A fighter jet crashed in southern Afghanistan on Monday, in the fourth wreck in three days, authorities said. Authorities were looking into why the plane went down during takeoff from Kandahar airfield Monday morning, but the role of insurgents had been ruled out, said Lt. Col.
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Karzai demands U.S. forces turn over Afghan killing suspects
Tensions mounted between American-led coalition forces and the Afghan government Monday as Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded U.S. troops hand over private security guards suspected of involvement in the killing of a top Kandahar law enforcement official. The U.S.
Soldiers pulled from Iraq duty, sent straight to Afghanistan
The soldiers had barely arrived in Iraq before they got new orders — get ready for Afghanistan.