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Saturday, June 15, 2013  Saturday, more than 100 heartland soldiers left for a year long deployment to Afghanistan.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Private Joel Curtis received care packages sent by Eisenhower students while he was stationed in Afghanistan.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Local National Guard has received mobilization orders for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Army GI says he leaked secrets to WikiLeaks to expose US 'bloodlust' in 2 wars, spur debate

Monday, January 28, 2013  The 833rd Engineer Company of Iowa National Guard had a send-off ceremony Monday morning at IHCC.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The send-off ceremony for the 833rd will be a week from today.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Review: Kabul Bank sent hundreds of millions of dollars out of Afghanistan

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  FBI: 4 Southern California men arrested on terrorism charges, planned to join al-Qaida

Monday, October 01, 2012  The bomber struck a group of Afghan police and international troops shortly after they got out of their vehicles to walk through a market area in Khost city.

Monday, September 17, 2012  Violent protests against anti-Islam film break out in Pakistan and beyond, 1 killed

Friday, August 31, 2012  Updated with video: And those unmentioned topics say a lot about the challenges that face the Republican ticket in the final three months of the presidential campaign.

Monday, July 09, 2012  NATO confirms 6 troops killed in roadside bombing Sunday in Afghanistan were Americans

Friday, June 08, 2012  AP IMPACT: US troops are killing themselves at fastest pace since nation began a decade of war

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  A new AP-GfK Poll shows that just 27 percent of Americans support the war in Afghanistan.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Taliban warn of start of annual 'spring offensive' in Afghanistan