Afghanistan

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National Edition News cover for May 30, 2014 - Afghanistan pullout may end domination of drones: Drones in Afghanistan. Ground crew remotely control a Hermes 450 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), which is a remotely controlled reconnaissance aircraft, as it takes off at Camp Bastion airfield, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Picture date: Wednesday December 18, 2013. See PA story DEFENCE Unmanned. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire URN:18508013 (Press Association via AP Images)

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Drones in Afghanistan. Ground crew remotely control a Hermes 450 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), which is a remotely controlled reconnaissance aircraft, as it takes off at Camp Bastion airfield, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Picture date: Wednesday December 18, 2013. See PA story DEFENCE Unmanned. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire URN:18508013

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David Sedney, former deputy assistant defense secretary overseeing Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia, says Obama's plan would apply obsolete tactics like "semi-blindly firing Tomahawk missiles into training camps hours after bin Laden had flown the coop." (Associated Press)

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Illustration on Obama administration outing the CIA station chief in Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Soldiers with the Georgia National Guard 876th Vertical EN Company file into a departure ceremony before the unit deploys to Afghanistan, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Toccoa, Ga. The unit's deployment marks the last for the Georgia Army National Guard to Afghanistan as the military looks to withdrawal all but some 10,000 troops after 2014. Officials say the unit's work overseas will include repair, construction, plumbing and more. Officials say the group from Toccoa will be deployed with nearly 150 guardsmen. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Soldiers with the Georgia National Guard 876th Vertical EN Company file into a departure ceremony before the unit deploys to Afghanistan, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Toccoa, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)