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03/16/13 UPI: Spain to pull troops back in Afghanistan Spain has announced plans to begin pulling its troops from Qala-i-Naw province in northwestern Afghanistan to a main base in the neighboring province of Herat.

03/16/13 CCTV: Afghans ask US troops to leave Wardak Several hundred Afghans have protested against the US military presence in the troubled Afghan province of Wardak. They marched to parliament in the capital Kabul, denouncing alleged US crimes in the area.

03/16/13 AP: US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan Nato officials say a helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing one coalition service member and injuring another. Captain Luca Carniel says there was no enemy activity in the area when the helicopter crashed on Saturday, and the cause is being investigated.

03/16/13 AP: Bus carrying soldiers plunges into ravine in Pakistan, killing 24 A bus carrying Pakistani soldiers slid off a mountainous road and fell into a deep ravine in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing 24 and injuring five others, officials said.

03/16/13 telegraph: British soldier to receive posthumous VC for bravery in Afghanistan Lance Corporal James Ashworth, 23, was on patrol with the Reconnaissance Platoon of 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province when they were engaged in battle with Taliban fighters on June 13 last year.

03/16/13 tolonews: 3 Taliban Insurgents Arrested in Logar At least three Taliban insurgents have been arrested Saturday in a security forces operation in central Logar province, local officials said. The operation was launched in Barak-e-Barak district of the province during which Assadullah, also known as Delawar, Qari Abdullah and Qari Sayed were captured, provincial spokesman Din Mohammad Darwish told TOLOnews Friday night.

03/16/13 AP: Several hundred Afghans march on Kabul over continued presence of US commandos in Wardak Several hundred demonstrators are marching to the Afghan parliament building in Kabul, protesting the continued presence of U.S. special operations forces in Afghanistan’s troubled Wardak province.

03/16/13 newsobserver: Soldier begins recovery from Afghanistan attack Army Spc. Willie Stewart wants a cigarette, but he can't find the words. Instead, the Fayetteville native turns toward his father and taps on his arm. "Do you need a drink?" James Wilburn guesses.

03/16/13 brisbanetimes: How an Afghan 'Jekyll and Hyde' is doctoring postwar politics As Australian and American forces pack up to quit Afghanistan, the uncrowned king of Oruzgan watches closely, narrowing his focus to the question of how to survive in a snake pit of tribal politics. A law unto himself, 40-ish warlord Matiullah Khan is cagey, oozing bonhomie and danger in equal measure.

03/16/13 smh: Troops duped into detaining Afghans More than half of thousands of Afghans detained by Australian forces in Oruzgan are innocents who have been dobbed in by enemies seeking an advantage in tribal, business or personal disputes, according to Oruzgan's provincial chief of police, Matiullah Khan.

03/15/13 DoD: Army Casualty Identified Spc. David T. Proctor, 26, of Greensboro, N.C., died March 13, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., from injuries sustained during a non-combat incident on March 3, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.