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  • Arkansas Family Loses Second Son In Afghanistan

    msnbc.com 3 weeks, 3 days ago

    The war in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of two sons of an Arkansas couple who also have a third son in the military.

  • 10 NATO Troops Killed In Afghanistan In 24 Hours

    seattletimes.nwsource.com 3 weeks, 3 days ago

    An Afghan soldier shot and killed four French troops Friday in eastern Afghanistan and a helicopter crash killed six more NATO service members in the south, officials said, marking a particularly deadly 24 hours for coalition forces.

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Afghanistan i/æfˈɡænɨstæn/, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked sovereign state located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With an estimated population of about 29 million, it has an area of 647,500 km2, making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world. It is bordered by Pakistan in the southeast, Iran in the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the far northeast. The territory that now forms Afghanistan has been an ancient focal point of the Silk Road and human migration. Archaeologists have found evidence of human habitation from as far back as 50,000 BC. Urban civilization may have begun in the area as early as 3,000 to 2,000 BC.
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