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Marine reportedly killed by opium-fueled private contractors
Pentagon originally said Marine killed in combat
RawStory.com Headlines/John Byrne
The Pentagon confirmed late Tuesday that it is investigating the death of a 24-year-old Indiana Marine after he was shot to death in Afghanistan, allegedly by several US-paid private security contractors.
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Officials puzzle over millions of dollars leaving Afghanistan by plane for Dubai
Andrew Higgins, Washington Post Foreign Service
KABUL — A blizzard of bank notes is flying out of Afghanistan — often in full view of customs officers at the Kabul airport — as part of a cash exodus that is confounding U.S. officials and raising concerns about the money’s origin.
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Pacific Region
Tsunami warning cancelled: Expert says Hawaii ‘dodged a bullet’
Initial predictions may have overestimated tsunami size
Experts say tsunami becoming more powerful as it hits
Chile
Chileans fearful of aftershocks camped outside on Sunday as rescuers battled to find survivors of a huge earthquake that shattered roads and airports and triggered a tsunami across the Pacific.
One of the [...]
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Officials puzzle over millions of dollars leaving Afghanistan by plane for Dubai
Washington Post/Roguegovernment
A blizzard of bank notes is flying out of Afghanistan — often in full view of customs officers at the Kabul airport — as part of a cash exodus that is confounding U.S. officials and raising concerns about the money’s origin.
Blackwater guards stole weapons in Kabul and went on deadly rampage
Times Online/ BLN
Private American security guards working for the US military in Afghanistan removed hundreds of handguns and automatic weapons from stores intended for the exclusive use of the Afghan police and used them on drunken shooting rampages that killed two Afghan civilians and injured at least two more.
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Haiti
Although a U.S. Baptist group said it was trying to rescue 33 “orphans” by taking them out of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, all the children have close family still alive, The Associated Press has found.
Niger
The leaders of the military coup in Niger have promised a “return to constitutional order”, three days after overthrowing President Mamadou Tandja.
A spokesman [...]
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A (Soviet) Soldier’s Guide to Afghanistan
Nathan Hodge/Dangerroom
20 Feb 2010
When in Afghanistan, you’ll need to follow a few basic rules: Be sensitive to local customs. Don’t swim or sunbathe near local villages. And never, ever intrude on the women’s quarters of an Afghan household.
Advice for NATO troops in Helmand Province? No, these handy tips are part of a list of do’s [...]
U.N. Rejects ‘Militarization’ of Afghan Aid
Rod Nordland/NYT
KABUL, Afghanistan — Senior United Nations officials in Afghanistan on Wednesday criticized NATO forces for what one referred to as “the militarization of humanitarian aid,” and said United Nations agencies would not participate in the military’s reconstruction strategy in Marja as part of its current offensive there.
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Totally Occupied: 700 Military Bases Spread Across Afghanistan
Nick Turse/Tomdispatch
In the nineteenth century, it was a fort used by British forces. In the twentieth century, Soviet troops moved into the crumbling facilities. In December 2009, at this site in the Shinwar district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province, U.S. troops joined members of the Afghan National Army in preparing the way for the next round [...]
Marjah: The Non-Existent City the Military Said We Conquered in Afghanistan