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Showing posts with label Bagram. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Bagram. Show all posts

Nov 1, 2009

Already the Main Afghan War Hub, Bagram Is Growing - NYTimes.com

Image via Wikipedia BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) -- Seen from a tiny village on a recent moonless night, the sprawling U.S. base thre...

Aug 12, 2009

US Still Paying Blackwater Millions

By Jeremy Scahill August 7, 2009 "They are still there, but we are transitioning them out," a State Department off...

Aug 10, 2009

Barracks and Burger King: U.S. Builds a Supersized Base in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Anyone who thinks the Afghanistan troop "surge" is a temporary, one-time deal should watch the con...

Jul 20, 2009

Pentagon Seeks to Overhaul Prisons in Afghanistan

By ERIC SCHMITT BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — A sweeping United States military review calls for overhauling the troubled Amer...

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