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** FILE ** U.S. Army chief Spc. Jenny Martinez holds the hand of an injured U.S. Marine who was wounded in an IED strike in June, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Army rolls out brass to defend anti-IED software

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Rep. James P. McGovern, Massachusetts Democrat (Associated Press)

House passes defense bill

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

** FILE ** Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Spc. Ryan Hallock)

U.S. Army seeks death penalty in Afghan massacre case

By Gene Johnson - Associated Press

Afghan security men inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, outside a compound housing a U.S. military contractor. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

Car bomb at U.S. compound in Kabul kills 2 Afghans

By Heidi Vogt and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Car bomb kills two at compound in Kabul

By Rahim Faiez and Heidi Vogt - Associated Press

** FILE ** Marine Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

PRUDEN: Another low bow to radical Islam

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Maullah Daoud, co-owner of a tiny shop in Marjah, in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, says that living under the Taliban, who were routed in a major, bloody U.S.-led invasion in 2001, was better than dealing with the insecurity that exists after 11 years of war. (Associated Press)

Taliban popular where U.S. fought biggest battle

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, shakes hands with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, right, during their joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Karzai says he’ll meet with Obama in Washington

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (center) talks with Army Maj. Gen. Robert Abrams (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson during a visit to Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Afghan suicide bomber kills 2 near Kandahar air base

By Mirwais Khan - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, smiles as he is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan James B. Cunningham, center, and Marine Gen. John R. Allen, left, commander of International Security Assistance Force, upon arriving at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

An displaced Afghan child stands at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. More than 2 million Afghans are at risk from cold, disease and malnutrition this winter as an international appeal for funds to help one of the world's poorest countries has fallen drastically short of its goal, the United Nations and several humanitarian agencies warned on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

U.N.: More than 2 million Afghans at risk this winter

By Patrick Quinn - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, smiles as he is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan James B. Cunningham, center, and Marine Gen. John R. Allen, left, commander of International Security Assistance Force, upon arriving at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Panetta meets with Karzai on war, U.S. help after 2014

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

**FILE** Afghan soldiers chat in front of the main office of Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 1, 2010. (Associated Press)

U.S. report: Afghans still funneling cash out of country

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** Afghan men gather in a tea house in the center of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province in Afghanistan on Oct. 23, 2012. In southern Helmand province, one of Afghanistan’s deadliest battlefields, angry residents say 11 years of war has brought them widespread insecurity. Development that was promised hasn’t materialized and the Taliban’s rule is often said to be preferred. (Associated Press)

Taliban popular where U.S. fought biggest battle

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Incidents of violence against Afghan women remain largely underreported because of religious beliefs and a culture that has long allowed men to brutalize women, according to a U.N. report. (Associated Press)

Afghans slow to abandon tradition of violence against women

By Deb Riechmann - Associated Press

The Pentagon. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Report: Taliban plan to move in as U.S. withdraws

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** Libyan military guards inspect the burnt-out buildings at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, during a visit by Libyan President Mohammed el-Megaref to express sympathy for the death of American ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and his colleagues in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the consulate. (Associated Press)

U.S. knew for years of Benghazi extremism

By Guy Taylor and Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Policemen stand guard near the scene where Afghan intelligence chief Asadullah Khalid was wounded in an assassination attempt in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)

Bombing wounds Afghan intelligence chief

By Amir Shah - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (left) speaks with British Foreign Minister William Hague (right) during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

U.S. tells allies to make good on Afghanistan pledges

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

Marcus Luttrell wrote “Lone Survivor,” about his harrowing experience in Afghanistan, and will be portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in an upcoming film. (Facebook)

What is the Pentagon’s policy on artistic aid? It depends …

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times