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Afghan forces to take charge of military raids

Pact may smooth way for extended US presence

The U.S. and Afghanistan signed a deal Sunday giving Afghans authority over military raids of Afghan homes, resolving one of the most contentious issues between the two wartime allies. The majority of these raids are nighttime operations in which U.S. and Afghan troops descend without warning on homes or residential compounds searching for insurgents.

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