Afghanistan war reaches decade mark with no simple outcome
After ten years of conflict in Afghanistan, the United States plans to end combat operations by 2014. The war has yielded victories and setbacks, with thousands of American deaths, a shaky Taliban insurgency, and a fragile Afghan government. Obama’ s troop surge aimed to stabilize the country, but costs mount as Afghan security forces grow and reconciliation remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kabul
Afghanistan
United States
Barack Obama
U.S
al- Qaida
Pakistan
America
Kandahar
Obama
Moscow
al-Qaida
Taliban
Osama bin Laden
Bush
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Hamid Karzai
Washington
Ber
Michael O’hanlon
Brookings Institution
Mohammed Anwar Jigdalik
Kunduz
5Th Marines
Nawa
Helmand
Intelligence shift signals wartime goals in Afghanistan
U.S. military intelligence officers shifted from social and tribal data gathering to mapping insurgent networks to help kill insurgents and push for deals. Obama plans a phased troop drawdown starting next month, prioritizing raids over governance as Afghan corruption persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Afghanistan
Barack Obama
U.S
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Steve Fogarty
USS
LulzSec member says boredom ends group
A LulzSec member told AP via Skype that the publicity seeking hacker group is disbanding not due to police pressure but boredom. He noted some members are taking a breather and considered quitting cyber attacks, while still sitting on stolen law enforcement data. Some members may continue with Anonymous in broader operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
FBI
LulzSec
Associated Press
Skype
Rivals Online
Lulz Security
Anonymous
Church of Scientology
CIA
U.S. Senate
Kevin Mitnick
Nighttime violent TV linked to preschool sleep woes
A study finds 3 to 5 year olds watching TV after 7 p.m. or shows with violence worsen sleep problems. daytime nonviolent viewing shows no link. About 112 of 617 children had frequent sleep difficulties, with TV in bedrooms common and researchers noting correlation does not prove causation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Academy of Pediatrics
Academy
U.S
Michelle Garrison
Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Pediatrics
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patrick Quinn
bin Laden
Karzai
David Guttenfelder
White House
Ters
Q Quality Electric Inc
Iversar
Lawrence Marketplace
Massachusetts
Lawrence