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Nagging Questions About Afghanistan

President Obama’s speech on the Afghan/Pak War, and the annual policy review that accompanied it, paint a fairly upbeat picture of our progress since the surge. We’ve made military progress in defeating the Taliban, especially in the south. We’ve degraded Taliban and Al Qaeda strongholds in Pakistan. We’re ahead of …

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Boko Haram trying to spread violence across Nigeria, including Lagos, says official

ABUJA, Nigeria – A Nigerian security official says the Islamic extremist rebels of Boko Haram are trying to spread their violent campaign across Nigeria including Lagos, the country’s largest city. Tony Opuiyo, spokesman of the Department of State Services, Nigeria’s intelligence agency, said Sunday there has been a sudden influx …

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Cuba, US launch process of normalization with meeting of committee on negotiations

HAVANA – Cuban and U.S. diplomats have formally launched the process of normalizing the relationship between the two countries. Small teams of negotiators met Friday in Havana as a steering committee charged with setting the agenda for talks on topics ranging from environmental cooperation to compensation for American properties confiscated …

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