Afghan police kill AP photographer and wound reporter in Kabul
An Afghan police commander shot two Associated Press journalists in Kabul on Friday, killing photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding reporter Kathy Gannon. The incident occurred amid rising violence toward foreigners before elections and marked a rare insider attack on journalists in Afghanistan.
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Associated Press
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Welch led renewed review of US nuclear forces gains scrutiny
Retired Gen. Larry Welch heads a Hagel directed inquiry to identify root causes in both the Air Force and Navy nuclear missions. Adm. John Harvey joins Welch in assessing personnel training testing command oversight and mission performance amid recent cheating scandals and morale concerns.
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Navy
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John Kirby
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Afghans Face Vote as Taliban Threat Lingers Across Kabul
In Kabul amid threats by the Taliban, Afghans prepare for a pivotal presidential vote marking the first democratic transfer of power. About 200000 security forces deploy to protect polling across 34 provinces with strict fraud safeguards and bar coded ballots.
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U.S
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Jan Ghafoori
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Kerry hints talks may shrink as Mideast peace effort falters
Secretary of State John Kerry signaled he may scale back the eight month long drive to broker Israeli Palestinian peace. He cited unhelpful actions by both sides and said the effort is not open ended. He will brief President Obama before deciding further steps.
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