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Farewell glimpses of glory in Afghanistan

Editor's note: Reporter Jim Landers is leaving Afghanistan after spending several weeks with U.S. forces there. BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- To reach this base from the U.S. outposts in eastern Afghanistan, the Army's helicopters have to chop through the...


Rough weather confines troops in Afghanistan

COMBAT OUTPOST ZORMAT, Afghanistan -- There may be brilliant sunshine bathing the snowpeaks around this base, but if the weather's bad elsewhere in Afghanistan, U.S. troops here could well be confined to base. One of the limitations on the U.S....

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