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US soldiers back in action as base attacked
US troops yesterday found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the centre of Baghdad.
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MPs to vote on strategy for Afghan withdrawal
Britain is facing calls to set out a detailed timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
![Teenagers to the rescue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Teenagers to the rescue
Inexperience proves a virtue in bonding first-time director Stuart Beattie with his adolescent stars, writes Scott Kara.
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<i>Anne Penketh:</i> President careful not to trumpet mission achieved
President Obama is right to play down the US withdrawal from Iraq.
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<i>Editorial:</i> Obama right to turn the page on Iraq
President Barack Obama has brought down the curtain on the seven-year conflict in Iraq.
![<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Taking the high ground on drugs and war](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Taking the high ground on drugs and war
It's all very well for Time magazine to wring its hands over the wretched women of Afghanistan, but what about innocent children in Massachusetts?
![<i>Aust election:</i> Death at war casts shadow over talks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Aust election:</i> Death at war casts shadow over talks
The shadow of Afghanistan again fell across the formation of Australia's new Government yesterday.
![<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Drug decriminalisation makes sense](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Drug decriminalisation makes sense
The War on Drugs makes the Afghan campaign seem like a blitzkrieg akin to 1967 when Israel cleaned up Egypt, Syria and Jordan in six days and rested on the seventh.
![Tokyo Govt avoids shrine visit on VJ day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tokyo Govt avoids shrine visit on VJ day
Japan yesterday commemorated the 65th anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
![Renewed calls to bring SAS home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Renewed calls to bring SAS home
The Green Party wants to bring our most elite troops home from Afghanistan following reports of links to the torture of prisoners.
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Emotional farewell for slain soldier
In a warehouse packed with dignitaries and military officers, mourners today heard how NZ had lost a fine young leader, 28-year-old Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell.