U.S. Army Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Abrams, right, Regional Command South Commander, arrive at the command's headquarters Zagabad Forward Operating Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
Afghan Army Desertions Rise as NATO Pullout Looms -- Military.com/AFP
Far from home, poorly paid and discriminated against, Mushtaq and Sefadullah are among thousands of Afghans who are deserting the army in a worrying trend two years before NATO troops leave.
It is not that they have joined the Taliban. Like many, they simply got fed up with life in the army, fighting a war. So they went back to the eastern city of Jalalabad, where they both have blossomed in new jobs.
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Heavy clashes reported in Nuristan province of Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
Taliban Claims Responsibility for Attack on US Company -- Voice of America
Taliban leader who coordinated attacks against coalition forces arrested -- Examiner
Taliban challenge U.N.'s Afghan report -- UPI
U.N. Makes It Easier for Blacklisted Taliban to Travel for Peace Talks -- New York Times/Reuters
INSIGHT-Afghans turn to AK-47, fearing Taliban return or civil war -- Reuters
German President Gauck meets with Afghanistan's Karzai -- Deutsche Welle
German president in Kabul for talks with Karzai -- The Frontier Post
It is not that they have joined the Taliban. Like many, they simply got fed up with life in the army, fighting a war. So they went back to the eastern city of Jalalabad, where they both have blossomed in new jobs.
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Taliban leader who coordinated attacks against coalition forces arrested -- Examiner
Taliban challenge U.N.'s Afghan report -- UPI
U.N. Makes It Easier for Blacklisted Taliban to Travel for Peace Talks -- New York Times/Reuters
INSIGHT-Afghans turn to AK-47, fearing Taliban return or civil war -- Reuters
German President Gauck meets with Afghanistan's Karzai -- Deutsche Welle
German president in Kabul for talks with Karzai -- The Frontier Post
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Taliban challenge U.N.'s Afghan report -- UPI
U.N. Makes It Easier for Blacklisted Taliban to Travel for Peace Talks -- New York Times/Reuters
INSIGHT-Afghans turn to AK-47, fearing Taliban return or civil war -- Reuters
German President Gauck meets with Afghanistan's Karzai -- Deutsche Welle
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German President Gauck meets with Afghanistan's Karzai -- Deutsche Welle
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A Pristine Afghan Prison Faces a Murky Future -- New York Times
Afghanistan Seeks Taxes From Contractors to U.S. -- Wall Street Journal
Kabul sets ambitious path to peace with Taliban -- Herald Sun
Chairman's USO Tour Show Entertains Troops in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense