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Six U.S. Marines were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Helmand province late Thursday, a U.S. Military official confirmed Friday.

The helicopter was a CH-53, the official said.

The Marines were deployed as part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force.

Meanwhile, a gun attack by an Afghan soldier claimed the lives of four French service members in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said. Ref. CNN

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The United States and NATO will end their combat mission in Afghanistan next year, transitioning to a training role, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said.

"Hopefully, by mid to the latter part of 2013, we'll be able to make a transition from a combat role to a training, advise and assist role," Panetta told reporters traveling with him to Belgium. The information was confirmed to CNN by a defense official. Ref. CNN

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Afghanistan war at juncture as resources fall

After more than a decade of sustained combat in Afghanistan, the war has reached a precarious juncture, having surpassed its zenith in troop levels, funding and support from the international coalition without definitive signs that the campaign is close to vanquishing the insurgency or stabilizing the country. Ref. CNN

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Tiny fraction of Afghan forces self-sufficient, US says

Only 1 percent of Afghan police and soldiers are capable of operating independently, a top U.S. Commander said on Wednesday, raising further doubts about whether Afghan forces will be able to take on a still-potent insurgency as the West withdraws. Ref. Source 8

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Taliban says U.S. To repeat Soviet defeat in Afghanistan:

The Taliban used the 23rd anniversary of the humiliating Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan on Wednesday to taunt the United States that it would suffer the same fate as preparations to hand over security to a shaky government are underway. Ref. Source 5

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Suicide Car Bomber Hits Afghan Airport; 9 Killed

A suicide car bomber struck early Monday at the gates of Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, killing nine people in an attack insurgents said was revenge for U.S. Troops burning Qurans.
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Nine children and three women were among 16 Afghan civilians allegedly killed by a U.S. Service member in Kandahar province Sunday, President Hamid Karzai said in a statement.

NATO's International Security Assistance Force confirmed that a soldier had gone off base and fired on civilians before turning himself in, but did not say how many victims there had been. Ref. CNN

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How it happened: Massacre in Kandahar

The young man said he had survived by lying on the floor, pretending to be dead. He also believes that more than one US soldier entered his house. Ref. Source 8

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Taliban vow revenge for Afghans killed by U.S. Soldier

The Taliban said in a statement on their website that "sick-minded American savages" committed the "blood-soaked and inhumane crime" in Panjwai district Ref. Source 7