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US and Afghan forces clash, leaving 5 dead
A firefight broke out between U.S. forces and their Afghan army allies in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, killing two Americans and three Afghan soldiers ...
Many Iraq, Afghan vets choosing 'second service'
The link between U.S. military service and running for office is as old as the republic itself. It started with George Washington, who famously wrote ...
Apparent Afghan insider kills NATO troop, civilian
An apparent insider attack by Afghan forces has killed a NATO service member and an international civilian contractor with the military alliance, the ...
Last Western detainee at Gitmo returns to Canada
The last Western detainee held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay returned to Canada Saturday after a decade in custody following his ...
Bomb kills 2 police near Afghan training academy
Afghan authorities say a roadside bomb has killed two policemen in Herat province of western Afghanistan, just hours before a ceremony to hand a ...
NATO rebuilding partner operations with Afghans
Most U.S. and coalition combat units in Afghanistan have returned to their practice of partnering with Afghan forces, nearly two weeks after the top U
Alternative Nobels honor peace, human rights work
A British anti-arms trade campaign and promoters of peace, human rights and the environment from the United States, Afghanistan and Turkey have been ...
US general charged with adultery, other sex crimes
An Army brigadier general who served five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan has been charged with forcible sodomy, multiple counts of adultery and ...
NATO: 2 service members killed in Afghanistan
A suicide attack on a NATO patrol in eastern Afghanistan killed two service members in the U.S.-led coalition on Wednesday, NATO and Afghan officials ...
UN chief demands global action to end war in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded international action to stop the war in Syria, telling a somber gathering of world leaders Tuesday that the ...
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 ...