92.7 WOBM » Afghanistan http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 6 Americans, Doctor Killed In Afghan Attacks http://wobm.com/6-americans-doctor-killed-in-afghan-attacks/ http://wobm.com/6-americans-doctor-killed-in-afghan-attacks/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:46:50 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=249924 A young female diplomat is among the six Americans who died in a pair of militant attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday.

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]]> http://wobm.com/6-americans-doctor-killed-in-afghan-attacks/feed/ 0 Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Monmouth County's Top Law Man Heads to Afghanistan http://wobm.com/monmouth-countys-top-law-man-heads-to-afghanistan/ http://wobm.com/monmouth-countys-top-law-man-heads-to-afghanistan/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:18:01 +0000 Rosetta Key http://wobm.com/?p=199179 Monmouth County's Acting Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni is preparing for a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan as part of the Naval Reserve.

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]]> http://wobm.com/monmouth-countys-top-law-man-heads-to-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni 5 US Troops Die In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan http://wobm.com/5-us-troops-die-in-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan/ http://wobm.com/5-us-troops-die-in-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:56:35 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=239944 A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday.

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]]> http://wobm.com/5-us-troops-die-in-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter (US Air Force) Obama, Karzai Agree to Speed Military Transition [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/obama-karzai-agree-to-speed-military-transition/ http://wobm.com/obama-karzai-agree-to-speed-military-transition/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:59:15 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=215537 President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. The leaders also said Obama agreed to place battlefield detainees under the control of the Afghan government.

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]]> http://wobm.com/obama-karzai-agree-to-speed-military-transition/feed/ 0 President Barack Obama (R) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai speak to the media during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Marine From Island Heights Killed in Afghanistan http://wobm.com/marine-from-island-heights-killed-in-afghanistan/ http://wobm.com/marine-from-island-heights-killed-in-afghanistan/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:53:45 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=198609 Military officials say a U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune has died in Afghanistan.

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]]> http://wobm.com/marine-from-island-heights-killed-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 US Troop Deaths In Afghanistan Hit 2,000 [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/us-troop-deaths-in-afghanistan-hit-2000/ http://wobm.com/us-troop-deaths-in-afghanistan-hit-2000/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:55:20 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=173397 The U.S. military is confirming the deaths two Americans in eastern Afghanistan, including a military member and a civilian contractor.

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]]> http://wobm.com/us-troop-deaths-in-afghanistan-hit-2000/feed/ 0 Regiment out of Colorado Springs shelter from the downdraft of a medevac helicopter (John Cantlie/Getty Images) Army Sergeant From Lakehurst Killed in Afghanistan [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/army-sergeant-from-lakehurst-killed-in-afghanistan/ http://wobm.com/army-sergeant-from-lakehurst-killed-in-afghanistan/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:36:44 +0000 Christopher Tamas http://wobm.com/?p=131005 Army Sgt. Jonathan Gollnitz, originally from Lakehurst, was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.

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]]> http://wobm.com/army-sergeant-from-lakehurst-killed-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Army Sgt. Jonathan Gollnitz (WKBW TV)