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General John Douglass answers your questions
This week we continue our focus on the 5th District Congressional candidates. This will be the first election using new district maps based on the 2010 census. The 5th district is in the central part of Virginia stretching vertically across the state. It...
Tags: Personal Income, Politics, Iraq, Defense, Mitt Romney
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks, accepts award at Virginia Military Institute
WDBJ7 Senior ReporterVirginia Military Institute honored Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, with the school's Distinguished Diplomat Award. VMI's Superintendent said it was a sign of respect and deep appreciation for Clinton's years of service to the nation....Tags: Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), World War II (1939-1945), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Defense, Hillary Clinton
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Christiansburg-based National Guard soldiers back in the United States
Assignment ManagerMore than 100 National Guard soldiers based in the Christiansburg area are back in the United States. The unit has been in Iraq since August. The soldiers will spend 5 to 10 days conducting demobilization duties before returning to Virginia, according...Tags: International Travel, Iraq War (2003-2011), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Politics, Iraq
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Farewell ceremony for Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
ReporterThey may not be back for up to a year but today members of the Virginia National Guard's 116th Brigade Combat Team and its headquarters staff had a farewell ceremony before heading to Afghanistan to lead NATO and Afghani troops. The Soldiers of the 116th...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), South Carolina, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Iraq, Staunton (Staunton, Virginia)
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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
ReutersBy Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL, May 21 (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running...Tags: Rape, Human Rights, Politics, Parliament, Human Rights Watch
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Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...
Tags: Mountains, Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Landforms, Explosions
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Pepsi to march in, as foreign troops leave Afghanistan
ReutersKABUL, May 20 (Reuters) - PepsiCo will open its first plant in Afghanistan in 2014, its Afghan partner said on Monday, the same year foreign troops complete their withdrawal from the country after 13 years of war. "It will go on stream in 2014," Hamed...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Hamid Karzai, Plant Openings, Pakistan, International Military Interventions
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With end of Afghan war in sight, Europe pushes business
ReutersHERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan's small but promising private sector this week, in the hope that business can usher in stability and peace once foreign troops leave by the end of next year....Tags: Politics, Foods and Beverages, European Union, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Ice Cream
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Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan....Tags: India, Wars and Interventions, Hamid Karzai, Pakistan, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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UPDATE 1-Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
Reuters(Adds Pakistan ex-brigadier comment) By Hamid Shalizi KABUL, May 19 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are...Tags: India, Hamid Karzai, Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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12 killed as suicide car bomber hits NATO convoy in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A powerful suicide car bomb rocked Kabul on Thursday, killing six foreigners and at least six Afghan civilians, according to local officials. The attack took place around 8 a.m., a time when many people in the Afghan capital were...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Explosions, Taliban, Suicide
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: National Government, Politics, Transportation Accidents, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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