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A firefighter exits the front of a heavily damaged two-story home in Hope Mills, N.C., on Tuesday. A Special Forces soldier died trying to rescue his two young daughters during a fire at the house. Edward Cantrell, Isabella Cantrell, 6, and Natalia Cantrell, 4, perished in the blaze. (Associated Press)

Green Beret dies trying to save daughters from fire

By Michael Biesecker and Emery P. Dalesio - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Issue Afghanistan an ultimatum

The Washington Times

An Afghan refugee girl reacts March 4, 2012, after another child stole her food voucher while she was queuing in front a truck organized by the World Food Program in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Afghan officials: Talks for deal with U.S. faltering

By Deb Riechmann and Patrick Quinn - Associated Press

** FILE ** Pakistani security personnel search the police station attacked by suicide attackers in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday, Feb 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Suicide bomber hits Pakistan militant base; 23 die

By Riaz Khan - Associated Press

**FILE** Black smoke rises from tires which were burnt by protesters as Afghan policemen march during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 22, 2012. (Associated Press)

Afghan clerics call on U.S. to turn over prisons

Associated Press

U.S. troops tread carefully amid Korea tensions

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

Yemenis burn the U.S. flag on March 1, 2012, to condemn the reported burning of holy Korans in Afghanistan by U.S. troops during a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen. (Associated Press)

White House: Obama apology won’t end Afghan violence

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

2 American troops killed in Afghan shooting

By Patrick Quinn - Associated Press

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Change in Afghanistan up to Afghanis

The Washington Times

President Barack Obama leads guests to a toast as he hosts a dinner for members of the U.S. military who served in Iraq in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb., 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama: Afghan relations calming after apology

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘All In’

By Gary Anderson - Special to The Washington Times

The AHH-60 Pave Hawk is used by the Air Force to insert special operations forces and rescue downed airmen. Mission demands on the forces are increasing at a time of budget constraints, causing some in the military to express concern. (The Washington Times)

Special operations forces to do more with less

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies Feb. 28, 2012, on Capitol Hill before the Senate on the State Department's fiscal 2013 budget. (Associated Press)

Clinton defends U.S. mission in Afghanistan

By Donna Cassata and Robert Burns - Associated Press

U.S. soldiers with the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. In a separate incident, a senior U.S. defense official says all six reported killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan were U.S. Marines. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

EDITORIAL: Afghan havoc

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

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

U.S.: Military committed to Afghan strategy

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Pakistani protesters burn representations of U.S. flags in Lahore on Monday to condemn the reported burning of Korans in Afghanistan by U.S. troops. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged calm, calling on his countrymen not to allow insurgents to capitalize on their indignation to spark violence.

Suicide car bomber kills 9 in blast

By Heidi Vogt and Amir Shah - Associated Press

Afghan soldiers secure the scene of a suicide attack at the gate of an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

9 Afghans killed in blast outside NATO base

By Amir Shah and Heidi Vogt - Associated Press

Afghans burn tires in Muhammad Agha in Logar province, which is south of Kabul, on Saturday during an anti-U.S. demonstration over burning of Korans at a U.S. military base. Despite a week of attacks and violent protests, there are no plans to accelerate withdrawal from the country. (Associated Press)

White House vows to stay involved in Afghanistan

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Ryan Crocker, the new U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, speaks during his swearing-in ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, July 25, 2011. (Associated Press)

U.S. says it’s steadfast in rebuilding Afghanistan

By Anne Flaherty - Associated Press