U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 10, 2013. Hagel traveled to Afghanistan on his first trip as the 24th defense secretary to visit U.S. troops, NATO leaders and Afghan leaders. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
As U.S. Troops Prepare To Leave, They Rush to Teach Afghans To Hunt For Roadside Bombs -- McClatchy News
QALAT, Afghanistan — Improvised bombs have killed more American troops in Afghanistan than anything else since the war here began 11 years ago, and they’ll remain a favored insurgent weapon against Afghan soldiers, police and civilians after U.S. forces end their combat mission next year.
That’s why U.S. advisers across Afghanistan are rushing to train hundreds of Afghan engineers to take over the crucial but often unsung task of running routine patrols to sweep the roads of bombs before large numbers of American soldiers start leaving this fall.
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Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills five Americans -- Reuters
5 American troops killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash, US official says -- FOX News/AP
Five US troops killed in helicopter crash, officials say -- NBC
Five troops killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash in deadliest day for US forces so far this year -- Daily Mail
Afghanistan helicopter crash: five US troops killed -- The Telegraph
Afghanistan helicopter crash kills five Nato troops -- The Guardian
5 US Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash -- Voice of America
2 U.S. troops and 5 Afghans killed in ‘insider attack’ -- Washington Post
Afghan Police Officer Kills Two Coalition Troops -- New York Times
2 US service members killed at special operations base in Afghanistan -- NBC News
Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack' -- Voice of America
Afghan Shooting Causes 'Multiple Casualties' -- Wall Street Journal
2 US soldiers killed by Afghan policeman in attack at Special Forces base -- Long War Journal
Combined Force Arrests Taliban Leader in Helmand Province -- US Department of Defense
15 militants killed in Afghan operations: gov't -- Xinhaunet
Military, Pentagon grappling with Karzai ban on U.S. special operations in key Afghan province -- Washington Free Beacon
Roving checkpoints keep an eye on Afghan-Pakistan border activity -- Stars and Stripes
Revolving door of generals takes Afghanistan command -- Washington Times
As Afghanistan missions go on, planners face logistics challenges -- Stars and Stripes
Canceled handover of US prison to Afghan control back on track -- Stars and Stripes
Taliban rocket hit our tent seconds after five of us had been inside it -- The Sun
Angry Afghan Villagers Want US Special Forces Out -- New York Times/AP
New Tensions Crop Up Between U.S. and Afghanistan as Major Transitions Loom -- PBS
Chuck Hagel-Hamid Karzai talks marred by accusations of U.S.-Taliban collusion -- Washington Times
Karzai Accuses U.S. of Taliban Collusion as Hagel Visits -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Karzai Inflames U.S. Tensions -- Wall Street Journal
Afghan Leader Says U.S. Abets Taliban’s Goal -- New York Times
U.S. and Taliban deny Afghan president's claims -- CBS
US Denies Karzai Allegation Of Conspiring With Tailban To Spur Violence -- RTT
ISAF chief: Karzai claim of U.S., Taliban collusion is 'categorically false' -- CNN
No concerns on Afghanistan future after NATO pullout: Karzai -- Khaama Press
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