategy for winding down the U.S. and allied combat role and

Feds ask NY court to block anti-terrorism ruling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Saying its military operations against al-Qaida and the Taliban were threatened, the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Monday to immediately block a judge's ruling that an anti-terrorism law authorizing indefinite detention

Insider attacks on US troops concern Panetta

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that while he is very concerned about rogue Afghan troops and police turning their guns on U.S. and allied forces, he sees the insider attacks as the "last gasp" of a Taliban insurgency that has not

Tough words from general on Afghan insider attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The persistent problem of rogue Afghan soldiers and police turning their guns on U.S. and allied troops is a "very serious threat" to the war effort, which is predicated on placing security responsibility in Afghan hands, the U.S.

Afghan insider attack kills 4 US troops

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By HEIDI VOGT and MIRWAIS KHANAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan police killed four American soldiers coming to their aid after a checkpoint attack Sunday, the third assault by government forces or insurgents disguised in military uniforms in as many days. The escalating violence

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Afghanistan: The stakes now are similar to what caused the U.S. to invade almost 11 years ago: the threat of more al-Qaida attacks. President Barack Obama says U.S.

Al-Qaida calls for more attacks on embassies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

By AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Al-Qaida's most active branch in the Middle East called for more attacks on U.S. embassies Saturday to "set the fires blazing," seeking to co-opt outrage over an anti-Muslim film even as the wave of protests that swept 20 countries

2 British soldiers killed in Afghan insider attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

By DEB RIECHMANNAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A gunman in an Afghan police uniform killed two British soldiers in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after insurgents dressed in U.S. Army uniforms attacked a military base, killing two American Marines, wounding nine other

Feds seek stay of anti-terrorism law ruling in NYC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The federal government asked a judge on Friday to suspend a ruling that bars enforcement of an anti-terrorism law that she called unconstitutional in its provisions for indefinite military detention. The law allows detention of people suspected

2 Marines killed in attack in southern Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Heavily armed insurgents attacked a British air base in southern Afghanistan Friday, killing two U.S. Marines and wounding several other troops, U.S. officials said. An estimated 16 Taliban fighters were also killed in the assault,