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Supporters of the Defense Council of Pakistan sit July 8, 2012, atop vehicles with party flags as they take part in a rally in Lahore, Pakistan. Prominent hardline Islamists led thousands of people in a protest against Pakistan's decision to allow the U.S. and other NATO countries to resume shipping troop supplies through the country to Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Islamists protest NATO supply line in Pakistan

By Khalid Mahmood Chaudhry and Sebastian Abbot - Associated Press

Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens July 7, 2012, during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Clinton announced that President Obama had designated Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally shortly after arriving in the country for talks with Karzai. (Associated Press)

Afghan donors offer $16B in development aid

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, walks with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai to a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Saturday, July 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

U.S. delivers ‘powerful commitment’ to Afghanistan

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

In this Thursday, July 5, 2012, photo, Afghan students are seen during passing their midyear school examinations at the Mirbachakot high school on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan will seek at least $4 billion from international donors this weekend at a crucial aid conference aimed at propping up the country after most foreign combat troops leave at the end of 2014. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

Afghan donors meet, expected to pledge $16B in aid

Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, walks with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai to a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Saturday, July 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Afghanistan declared a major U.S. non-NATO ally

By Brad Klapper - Associated Press

Pakistani border guards stand alert at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman, Pakistan, Thursday, July 5, 2012. The first truck carrying supplies to American and NATO troops in Afghanistan has crossed the Pakistani border after a seven-month long closure of the supply routes by Pakistan ended earlier this week. (AP Photo/Matiullah Achakzai)

First NATO trucks cross Pakistan border

By Matiullah Achakzai - Associated Press

A driver washes his face July 5, 2012, near a truck carrying NATO supplies at the Pakistani-Afghan border in Chaman, Pakistan. The first truck carrying supplies to American and NATO troops in Afghanistan has crossed the Pakistani border after a seven-month long closure of the supply routes by Pakistan ended earlier in the week. (Associated Press)

First NATO truck crosses Pakistan border

By Mattiullah Achakzai - Associated Press

A man Wednesday stands on a truck carrying NATO vehicles in Chaman, Pakistan, near the Afghan border. Pakistan on Tuesday decided to end a seven-month blockade of NATO troop supplies in a rare bright spot in relations with the United States. (Associated Press)

Challenges loom in U.S.-Pakistan ties

By Sebastian Abbot - Associated Press

**FILE** Members of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., head toward a C-17 aircraft at Sather Air Base in Baghdad in November 2010 as they begin their journey home after a year in Iraq. (Associated Press/Maya Alleruzzo)

Didn’t send your kid to war? Maybe you can send $$

By Pauline Jelinek - Associated Press

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pakistan opens Afghan supply line after U.S. apology

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

"I offered our sincere condolences to the families of the Pakistani soldiers who lost their lives. Foreign Minister Khar and I acknowledged the mistakes that resulted in the loss of Pakistani military lives."
— Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Pakistan to reopen Afghan supply lines after apology

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

A National Guardsman stops a motorist from driving down Highway 14 north of Laporte, Colo., on Thursday,
June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire burns in northern Colorado. (Associated Press)

Review: Changes needed in Guard, Reserve pay

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

**FILE** Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (Associated Press)

Army looks for global partnerships

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Afghan soldiers and policemen stage a mock ambush as part of a training exercise at the U.S. Marine-run Joint Sustainment Academy at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Heidi Vogt)

U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan includes many trainers

By Heidi Vogt - Associated Press

** FILE ** British Prime Minister David Cameron (Associated Press)

Britain: 3 U.K. soldiers die in Afghan shooting

Associated Press

** FILE ** Pakistani protesters burn representations of U.S. and NATO flags during a demonstration on Monday, June 4, 2012, in Multan, Pakistan, to condemn U.S. drone strikes in the tribal areas. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)

Pakistan: U.S. drone strike kills 8 militants

By Ishtiaq Mahsud - Associated Press

Inside Politics: Obama meets wounded troops at Walter Reed

The Washington Times

Joss Whedon will celebrate the 10th anniversary of "Firefly" at Comic-Con in San Diego next month. (Associated Press)

Tuning in to TV: Singing soldier cut from ‘America’s Got Talent’

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

World Briefs: Taliban video shows 17 beheaded soldiers

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Taliban video shows 17 beheaded Pakistani soldiers

By Ishtiaq Mahsud - Associated Press