The new plan for US withdrawal from Iraq would have US troops out within three years, with withdrawals set to begin next Summer if it's agreed upon. But, these troops had their big homecoming this week.
Troops from the Homestead Air Reserve Base returned to Miami after a six-month deployment to Iraq.
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British Army soldiers conducted operation Southern Beast this week in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan. Led by the Parachute Regiment of the Third Battalion, the troops worked to create conditions for a permanent NATO presence, intended to bolster the Afghan National Government's fight against the Taliban. While operating in Kandahar, one of Afghanistan's largest opium producing regions, the Brits seized 70 kilograms of the drug.
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Photo of the day: A gun-ownership supporter demonstrates outside of the Supreme Court today. The right of Americans to keep guns will be tested in the Supreme Court for the first time in seven decades when it hears a challenge over Washington DC's restrictions on gun ownership.
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Photo of the Day: Today in Kabul, Afghans waited in line to receive bags of wheat during a World Food Program (WFP) distribution event. Years of conflict have reduced the capacity of Afghans to produce cereals and other basic crops, making them more dependent on imports.
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Picture of the Day: Anti-war protesters raise their blood-colored hands, while Secretary of Sate Condoleezza Rice testifies about foreign operations and international affairs before the House Appropriations Committee.
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