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Gates raised the possibility of some early withdrawals during a visit
to a base where Afghan recruits are trained by U.S. and British
instructors.
Acting chief of police in Khost, Yaqob Khan, says there are no
casualties so far, mostly because the attackers appear to have mistaken
an abandoned government building for a police station.
48th Brigade soldier Jared Moncrief returned home last week from Afghanistan. Family and friends surprised him with a welcome home parade Sunday afternoon.
Repeated deployments and health problems have driven much of the increase in soldiers listed as non-deployable.
Marty Brownlee and four other members of 48th were injured in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. He'll be honored in Monticello's town square Saturday.
Staff Sgt. Marty Brownlee was wounded earlier this month in a suicide bomber attack in Afghanistan, according to Lt. Col. George Fisher of the 48th.
The first wave of about 100 Georgia National Guard soldiers were welcomed back to civilian life by a rousing reception with their cheering families early Tuesday at Fort Stewart.
Family members of Central Georgia's 48th Brigade soldiers gathered for a tailgate party before being honored at the men's home basketball game at Mercer University Saturday.
The Georgia National Guard says citizen-soldiers from the 48th Infantry Brigade will begin coming home next week from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.
About two dozen Marines are going behind enemy lines in the Afghan town
of Marjah, as the military steps up its week-old offensive into the
militant stronghold.
U.S. Marines and Afghan troops are coming under fire from sniper teams across the Taliban haven of Marjah in Afghanistan.
Five members of the Georgia-based 48th Brigade were injured, one seriously, in a suicide attack in Afghanistan.
About 3,000 48th Brigade Soldiers are serving in Afghanistan and will soon return home. During their service, some families have been using Skype or other gadgets to better communicate with loved ones serving abroad.
Last year, 9,199 soldiers enrolled in treatment after being diagnosed
with alcohol problems, a 56% increase over 2003, when the Iraq war
started.
Opposition to gays serving openly in the military has declined sharply among those wearing the uniform today.
A brigade spokesman says soldiers in Central Georgia units may arrive around April.
U.S. troops are bracing for the biggest joint offensive since the start of the Afghan war.
An Iraqi police official says a female suicide bomber walking among
Shiite pilgrims in northern Baghdad has detonated an explosives belt,
killing at least 41 people.
Baghdad's top military spokesman says Iraq is investigating the use of
a handheld bomb-detecting device that Britain banned for export because
of questions about whether it works.
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