TRANSFER-OF-AUTHORITY - A U.S. Army noncommissioned officer prepares to lower the American flag during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Observation Post Mace, as U.S. and Afghan National Army troops look onKunar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. OP Mace is the northernmost observation post in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Peter ShinnForces In Afghanistan Face New Threat From Iran -- FOX News
Coalition forces face a new threat as Iran steps up covert support for terrorist operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, The Times of London reported Friday.
At the end of a year in which 102 British soldiers have been killed, intelligence officials have revealed that the Iranian government is releasing significant Al Qaeda terrorists from jail so that they can help to reorganize its battered structures in border areas of Pakistan.
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'Iran arms smuggler' captured by Nato in Afghanistan -- BBC
Suspected Afghan weapons smuggler "not Iranian guard" -- Reuters
Two Afghan guards die as foreign forces raid Kabul -- Yahoo News/AFP
Bomb kills 2 in east Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Nato helicopter kills two in northern Afghanistan -- DAWN/AFP
Nato hit kills two in Afghanistan -- Press Association
Afghan, coalition forces conduct operation in Kabul -- Dvids
Violence up in Afghanistan, UN warns -- CNN
Number of civilian casualties in Afghan war rises 20%, U.N. report shows -- Washington Post
Afghan civilian casualties up sharply, U.N. reports -- Washington Post
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Hardest-Hit Unit From Iraq War Deploys to Afghanistan, Leaving Families Behind -- ABC News
Afghanistan's Hazaras gain clout
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NATO withdraws claim over 'Iran arms smuggler' -- Yahoo News/AFP
'Iran arms smuggler' captured by Nato in Afghanistan -- BBC
Suspected Afghan weapons smuggler "not Iranian guard" -- Reuters
Two Afghan guards die as foreign forces raid Kabul -- Yahoo News/AFP
Bomb kills 2 in east Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Nato helicopter kills two in northern Afghanistan -- DAWN/AFP
Nato hit kills two in Afghanistan -- Press Association
Afghan, coalition forces conduct operation in Kabul -- Dvids
Violence up in Afghanistan, UN warns -- CNN
Number of civilian casualties in Afghan war rises 20%, U.N. report shows -- Washington Post
Afghan civilian casualties up sharply, U.N. reports -- Washington Post
UN Releases Latest On Afghan Civilian Casualties -- NPR
Hardest-Hit Unit From Iraq War Deploys to Afghanistan, Leaving Families Behind -- ABC News
Afghanistan's Hazaras gain clout
Bomb kills 2 in east Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Nato helicopter kills two in northern Afghanistan -- DAWN/AFP
Nato hit kills two in Afghanistan -- Press Association
Afghan, coalition forces conduct operation in Kabul -- Dvids
Violence up in Afghanistan, UN warns -- CNN
Number of civilian casualties in Afghan war rises 20%, U.N. report shows -- Washington Post
Afghan civilian casualties up sharply, U.N. reports -- Washington Post
UN Releases Latest On Afghan Civilian Casualties -- NPR
Hardest-Hit Unit From Iraq War Deploys to Afghanistan, Leaving Families Behind -- ABC News
Afghanistan's Hazaras gain clout in disputed parliamentary elections -- Washington Post
Afghanistan, Pakistan hold trust-building talks -- Yahoo News/AP
Canada hopes for safer year in Afghanistan with switch to training mission -- Winnipeg Free Press/Canadian Press
The Second Afghan Front -- Mathew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal
Another Christmas in Kabul -- Carol Giacomo, New York Times
Nato helicopter kills two in northern Afghanistan -- DAWN/AFP
Nato hit kills two in Afghanistan -- Press Association
Afghan, coalition forces conduct operation in Kabul -- Dvids
Violence up in Afghanistan, UN warns -- CNN
Number of civilian casualties in Afghan war rises 20%, U.N. report shows -- Washington Post
Afghan civilian casualties up sharply, U.N. reports -- Washington Post
UN Releases Latest On Afghan Civilian Casualties -- NPR
Hardest-Hit Unit From Iraq War Deploys to Afghanistan, Leaving Families Behind -- ABC News
Afghanistan's Hazaras gain clout in disputed parliamentary elections -- Washington Post
Afghanistan, Pakistan hold trust-building talks -- Yahoo News/AP
Canada hopes for safer year in Afghanistan with switch to training mission -- Winnipeg Free Press/Canadian Press
The Second Afghan Front -- Mathew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal
Another Christmas in Kabul -- Carol Giacomo, New York Times