News Radio 710 KEEL » afghanistan http://710keel.com Depend On It! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:23:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 President Obama: U.S. Military Will Shift to Support Role in Afghanistan Soon http://710keel.com/obama-end-of-afghanistan-war-2014/ http://710keel.com/obama-end-of-afghanistan-war-2014/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:16:25 +0000 Associated Press http://710keel.com/?p=133033 WASHINGTON (AP) — With the war in Afghanistan winding down after 11 years, President Barack Obama says the time is right for U.S. forces to let Afghans do their own fighting.

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]]> http://710keel.com/obama-end-of-afghanistan-war-2014/feed/ 0 Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Barksdale Airman Killed in Afghanistan http://710keel.com/barksdale-airman-killed-in-afghanistan/ http://710keel.com/barksdale-airman-killed-in-afghanistan/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:14:55 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=44037 A Barksdale Air Force Base Airman has reportedly been killed in Afghanistan. KSLA-TV reports that 23-year-old Bryan Bell died yesterday, after he was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device. Bell was a member of an elite "Explosive Ordinance Division" -- or Bomb Squad -- based at Barksdale

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]]> http://710keel.com/barksdale-airman-killed-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Louisiana US Senator Comments On President Obama's Afghanistan Speech http://710keel.com/louisiana-us-senator-comments-on-president-obamas-afghanistan-speech/ http://710keel.com/louisiana-us-senator-comments-on-president-obamas-afghanistan-speech/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:55:50 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=7720 U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following statement after President Obama’s address on the future of U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan:

“I'm looking at the details of this plan carefully,” said Vitter. 

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]]> http://710keel.com/louisiana-us-senator-comments-on-president-obamas-afghanistan-speech/feed/ 0 LSUS Student Wins International Scholarship http://710keel.com/lsus-student-wins-international-scholarship/ http://710keel.com/lsus-student-wins-international-scholarship/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 00:27:32 +0000 John Lee http://710keel.com/?p=5352 An LSU-Shreveport senior English major has been selected to participate in an international internship program in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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]]> http://710keel.com/lsus-student-wins-international-scholarship/feed/ 0 LSUS photo Confidence in U.S. Government Drops to 35 Year Low http://710keel.com/confidence-in-u-s-government-drops-to-35-year-low/ http://710keel.com/confidence-in-u-s-government-drops-to-35-year-low/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:24:19 +0000 gonzo http://710keel.com/?p=3601 With public attitudes fueled by continued economic problems, rising gas prices, vigorous opposition to the war in Afghanistan, and and little hope for political progress - confidence in the U.S. system of government has dropped to the lowest point in more than 35 years

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