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Errant U.S. Bomb Kills 11 Afghan Civilians

An American warplane Wednesday mistakenly bombed a house near Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan, killing 11 civilians, the U.S. military said.

Two U.S. Special Forces Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

Two American special forces soldiers were killed and a third wounded Saturday when they were ambushed in southern Afghanistan.

Crime and Punishment: Air Force Academy

Betty Ann Bowser reports on sweeping changes at the Air Force Academy, which take place after a month's investigation into female cadets' allegations of rape.

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Civilian Casualties Reported in U.S. Bombing in Afghanistan

Afghan officials and U.S. military officers differ on the number of casualties resulting from American bombing raids in a mountainous area of southern Afghanistan where U.S. special forces have been hunting suspected Taliban militants since Monday.

Heavy Fighting Erupts in Afghanistan

When Apache helicopters went to investigate, they encountered small arms fire. U.S. B-1 bombers then responded by dropping 19 2,000-pound bombs on rebel hideouts, including deep caves.

U.S. Pilots Face Criminal Charges in Accidental Bombing

The U.S. Air Force has charged two F-16 pilots with manslaughter and assault in connection with an April "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan that killed four Canadian soldiers and wounded eight, the Pentagon announced Friday.

Karzai Survives Assassination Attempt

Afghan President Hamid Karzai survived an attempt on his life in the southern city of Kandahar Thursday just hours after a deadly car bomb explosion ripped through the downtown commercial district of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital.

Day of Afghan Violence

Afghan President Hamid Karzai survives an assassination attempt in Kandahar, shortly after a car bomb explosion killed at least 10 people in the capital city of Kabul.

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Al-Qaida Hunt Focuses on Afghan-Pakistan Border

U.S.-led forces searching for Osama bin Laden and members of his al-Qaida network are concentrating on a stretch of Afghanistan's border with Pakistan, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

Coalition Forces Arrest Three in Southeastern Afghanistan

U.S. led coalition forces in Afghanistan have found several small weapons caches and detained three people during a hunt for members of the al-Qaida terrorist network, a U.S. military spokesman said Thursday.