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Twitter, Washington Post targeted by hackers
Young Afghans Face Backlash Over Music
The US said it would conduct its own investigation of the suicide bombing today at the US Embassy in Ankara that killed two people, and warned Americans to avoid US diplomatic facilities in the country. Turkish authorities blamed the attack on a left-wing group. The Pentagon has decided not to move its Africa Command base from Europe to the US.
As NATO Prepares for Afghan Withdrawal, Uzbekistan Seeks War's Leftovers
Jyllands-Posten journalists honoured for reporting on former PET agent
Drone Strike Lawsuit Raises Concerns on Intelligence Sharing
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a naturalized US citizen from Somalia, was found guilty of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction at a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore. He had been arrested by undercover agents posing as al Qaeda operatives. The US Ambassador to Pakistan said the Taliban can be part of Afghanistan's future if they end violence, break ties with al Qaeda, and accept the Afghan constitution.
General Seeks Sustained Afghan Role
AP Interview: Top US general confident in Afghans
The US signed a status of forces agreement with Niger, to allow for an increased US military presence in the country as well as the establishment of drone bases and other facilities to monitor the rising Islamist threat in north Africa. Senator John Kerry was confirmed as the new Secretary of State.
The US military plans to establish an additional drone base in Africa, most likely in Niger, for better surveillance of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and affiliated groups in Africa's northwest. The State Department closed the office that worked on shutting Guantanamo and repatriating detainees.
Radical Past: Former Associate Calls Morsi a 'Master of Disguise'
Omar Abdel Rahman: The push to free the imprisoned Islamist extremist
Washington casts wary eye at Muslim Brotherhood
Pakistan still global jihad hub
In Mali, French Troops Step Up Role
Mali conflict: AU set to discuss troop deployments
The Defense Department warned that threatened budget cuts would adversely affect the war in Afghanistan. The cuts, due in March, would reduce the productivity of the Pentagon's civilian employees and have the secondary effect of eroding the fitness of the combat force. Hackers attacked the website of the Justice Department's Sentencing Commission.
In Former Taliban Sanctuary, An Eerie Silence Takes Over
US Weighing How Much Help to Give France's Military Operation in Mali
