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Pakistan's military operations have "significantly degraded" Taliban militants but Islamabad has yet to go after the Taliban's Afghan leadership, a top US general said on Wednesday.
Violence in Afghanistan will likely climb in the short-term, along with internal government turmoil, U.S. General David Petraeus told Congress on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to reserve judgment for a full year on President Barack Obama's new war strategy.
NATO will step up fighting in Afghanistan next year as 37,000 more troops join the conflict, and is aware that increased civilian casualties may be the result, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. The United States is sending 30,000 more troops to the war, and NATO allies this week promised a further 6,800 from 36 countries, lifting the total foreign force in Afghanistan to about 140,000 once ...
Kabul - The Taliban on Wednesday warned the South Korean government against sending 500 soldiers to Afghanistan to take part in the fight against insurgents, saying Seoul must be prepared for bad consequences if the troops are deployed. South Korea...
General Says Afghanistan will "Get Harder Before it Gets Easier"; Taliban and al Qaeda Tied Together
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday toured the nerve centre of NATO command in Afghanistan, telling soldiers that success was in reach, despite the worsening eight-year war with the Taliban.
U.S. commanders in Afghanistan are reporting a sudden surge in Afghan army recruits this month, a much-needed boost after Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his security forces may not be able to take over from U.S. troops for up to five more years.
Progress against the insurgency in Afghanistan probably will be slower than seen during the buildup of U.S. forces in Iraq two years ago, but the Afghan campaign "is not hopeless," a top U.S. general said Wednesday.
Violence in Afghanistan may climb in the short-term, along with internal government turmoil, U.S. General David Petraeus told Congress on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to reserve judgment on the new war strategy for a full year.
On Friday, the Obama administration cleared the way for more drone attacks from the skies of Pakistan. Yet that can't be the extent of the new strategy for dealing with the tribal areas of Pakistan, where many terrorists hide. No one favors invad...
The U.S. office overseeing Afghanistan's rebuilding has failed to hire enough staff and issued too few audits and investigative reports, three senators are telling President Barack Obama.
Two of the biggest goals for U.S. forces in Afghanistan are building up Afghan security forces and convincing Taliban fighters to lay down their arms -- and cash could come into play in achieving both.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry says what happens in Pakistan is as critical to American success in South Asia as what happens on the ground in Afghanistan.
The No. 2 commanding general in Afghanistan acknowledged Wednesday that a NATO-led attack the day before in eastern Afghanistan possibly resulted in civilian deaths.
Russia's top drugs adviser has called on the United States to use its troop surge into Afghanistan to help stem the flow of drugs entering its borders, as heroin addiction reaches epidemic levels.
Van T. Barfoot UPDATE: The retired Army colonel and Medal of Honor winner will be allowed to keep his 21-foot flagpole in the front yard of his suburban Richmond, Virginia, home, where he raised, lowered and folded the flag each day, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Barfoot's homeowners' association had demanded that he remove the pole and had threatened the 90-year-old with legal action.
