U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis, back, points out a possible enemy location to U.S. Army Pfc. Josh Ball during a dismounted patrol in Shaway Valley in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 2, 2012. Lewis, a team leader, and Ball, a marksman, are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson
US Legacy In Afghanistan: What 11 Years Of War Has Accomplished -- Christian Science Monitor
The lives of four Afghans provide a lens on how America's longest conflict has changed a nation – and the divisions and dangers that persist.
It has become the longest war in US history – nearly 11 years. It has consumed $57 billion in American development aid. The US military has spent more than $517 billion trying to subdue and secure one of the most invaded countries in human history. What, in the end, has the United States achieved after all this time and treasury spent in Afghanistan?
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More News On Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan News - 11 June 2012 -- War On Terror News
Afghan ambulance hits bomb, killing woman in labor, 4 relatives -- L.A. Times
Taliban bomb kills pregnant Afghan woman -- The Telegraph
Road bomb explodes on ambulance in Afghanistan -- BBC
Allies Restrict Airstrikes on Taliban in Civilian Homes -- New York Times
NATO says it will refrain from bombing homes in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times/MCT
NATO limits airstrikes on Afghan homes -- AP
NATO Will Not Launch Air Raids Near Homes, Says Afghanistan -- Reuters
Afghan president Karzai: US to cease air strikes on residential areas -- The Guardian
Kabul: US violated security pact in calling deadly air strike -- RT
French minister in Afghanistan after deaths -- AFP
Defence minister in Kabul after attack on French troops -- France 24
French troop pullout from Afghanistan to start in July -- BBC
France to withdraw troops from Afghanistan -- UPI
As army grows, a unit highlights the challenges -- Stars and Stripes
Afghan drug lord who funded Taliban faces jail -- The Telegraph
Taliban close Afghan schools over NATO killings -- AFP
Afghan arsonists seek to enforce truancy from school -- Express Tribune/Reuters
Afghans aim to defuse failed suicide bombers with Koran -- Reuters
Heroin trade entrenched in Afghanistan -- Radio Australia
In a troubled corner, Afghans jam the airwaves -- Reuters
Afghan earthquake triggers landslide, scores trapped -- Reuters
Two small quakes shake Afghanistan -- AFP
War Study: Troops Had Bad Intel, Worse Spin -- Danger Room
The 'Great Game' of influence in Afghanistan continues but with different players -- David Piper, FOX News
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