CORKSPHERE is devoted to news accounts about AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, SYRIA and current events. EDITOR: BILL CORCORAN
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
TWO U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED BY AFGHAN SECURITY GUARD
Two U.S. soldiers have been killed by an Afghn security guard.
Read full story here with names of soldiers killed.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42203513/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/
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SLIDE SHOW: MARINES MAKE PROGRESS IN AFGHANISTAN IN SPITE OF BOMBS
This is a slide show showing U.S. Marines making progress in Afghanistan in spite of bombs.
Watch here:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/01/17/world/20100117Helmand.html?ref=afghanistan
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WARNING: GRUESOME WAR PICTURES. U.S. TROOPS HUNT HUMAN BEINGS IN AFGHANISTAN
An investigation is underway to determine what took place when U.S. troops were shown hunting human beings in Afghanistan.
Read more here and look at pictures.
http://thedirty.com/2011/03/american-soldiers-hunting-humans-in-afghanistan-for-sport/
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LARA LOGAN, CBS WAR CORRESPONDENT, ANSWERS VIEWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Lara Logan, CBS war correspondent, answers viewers questions about the war in Afghanistan.
Watch video here:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6905223n
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