Associated Press
Correspondent in Kabul, Afghanistan for Associated Press
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Deb Riechmann
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FROM Deb Riechmann
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Troop Reduction in Afghanistan Signals New Strategy The US is scaling back operations in Afghanistan after a spate of so-called green on blue violence. Green refers to the trained Afghan security forces, while the blue is the military designation for foreign allied forces. Correspondent Deb Riechmann is in Kabul for Associated Press.
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Troop Reduction in Afghanistan Signals New Strategy The US is scaling back operations in Afghanistan after a spate of so-called green on blue violence. Green refers to the trained Afghan security forces, while the blue is the military designation for foreign allied forces. Correspondent Deb Riechmann is in Kabul for Associated Press.
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