Author: Rahim Faiez
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General killed in ‘insider attack’ in Afghanistan ID’d
KABUL, Afghanistan — An American major general was shot to death Tuesday in one of the bloodiest insider attacks of the long Afghanistan war when a gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier turned on allied troops, wounding about 15 including a German general and two Afghan generals. The Army identified the American officer as Maj.…
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Afghan official: U.S. target for Afghan army too low
KABUL — A top Afghan military official said Tuesday that a key part of President Barack Obama’s new war plan — accelerating the training of Afghan soldiers — does not go far enough to meet the country’s defense needs. Obama plans to dispatch 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan over six months — an accelerated timetable…