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About 350 Taliban prisoners are on a hunger strike at a prison in Kandahar and a delegation from the Ministry of Justice is going to the lockup in southern Afghanistan to investigate their complaints.
WASHINGTON - President Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there. Administration...
President Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of another term in office as Afghanistan's leader Monday, after his opponent in a planned runoff election withdrew.
Japan said Tuesday it plans to provide up to $5 billion in aid to Afghanistan, effectively replacing its naval refueling mission that supports U.S.-led coalition in the region in a commitment announced days ahead of President Barack Obama's visit.
Afghanistan's fledgling anti-corruption office needs more staff, money and power, its deputy chief says, urging international backing to help root out graft in one of the world's most corrupt nations.
KABUL (AP) – NATO says Afghan and foreign troops have killed more than 130 insurgents, including eight Taliban commanders, in six days of fierce fighting during a major offensive in northern Afghanistan.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- NATO’s force in Afghanistan seized 50,000 pounds (22,680 kilograms) of suspected bomb-making material and detained 15 people in a raid in the southern province of Kandahar, the alliance said today in an e-mailed statement.
The camp in Afghanistan that housed Chief Hospital Corpsman David Strickland and about 100 other Mar
A Custer, Whatcom County, man was one of two Fort Lewis soldiers killed Thursday in Afghanistan when the Stryker vehicle he was driving went over a buried explosive.
Peter Galbraith, who was fired after alleging that the United Nations covered up fraud during the presidential election in Afghanistan, said Monday that sending more American troops to the war-torn nation won’t help.
An overseas tour of duty has ended for a once-malnourished dog lovingly nurtured by Texas troops in Afghanistan
Washington - US President Barack Obama is set to approve sending thousands of more soldiers to Afghanistan to bolster the fight against the Taliban, CBS News reported Monday. CBS News, citing informed sources, said Obama will approve most of the 40...
ROCK HILL, S.C.-- The thoughts of soldiers around the world are with those injured and killed in Fort Hood, TX. But as any soldier will tell you they also know they have a mission to complete. In Rock Hill, troops are getting ready to go to Afghanistan. Saturday morning a salute was held to the men and women of the 12 22nd Engineer Company of the South Carolina Army National Guard. It was a pre ...
A 22-year-old soldier from Ocala died last week after the vehicle he was in was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
President Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though not quite the 40,000 sought by a general, a source says.
As disparate as they may seem, Rory Stewart insists that U.S. policy in Afghanistan and a game of poker have a lot in common. Stewart, director of Harvard University’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, discussed this slightly quirky approach to global challenges and more when he spoke Monday night at Penn’s Global Forum. read more
