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US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments
Uncle Sam may not want you after all. In sharp contrast to the peak years of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the Army last year took in no recruits ...
Senate panel votes to cut aid for Pakistan, Egypt
In a fresh warning to Pakistan, a Senate panel on Tuesday approved a foreign aid budget for next year that slashes President Barack Obama's request ...
Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO's exit
The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Barack Obama and his fellow world leaders.
Ryan Crocker, ambassador to Afghanistan, to leave
Ryan Crocker, the unflappable diplomat who became the civilian face of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over two administrations, is stepping ...
US Embassy in Kabul says US ambassador to leave
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul says Ambassador Ryan Crocker will be leaving his post this summer. Crocker, 62, came out of retirement last July to take ...
Summit doubleheader short on surprises
A long weekend of economic and security summits was heavy on stagecraft and light on surprises. The Group of Eight gathering in Camp David, Md., and ...
Obama snubs Pakistan head over supply routes
In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan.
New Zealand to pull Afghanistan troops next year
New Zealand says it will withdraw its small contingent of troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned. Prime Minister John Key told reporters ...
Who will drones target? Who in the US will decide?
White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be targeted for drone attacks or ...
Obama on Afghan: Leave on time, no 'perfect' end
President Barack Obama and leaders around the globe locked in place an Afghanistan exit path Monday that will still keep their troops fighting and ...
Obama: US making 'diligent progress' on Pakistan
President Barack Obama says the U.S. is making "diligent progress" on re-opening supply routes from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Obama and Afghanistan's ...
NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace
President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they struggled to ...
What to look for at the NATO summit
A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday. THE PLAYERS An alliance ...
NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces
NATO's secretary-general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces. "This summit is ...
Taliban: NATO nations should leave war like France
The Taliban on Sunday urged all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their forces from the war. The call came in a three-page ...
Flash flood kills 19 in Afghanistan; many missing
Flood waters ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying hundreds of homes, officials said Sunday.
World leaders confront flagging Afghan war
It was what President Barack Obama called a "war of necessity," a conflict thrust upon America by the 9/11 attacks. As NATO's mission here winds down ...
Suicide blast kills 13 in eastern Afghanistan
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint Saturday in a volatile area of eastern Afghanistan, killing 13 people, police said. The bomber ...
Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATO
President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options to solidify world resolve against development of an ...
Iran, Syria among topics for G-8 and NATO
President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers stepped outside discussions of European economic woes and Afghanistan that will ...
France's Hollande sticking to early Afghan pullout
In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by ...
Rockets kill 2 NATO troops, 3 Afghan civilians
Rockets crashed into a U.S. base and a house Friday in a remote area of northeast Afghanistan along the Pakistan border, killing two NATO service ...
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan
The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are ...
Obama's home-turf summits will test his leverage
President Barack Obama will find his diplomatic clout tested at twin summits on his own turf beginning Friday. The big global problems are the ...