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Clinton urges tolerance amid anti-US protests
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appealed Monday to Muslims to show "dignity" and not resort to violence as they protest an anti-Islam film ...
2 Marines to be court-martialed in urination case
Two Marine non-commissioned officers will be court-martialed for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters last year in Afghanistan and ...
Taliban release video on Afghan base attackers
The Taliban published a video Monday they say shows insurgents preparing for the brazen attack on a major NATO base earlier this month, just as NATO ...
Kazakhstan's long-serving prime minister resigns
The prime minister of Kazakhstan resigned Monday after leading the oil-rich Central Asian nation for more than five years and shepherding its economy ...
Obama, in election mode, tightens his UN diplomacy
The world's leaders are gathering in New York, but President Barack Obama has no plans to meet privately with any of them. He will make time for "The ...
NATO service member killed in eastern Afghanistan
NATO says a service member with the international military force in Afghanistan has been killed in an insurgent attack in the eastern part of the ...
Defense hawk backs US withdrawal from Afghanistan
One of the strongest defense hawks in Congress says the United States should withdraw its forces from Afghanistan amid increasing signs that even ...
Afghanistan bans Pakistani newspapers
Afghanistan banned all Pakistani newspapers from entering the country on Friday in an attempt to block the Taliban from influencing public opinion via ...
Panetta: US surge troops out of Afghanistan
The 33,000 additional U.S. troops that President Barack Obama ordered to Afghanistan to tamp down the Taliban attacks nearly two years ago have now ...
Pakistan to talk counterterrorism with US, Afghans
Pakistan's foreign minister revealed Thursday that her country would soon hold confidential talks with the United States and Afghanistan to improve ...
UK soldier unexpectedly gives birth in Afghanistan
Hours after a British soldier in Afghanistan told medics she was suffering from stomach pains, the Royal Artillery gunner unexpectedly gave birth to ...
Polish troops find abandoned baby in Afghanistan
Polish troops on patrol in southern Afghanistan have found a newborn baby abandoned on the side of a road. The towel-wrapped girl was found Wednesday ...
Jobs bill for vets bogs down in Senate
Senate Republicans blocked legislation Wednesday that would have established a $1 billion jobs program putting veterans back to work tending to the ...
Officer: Insider attacks aimed at Western resolve
A series of "insider attacks" against U.S. and allied troops by Afghan forces are an attempt by the Taliban to drive a wedge between coalition and ...
Afghan president urges peace, despite attacks
The Afghan president on Wednesday urged his nation to rally behind the push for peace negotiations with insurgents despite persistent violence, ...
Bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 8 civilians
A bomb targeting a Pakistani military vehicle instead struck a passenger van on Wednesday in a city in the country's northwest, killing at least eight ...
Army tests body armor tailored for female soldiers
Female soldiers from Fort Campbell deploying to Afghanistan will field test the first Army body armor that is shorter and better tailored specifically ...
Militants claim Afghan attack is revenge for film
Islamic militants sought Tuesday to capitalize on anger over an anti-Islam video that was produced in the United States, saying a suicide bombing that ...
NATO order changes way it will fight Afghan war
NATO's decision to restrict operations with small Afghan forces to mitigate the threat of insider attacks means fewer boots on patrols and a shift in ...
NATO: Halt in joint Afghan ops won't hurt strategy
NATO's top official has played down the significance of the alliance's decision to scale back joint operations with the Afghan army and police after ...
As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up
The end game in Afghanistan is off to a shaky start. Just as the last U.S. "surge" troops leave the country, trouble is breaking out in ways that go ...
Panetta: US concerned about Afghan insider attacks
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday the U.S. is concerned about the impact insider attacks are having on its forces in Afghanistan.
South Africa says 8 citizens killed in Kabul blast
The International Affairs Ministry says eight South African citizens were killed in a suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan. Spokesman Nelson Kgwete told ...
Suicide bomber in Afghan capital kills at least 9
A suicide bomber rammed a small sedan heavily laden with explosives into a mini-bus believed to be carrying foreign aviation workers to the airport ...
Afghans reject US-favored administrative detention
An Afghan judicial panel ruled Monday that administrative detention violates Afghan law, potentially thwarting a U.S. plan to hand over Afghan ...