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US Readying South Afghan Surge Against Taliban

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (AP) -- In what amounts to an Afghan version of the surge in Iraq, the U.S. is preparing to pour at least 20,000 extra troops into the south, augmenting 12,500 NATO soldiers who have proved too few to cope with a Taliban insurgency that is fiercer than NATO leaders expected.

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Homeland Security Forecasts 5-year Threat Picture

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WASHINGTON, DC (AP) -- The terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, persistent challenges to border security and increasing Internet savvy, says a new intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press.

Afghanistan Could Get 30, 000 New US Troops

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (AP) -- The top U.S. military officer said Saturday that the Pentagon could double the number of American forces in Afghanistan by next summer to 60,000 -- the largest estimate of potential reinforcements ever publicly suggested.

Britain to Pull Troops From Iraq

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday his country, the second-largest military presence in Iraq after the United States, will end its mission in Iraq by May 31.

Rove: Obama Security Team Represents Continuity

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush's former political director says the national security team named by President-elect Barack Obama "represents, to a substantial degree, continuity" especially in hot spots like Iraq and Afghanistan.

Panel Warns Biological Attack Likely By 2013

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden.

India Demands Pakistan Hand Over Terror Suspects

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MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India picked up intelligence in recent months that terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets, an official said Tuesday, as the government demanded that Islamabad hand over suspected terrorists believed living in Pakistan.

Police: Suicide Bomber Kills 10 Afghans in Market

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber apparently trying to target Afghan police detonated his explosives in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing eight civilians and two policemen, an official said.

Double Bombing Kills 16 in Baghdad

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BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi police and hospital officials say a double bombing targeting police recruits in Baghdad has killed 16 people and wounded 45.

Brennan Out of Running for Top Intel Job

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Brennan, President-elect Barack Obama's top adviser on intelligence, took his name out of the running Tuesday for any intelligence position in the new administration.

Official: Bin Laden's Driver Heading Home To Yemen

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Osama bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan is being transferred from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, back to his home country of Yemen, a senior defense official said Monday.