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Pakistan contradicts US Gen. McChrystal's strategy of pulling back from Afghanistan borders, and disagrees with the strategy of a surge to defeat the Taliban.
President Obama wants Pakistan to fight Afghan Taliban elements on its soil, but Islamabad's priority is those who challenge its own authority. Besides, the Afghan Taliban gives Pakistan leverage in shaping Afghanistan's future
ACHIN, Afghanistan — American and Afghan officials have begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias that have independently taken up arms against insurgents in several parts of Afghanistan, prompting hopes of a large-scale tribal rebellion against the Taliban.
Halifax, Canada (AFP) Nov 22, 2009 - International political and military officials agreed no exit strategy should be set for troops in Afghanistan, while the United States urged Iran to engage the West at a new security forum that wrapped up Sunday.
The Americans hope militias will encourage a demoralized Afghan population to take a stake in the war against the Taliban.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined Collin County Republicans in sending a holiday card to troops in Afghanistan. Among those signing the card were 8-year-old Caroline Carson of Allen, former Plano Mayor Jeran Akers, GOP county party chairman Fred Moses and many others on Monday afternoon in McKinney.
WINONA, MINN. -- Christina and Jesse Fladmark were married on Flag Day last year at the band shell on the Mississippi River. They chose the spot largely because Jesse, a soldier, draws strength from the nearby war memorial.
A St. Joseph soldier has died while serving in Afghanistan, according to our reporting partners at the Herald Palladium and the Associated Press.
Two Berrien County communities are grieving after a local soldier gave his life in Afghanistan to save dozens of others. Family members say U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Frazier, 25, of St. Joseph, died Thursday at the hands of a suicide bomber in Afghanistan's Zabul Province.
Warrants have been signed for the arrest of two Afghan cabinet ministers on charges of theft and fraud, highlighting the extent of alleged corruption in the government of President Hamid Karzai.
Security forces in Afghanistan have killed or captured more than 30 high-level militants, including many accused of participating in roadside bomb attacks, military officials said.
An Algerian court on Sunday acquitted two former detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who were returned home to face charges of links to terrorism, their defense lawyer said.
KABUL (AP) – A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said. The attacks came a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai took the oath of office for a second term amid escalating violence across the country. Karzai said he has ...
KABUL (AP) – A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said. The attacks came a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai took the oath of office for a second term amid escalating violence across the country. Karzai said he has ...
Army Staff Sergeant John Cleaver's family says he was killed Thursday when a suicide bomber attacked his supply convoy.
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