Staff Sgt. Giunta's Medal of Honor


The first living soldier to win the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War tells Lara Logan in an emotional interview just what he did to earn the nation's highest combat honor and how the recognition makes him uncomfortable.


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WikiLeaks Exposes War Secrets


Wikileaks.org released confidential Afghan war records to the New York Times and Britian's Guardian newspaper revealing incidents of Afghan civilians killed by NATO forces. Mark Phillips Reports.


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101st Airborne Fights Off Taliban Strike


Katie Couric reports on US infantry soldiers from the 101st Airborne who, while protecting polling sites in Afghanistan this past August, faced a barrage of weapons fire in a coordinated attack by the Taliban.


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The Marines of "Crusher One"


The nine-man Marine squad "Crusher One" has seen some of the heaviest fighting in the war in Afghanistan. Terry McCarthy reports from Southern Afghanistan on this brave group of soldiers.


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Extra: Staff Sgt. Giunta and The President


Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, tells Lara Logan what it was like getting a phone call from the commander in chief, President Barack Obama.


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Taliban attack bombards US Afghan embassy


The US Embassy in Afghanistan came under a daylong attack, as a small unit of Taliban insurgents rained down grenades and machine gun fire from a nearby tower. Mandy Clark reports on the battle.


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Teacher Fights for Education in Afghanistan


As part of our continuing series "American Spirit," Mandy Clark profiles 67-year-old Anna Hacker, a woman who hopes her school will give poor Afghani street children a better shot at life.


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Osama Bin Laden Raid_ Resident, Witness Says Not True


If Bin Ladan captured dead by US, why they didn't took his DNA test, why they didn't done his postmortem. Ocean is about 1600 KM from Abbottabad. How its possible they just flew towards Ocean to sink Bin Ladan's dead body. Bin Ladan was a TERRORIST,due to his Stupid Policies He Helped non Muslim Forces to Destroying Muslims Ecnomically,Finnancially,Socialy,indivitually,as a Nation etc


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Extra: The Deadly Konregal Valley


The Konregal Valley is just a few miles long and a mile wide, but it is a deadly place for American soldiers. Located near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, it became known to US forces as the "Valley of Death."


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Iraq's Mass Equipment Withdrawal


Thousands of US troops and millions of tons of equipment are on the move out of Iraq and, in some cases, to Afghanistan. Elizabeth Palmer continues the series, "Afghanistan: the Road Ahead."


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Karzai Cries


Afghan president Hamid Karzai broke down while giving a speech in Kabul for Literacy Day.


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Gen. Petraeus on July 2011 Withdrawal


President Obama's plan to begin withdrawing US Troops from Afghanistan starts next July. Katie Couric asked General David Petreaus about whether or not that timeline is undermining his efforts in the fight.


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101st Airborne in Afghan's Patica Provence


With US forces scheduled to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan next month, Mandy Clark reports on the life of members of the 101st Airborne in Patica Province.


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WikiLeaks Report Fuels Debate


Erica Hill spoke with CBS News National security analyst Juan Zarate on the exposed top secret documents released by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.


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Building the Afghan National Army


Developing a competent Afghan National Army is a key element of the "success" in Afghanistan. American taxpayers have spent more than $27 billion on the training program. Seth Doane went to Kandahar to find out if it's working.


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Obama's New Afghan War Strategy


Chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee Carl Levin and CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin spoke to Bob Schieffer on President Obama's decision to fire General Stanley McChrystal over his comments made in a "Rolling Stones" article and whether his policy and strategy in Afghanistan will be successful.


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Advanced Weaponry Removes IEDs


IEDs have killed more than 800 coalition forces since the war in Afghanistan began. CBS News' Terry McCarthy went along with bomb disposal crews as they used high-tech equipment to find and destroy IEDs.


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Gates: "There Isn't A Deadline"


In an interview with Bob Schieffer on "Face The Nation" Defense Secretary Robert Gates noted the difference between a proposed deadline and the US' plan to transfer responsibility to the Afghan government.


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CIA Bomber Tape Released


The propaganda division of al Qaeda has released a video featuring Humam al-Balawi, who launched a deadly suicide bombing on a CIA base in Afghanistan, filmed just before the attack. Bob Orr reports.


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Marines under Fire in Marjah


The NATO offensive against Taliban forces in Afghanistan is entering its second week. As Mandy Clark reports, the Taliban isn't backing down.


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Afghanistan war 10 years later


Erica Hill and Chris Wragge take a look back at the war in Afghanistan on its tenth anniversary and profile two veterans who fought there.


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