U.S. Roadside Bomb Casualties Up in Afghanistan

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Afghan president inaugurates new parliament KABUL, Afghanistan - - President Hamid Karzai criticized the international community Wednesday for meddling in Afghanistan's elections as he reluctantly swore in a new parliament. Having barely averted a standoff with lawmakers that threatened to turn into a constitutional crisis, Karzai reminded them that ongoing vote fraud investigations mean many of their seats still are uncertain.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Roadside bombs killed 268 American troops in Afghanistan last year, a 60 percent increase over the previous year even as the Pentagon employs new measures to counter the Taliban's makeshift weapon of choice.

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U.S. Roadside Bomb Casualties Up in Afghanistan

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