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The new plan for Afghanistan

President Obama laid out a new plan for Afghanistan, which includes deploying 30,000 more troops by early next year.

Challenges for Obama security team

Global Politics

Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Assad Regime

Tapes Reveal a Merciless, Fearful Saddam Hussein

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New revelations on Desert Storm, Iraq and the Soviet Union

Conflict & Justice
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‘New dawn’ for Iraq

Arts, Culture & Media

As ‘non-combat’ forces continue to fight, we ask: how much has really changed in Iraq, either for ordinary Iraqis or for the troops who remain? We talk to two reporters with The New York Times.

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Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait remembered 20 years later

Arts, Culture & Media

Twenty years ago today, Iraqi forces significantly outnumbered and overpowered Kuwait’s military as they marched in, and within a short time had overthrown the government.
We look back at August 2nd, 1990.

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Challenges for Obama’s Security Team in Afghanistan

Global Politics

President-elect Obama has pledged to step up the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan. But military experts warn that Obama might be staking the reputation of his new national security team on a quagmire.

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