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FILE- In this Oct. 9, 2013 file courtroom drawing, defense attorney, Jeremy Schneider, left, represents accused terrorist Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, center, in Manhattan federal court, in New York. Jury selection begins Monday, April 14, 2014, in the New York trial of the Egyptian Islamic preacher extradited from Great Britain on charges he conspired to support al-Qaida. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Williams, File)

Jury to be picked in NY trial of Egyptian preacher

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the Utah Republican who heads the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee overseeing the USAID spending in Afghanistan, told The Washington Times that he first learned of the fund during a heated exchange with the agency's top official in the region last week and immediately thought, "Something here doesn't smell right." (Associated Press)

Rep. Jason Chaffetz questions $175 million USAID ‘slush fund’ for Afghans

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Drone used to scout Skagit Valley elk herd

By KIMBERLY CAUVEL - Associated Press

Golden Hammer: Pentagon paid too much for Humvee repairs

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People Wednesday, April 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Alex Wong, Pool)

Hagel seeks to increase ties with Mongolia

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Secretary of State John F. Kerry defends the Obama administration's response to Russia's moves on eastern Ukraine during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. (Associated Press Photographs)

CURL: The next hot spot is the world’s problem, not America’s

By Joseph Curl

FILE - In this Saturday, April 5, 2014 file photo, roses lay in front of a picture of the Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, 48, who was killed April 4, 2014 in Afghanistan, in Paris. Fellow officers say the Afghan police commander who killed Niedringhaus and wounded reporter Kathy Gannon seemed a calm, pious man who may have come under the influence of Islamic fundamentalists calling for vengeance against foreigners over drone strikes. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Afghan probe begins in attack on AP journalists

By KIM GAMEL and AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,177

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signs legislation, Monday, March 24, 2014 at the Indiana Career Council Meeting at the Indiana State Library. Indiana is the first state to withdraw from the Common Core reading and math standards that were adopted by most states around the country. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Rob Goebel)

Indiana assured that Pakistani firm working to thwart bomb makers

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Uniform repair in Iraq. (U.S. Army photo)

U.S. picks up $700 million tab for coalition’s food and laundry in Afghanistan

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Afghan candidates promise to respect results

By Kim Gamel and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Afghan men line up outside a polling station to cast their ballots, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 5, 2014. Afghan voters lined up for blocks at polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad)

Obama praises Afghan voters for high election turnout

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Not going anywhere: Afghan President Hamid Karzai shows indelible ink on his finger before he casts his vote. Zalmay Rassoul has the backing of Mr. Karzai's clan and political machinery.

Leadership in Karzai’s shadow: Afghanistan’s next president to win vote, not total control

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

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Afghan burqa-clad woman casts her vote at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 5, 2014. Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghans defy Taliban threat to vote in droves

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Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ALLARD: The heavy price of an overextended military

By Ken Allard

National Guard unit headed for Afghanistan

Associated Press

Andrew Kispert, a 27-year-old Marine veteran who is now attending The Citadel, poses on the campus of the military college in Charleston, S.C., on Friday, April 4, 2014. Over the next few years thousands of veterans are expected to attend college as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down and the military downsizes. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

Many returning military vets bound for college

By Susanne M. Schafer - Associated Press

New Voices: Afghan women line up for voter registration cards this week. On Saturday, a segment of society that was oppressed under Taliban rule will help elect their country's next president. Cultural barriers will keep women from voting in some rural areas. (Associated Press photographs)

Voters in Afghanistan prepare for first democratic transition; vote set for Saturday

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times