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Examining 10 years of US counterterrorism

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A new book details how US counterterrorism efforts evolved in the 10 years after 9/11 from a kill-and-capture strategy to one of Cold War deterrence.
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Cost of Afghanistan and Iraq wars in trillions

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A new study estimates the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost the U.S. between $2.3 to $2.6 trillion.
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Helicopter crash kills 30 American troops

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Afghan insurgents shot down the US transport helicopter in the Tangi Valley of Wardak Province, to the west of Kabul.
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NATO begins transfer of power to Afghan Army

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NATO troops hand power over to the Afghan National Army in Lashkar Gar, the capital of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan.
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Suicidicide attack at Ahmed Wali Karzai's funeral

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A suicide bomb attack killed at least four people at the funeral of Ahmed Wali Karzai in Kandahar.
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At least 21 dead in hotel attack in Kabul

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A six-hour attack by suicide bombers at Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel left at least 21 people dead.
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Obama withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, won't end the war

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President Obama will announce his exit strategy from what is now America's longest war, Afghanistan. The fighting, however, is likely to continue for a long time.
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Afghan President Karzai to NATO: Don't be an occupying force

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Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, has stepped up warnings to NATO, saying it risks becoming an "occupying force."
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Osama Bin Laden and US strategy in Afghanistan

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Now that Osama Bin Laden has been killed, experts consider how US strategy in the war in Afghanistan will change.
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Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner," on Afghanistan's refugees

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The war in Afghanistan has displaced thousands of people from their homes, adding to the 43 million refugees around the world.
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