Young Afghan musicians in NY for date at Carnegie
For these young people from Afghanistan, it's the perfect trip to America. They get to scarf down New York pizza, go ice skating — and take the stage ...
Military weighs cutbacks, shifts in drone programs
The Pentagon for the first time is considering scaling back the massive buildup of drones it has overseen in the past few years, both to save money ...
Army vet receiving Medal of Honor for Afghan fight
A veteran who helped "defend the indefensible" at a vulnerable Army outpost in Afghanistan received the nation's highest award for military valor ...
US ships military equipment out of Afghanistan
The United States began its withdrawal from Afghanistan in earnest, officials said Monday, sending the first of what will be tens of thousands of ...
Afghan government: Prisoner abuse not systematic
An Afghan government panel acknowledged Monday that detainees face widespread torture but denied there is systematic abuse in government-run prisons.
New US commander takes the helm in Afghanistan
Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford took charge of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday as the coalition enters its final stretch of the more than ...
Commanders of foreign forces in Afghanistan
A list of commanders of the International Security Assistance Force, according to the coalition's website. — Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, American, Feb
Canada ahead of US in allowing women in combat
On May 17, 2006, in a firefight with Afghan Taliban insurgents, Canadian forces lost an artillery officer hit by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled ...
Roadside bomb kills 6 Afghan civilians
A government official says a roadside bomb has struck a car in southern Afghanistan, killing six civilians. The spokesman for the governor of southern ...
More Marines charged over corpse urination video
Two more Marines face criminal charges over a 2011 YouTube video showing members of a scout sniper platoon urinating on the corpses of Taliban ...
Rare Afghan fashion show seeks to empower women
Afghan models paraded down a candle-lined catwalk Friday as men and women watched from the audience in a restaurant off a muddy street in Kabul.
NATO rejects UN report on death of Afghan children
The U.S.-led international coalition on Friday rejected a U.N. rights group's concern about reports that U.S. military strikes have killed hundreds ...
Afghan boys from nominated film to walk red carpet
Fawad Mohammadi has spent half his life peddling maps and dictionaries to foreigners on a street of trinket shops in Kabul. Now the 14-year-old Afghan ...
Iran: Sanctions make nuclear talks with US futile
American proposals for direct talks with Iran are pointless while Washington is "holding a gun" to the country through sanctions, Iran's supreme ...
NATO helicopter crashes in eastern Afghanistan
A NATO helicopter crashed Thursday in eastern Afghanistan, but no crew members were seriously injured, officials said. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah ...
UN: Cost of bribes paid by Afghans spiked in 2012
The cost of corruption in Afghanistan rose sharply last year to $3.9 billion, and half of all Afghans bribed public officials for services, the U.N.
Terrorists with Western links a growing threat
They are called "homegrown terrorists," Western citizens highly prized by Islamic militant groups because they can move across borders and carry out ...
US military lifts ban on Afghan airline
The U.S. military has lifted a ban on contracts with an Afghan airline suspected of drug smuggling after the decision to blacklist the carrier sparked ...
Pakistan ready for peace talks with militants
Pakistan's interior minister said Monday that the government was ready to hold peace talks with domestic Taliban militants who have been waging a ...
UK sends hand-held helicopter drones to war zone
British soldiers in Afghanistan have been issued with surveillance drones so small they can fit in the palm of a man's hand. The Scandinavian-designed ...
Analysis: Economy, military shape US Iran strategy
President Barack Obama may have to decide this year whether to use military force to fulfill his vow to prevent Iran from being able to build nuclear ...
Taliban peace talks flounder as troops draw down
The Afghan peace effort is floundering, fraught with mistrust and confusion among key players even though the hard-line Taliban militants show signs ...
Kabul police arrest 6 suspected suicide bombers
Afghan police on Sunday arrested six men and seized suicide vests, assault rifles and more than 50 hand grenades during a raid on a residential ...
Afghanistan, Pakistan leaders in UK for talks
The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan are due to hold talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on the Afghan peace process.
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