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British Army Cpl. Birendra Limbu of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, shows his rifle to Afghan children outside the town of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.

How the war in Afghanistan shaped the British Army’s slang

Conflict

This week, the British Army departs from Afghanistan, but it’s taking a whole new vocabulary with it, to add to its rich tradition of adopting foreign slang and jargon.

NATO sees 2013 as an optimistic year for Afghanistan

Development & Education

Underlying cause of Afghan green-on-blue attacks may be more complex

Afghan officials disrupt imminent, potentially deadly terrorist attack on government compound

NATO begins transfer of power to Afghan Army

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Green on Blue Attacks on the Rise in Afghanistan

Global Politics

Defense Secretary Panetta spoke Wednesday about tensions in Afghanistan. He touched on the issue of attacks by Afghan soldiers on coalition soldiers: so-called Green on Blue attacks.

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Insurgents Strike in Heart of Kabul, Testing Readiness of Afghan Troops

Global Politics

A militant attack in a heavily fortified district of Kabul, Afghanistan, ended on Monday. Shafiullah Afghan formerly with Afghanistan’s police force tells host Lisa Mullins that Afghan forces with help from NATO worked carefully to repel the attack.

Top of the Hour: Obama Calls for Cuts in Nuclear Weapons, Morning Headlines

At an international summit in South Korea, President Obama is calling for deeper cuts in nuclear weapons. After a meeting with Russia President Dmitri Mdvedev, Obama said the U.S. and Russia agreed North Korea must not provoke animosity through its nuclear program. In other headlines, the Supreme Court begins three days of oral arguments to […]

Top of the Hour: Afghan Drawdown, Morning Headlines

The U.S. military combat role in Afghanistan maybe over as early as next year. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says that he wants U.S. forces to switch to providing training and assistance for Afghan forces by late-2013. Mitt Romney said that Leon Panetta’s announcement made no sense.

French Troops Killed In Afghanistan

Global Politics

Four French soldiers have been killed in northern Afghanistan after a serviceman from the Afghan National Army opened fire, officials say.

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