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The United States is trying to sell or dispose of billions of dollars in military hardware, including sophisticated and highly specialized mine resistant vehicles as it packs up to leave Afghanistan after 13 years of war, officials said yesterday.

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The Afghan government and the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) started negations on the Status of Forces Agreement Saturday.

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America's top military officer said the US has no intention to renegotiate a security deal with Afghanistan and that a full withdrawal of US forces from the country at the end of 2014 could reverse gains made by the fledgling Afghan forces in their war against the Taliban.

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The withdrawing US military is destroying most of the equipment it is leaving behind in Afghanistan after 13 years of war, selling the scrap for millions of dollars to those willing to buy it.

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One of the most significant turning points in one of America's longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan's fledgling security forces are taking the lead for security nationwide, bringing the moment of truth on the question of whether they are ready to fight an insurgency that remains resilient after nearly 12 years of conflict.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-17 05:11:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1645084 [AuthorName] => Patrick Quinn [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9471/9x3x.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 854582 [Title] => US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000 [Summary] =>

US military deaths in the Afghan war have reached 2,000, a cold reminder of the human cost of an 11-year-old conflict that garners little public interest at home as the United States prepares to withdraw most of its combat forces by the end of 2014.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-30 15:00:18 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 826026 [Title] => Afghan donors offer $16B in development aid [Summary] =>

International donors offered $16 billion in development aid for Afghanistan on Sunday to show there will not be a mass exodus from the country after most foreign troops pull out in two years. They stressed the aid will be closely monitored to assure it is not squandered through corruption or mismanagement.

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  A total of six NATO soldiers were injured in Taliban's coordinated attack that broke out on Tuesday in Afghan capital Kabul that left 13 people including six militants dead, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement on Wednesday.

 
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Afghan forces backed by the NATO-led troops have eliminated a total of 276 Taliban insurgents throughout the country over the last two weeks during series of operations, Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

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A car with the license plate of a high-ranking Afghan general approached the gates of the Defense Ministry in Kabul last month. A special "A" pass also was on its windshield, so guards quickly waved it through.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-29 20:36:28 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => US seeking buyers for old military equipment
                    [Summary] => 

The United States is trying to sell or dispose of billions of dollars in military hardware, including sophisticated and highly specialized mine resistant vehicles as it packs up to leave Afghanistan after 13 years of war, officials said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-01 06:20:08 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1439025 [AuthorName] => Kathy Gannon [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1271041 [Title] => Afghanistan, NATO begin talks on Status of Forces Agreement [Summary] =>

The Afghan government and the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) started negations on the Status of Forces Agreement Saturday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-22 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1267224 [Title] => Top US general: negotiations done on Afghan deal [Summary] =>

America's top military officer said the US has no intention to renegotiate a security deal with Afghanistan and that a full withdrawal of US forces from the country at the end of 2014 could reverse gains made by the fledgling Afghan forces in their war against the Taliban.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-12 03:05:13 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1645084 [AuthorName] => Patrick Quinn [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1254021 [Title] => US trashes, sells its unwanted gear in Afghanistan [Summary] =>

The withdrawing US military is destroying most of the equipment it is leaving behind in Afghanistan after 13 years of war, selling the scrap for millions of dollars to those willing to buy it.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-07 07:02:20 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1439025 [AuthorName] => Kathy Gannon [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 955006 [Title] => Afghans poised to take security lead from US, NATO [Summary] =>

One of the most significant turning points in one of America's longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan's fledgling security forces are taking the lead for security nationwide, bringing the moment of truth on the question of whether they are ready to fight an insurgency that remains resilient after nearly 12 years of conflict.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-17 05:11:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1645084 [AuthorName] => Patrick Quinn [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9471/9x3x.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 854582 [Title] => US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000 [Summary] =>

US military deaths in the Afghan war have reached 2,000, a cold reminder of the human cost of an 11-year-old conflict that garners little public interest at home as the United States prepares to withdraw most of its combat forces by the end of 2014.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-30 15:00:18 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 826026 [Title] => Afghan donors offer $16B in development aid [Summary] =>

International donors offered $16 billion in development aid for Afghanistan on Sunday to show there will not be a mass exodus from the country after most foreign troops pull out in two years. They stressed the aid will be closely monitored to assure it is not squandered through corruption or mismanagement.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-08 23:39:19 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 726802 [Title] => 13 killed, 6 NATO soldiers injured in Kabul attack [Summary] =>

  A total of six NATO soldiers were injured in Taliban's coordinated attack that broke out on Tuesday in Afghan capital Kabul that left 13 people including six militants dead, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement on Wednesday.

 
[DatePublished] => 2011-09-14 16:18:25 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 702996 [Title] => 276 Taliban fighters killed in 2 weeks in Afghanistan [Summary] =>

Afghan forces backed by the NATO-led troops have eliminated a total of 276 Taliban insurgents throughout the country over the last two weeks during series of operations, Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-06 16:06:10 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 690841 [Title] => Taliban's new tactic: High-profile inside jobs [Summary] =>

A car with the license plate of a high-ranking Afghan general approached the gates of the Defense Ministry in Kabul last month. A special "A" pass also was on its windshield, so guards quickly waved it through.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-29 20:36:28 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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