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NATO touts Afghan war's end as fighting goes on

A member of an Afghan-international security force secures the area while in pursuit of militants north of Naglham, Kandahar District.  U.S. Army photo by Joseph Joynt.CHICAGO (AP) - As President Barack Obama and fellow NATO leaders herald the coming end of the deeply unpopular Afghanistan war, they face the grim reality of two more years of fighting ahead and more of their troops sure to die in combat.

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FBI confirms leak probe on al-Qaida plot

FBI Director Robert Mueller.  FBI photo.WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched an investigation into who leaked information about an al-Qaida plot to place an explosive device aboard a U.S.-bound airline flight.

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Officials: UK's MI-6 key to al-Qaida agent

Stock PhotoWASHINGTON (AP) - Officials say a double-agent who fooled al-Qaida's terror group in Yemen possessed a British passport that was provided by that country's intelligence agency, MI-6, as part of the ruse.

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Double agent hands al-Qaida its 3rd failed bombing

Stock PhotoWASHINGTON (AP) - Over the past three years, al-Qaida bomb makers in Yemen developed three clever devices in hopes of attacking airplanes over the U.S.

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US won't negotiate with al-Qaida on aid worker

Stock PhotoWASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says the Obama administration does not and will not negotiate with al-Qaida even though it is concerned about the safety and well-being of a 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan nine months ago.

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US: CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot

Stock PhotoWASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has learned the CIA thwarted a plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.

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UPDATE: 9 /11 'mastermind' back before Guantanamo judge

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks is refusing to respond to a judge's questions at a military hearing at Guantanamo Bay today.

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9/11 families prepare for Guantanamo arraignment

A New York City fire fighter looks up at what remains of the World Trade Center after its collapse following a Sept. 11 terrorist attack. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.NEW YORK (AP) - Relatives of Sept. 11 attack victims are arriving at an Army base in New York City to watch via closed-circuit TV as the self-proclaimed attacks mastermind and four co-defendants are arraigned in Cuba.

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Bin Laden's last words go online

Osama bin Laden was shot and killed by U.S. Navy SEALs and CIA operatives in a covert operation on May 2, 2011.WASHINGTON (AP) - In letters from his last hideout, Osama bin Laden fretted about dysfunction in his terrorist network and the loss of trust from Muslims he wished to incite against their government and the West.

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West Point putting bin Laden's last words online

Osama bin Laden was shot and killed by U.S. Navy SEALs and CIA operatives in a covert operation on May 2, 2011.WASHINGTON (AP) - The world will soon be able to read the last words of Osama bin Laden as he struggled to command the attention of his far-flung terror network.

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Top al-Qaida bomb maker in Yemen resurfaces

Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri made the bomb the underwear bomber used to try to bring down a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day.WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. counterterrorism officials are concerned about potential attacks from al-Qaida's Yemen offshoot, though they say there is no credible information pointing to an imminent strike.

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US Intel: No threat tied to bin Laden anniversary

Osama Bin Laden was killed last year in a May 2 raid by the U.S. military.WASHINGTON (AP) - Counterterrorism officials say there is no credible or specific threat to the U.S. related to the upcoming anniversary of the death of terror leader Osama bin Laden.

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Official: Expanded drone strikes approved

An MQ-1B Predator, an unmanned aircraft system.  U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matt Coleman-Foster.WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior U.S. officials say the White House has approved expanded CIA and U.S. military drone strikes against al-Qaida targets in Yemen.

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Wraps come off special operations Afghan war plan

Photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston/U.S. Air Force.WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has learned new details of a special operations-centered Afghanistan war plan that would replace thousands of U.S. troops with small, elite teams paired with Afghans to help the inexperienced Afghan force withstand a Taliban onslaught as U.S. troops withdraw.

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Documents show NYPD infiltrated liberal groups

Stock PhotoNEW YORK (AP) - New York Police Department documents show that undercover officers attended meetings of liberal political groups and kept intelligence files on activists.

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