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At least 2,040 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. -
Autopsies of service members killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars show 1 in 12 had coronary atherosclerosis, or a hardening of the arteries. -
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Army Sgt. Enrique Mondragon, 23, died December 24 in Baraki Barak, Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense. He was killed when his unit was attacked by small arms fire while on dismounted patrol. -
Members of the Camp Pendleton-based 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit took a break from their daily training schedule during deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet to mourn those lost in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. -
Thai prosecutors have indicted a British kickboxer on murder charges in connection with the 2010 stabbing of a former U.S. Marine on a resort island. -
A vehicle driven by a suicide bomber exploded at the gate of a major U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing the attacker and three Afghans, Afghan police said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. -
Iran is planning naval maneuvers in international waters near strategic Strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of world oil supply passes, the official IRNA news agency reported. -
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has set up its Santa Tracker website to help children track "Big Red" as he makes his way across the globe on Christmas Eve. -
Dogs who serve in the United States military would be ensured a good home and proper care in retirement under a measure that cleared Congress last week, and now awaits the signature of President Barack Obama.
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