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Pakistan: Officials say US drones kill 8 militants
Several missiles fired from American drones slammed into a compound near the Afghan border in Pakistan early Tuesday, killing eight suspected ...
Obama, Karzai to meet in Washington on Friday
President Barack Obama will host Afghan President Hamid Karzai (HAH'-mihd KAHR'-zeye) at the White House on Friday. It's the first in-person meeting ...
Obama sends military one of its own as DOD chief
President Barack Obama said he was sending the U.S. military "one of its own" Monday as he selected decorated Vietnam combat veteran Chuck Hagel to ...
McChrystal calls for enduring Afghan force
Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal said Monday he backs the White House's drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan slated for 2014, but added that the U.S.
Chuck Hagel, likely nominee to lead Pentagon
Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel is a contrarian Republican moderate and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who is likely to support a more rapid ...
Suicide bombers kill 5 at Afghan district compound
Two suicide bombers penetrated a government compound in the country's south Sunday, killing five people, Afghan officials said. There were no reports ...
Pakistani officials say US drones kill 9 militants
Suspected American drones fired several missiles into three militant hideouts near the Afghan border on Sunday, killing nine Pakistani Taliban ...
US pushes to finish Afghan dam as challenges mount
In the approaching twilight of its war in Afghanistan, the U.S. is forging ahead with a giant infrastructure project long criticized as too costly in ...
McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article
Speaking out for the first time since he resigned, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes the blame for a Rolling Stone article and the unflattering ...
Afghan militants freed by government
Some 250 prisoners formerly held by the U.S. have been released by Afghan authorities in hopes that this will lead to reconciliation in the 11-year ...
US drones kill senior Taliban figure in Pakistan
An American drone strike in Pakistan has killed a top Taliban commander who sent money and fighters to battle the U.S. in Afghanistan but had a truce ...
Israeli library unveils ancient Afghan manuscripts
A trove of ancient manuscripts in Hebrew characters rescued from caves in a Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan is providing the first physical ...
Danish soldier killed in Afghanistan
An elite Danish soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan by an explosive device, military officials said Thursday. The blast is said to have ...
Jury selection begins in Fla. terror finance case
Jury selection began Wednesday for the trial of an elderly Muslim cleric and his son on charges they funneled tens of thousands of dollars to the ...
Taliban likens US Afghan role to Vietnam War
The Taliban Wednesday likened the planned withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan to America's pullout from Vietnam, calling it a "declare victory ...
Afghan negotiator welcomes prisoner release
A top Afghan negotiator said Tuesday he hopes eight Taliban members freed by Pakistan will serve as peace mediators, describing Islamabad's move as ...
Afghans: Next force transition starts in 2 months
The next phase of transferring security from NATO to Afghan control will begin in two months and aims to cover nearly 90 percent of the country's ...
AP IMPACT: Al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali
Deep inside caves, in remote desert bases, in the escarpments and cliff faces of northern Mali, Islamic fighters are burrowing into the earth, ...
Fla. man pleads guilty in NY in dinosaur dispute
A Florida fossils dealer pleaded guilty to smuggling charges Thursday and agreed to give up a celebrated $1 million dinosaur skeleton seized by the U.
A lesson in pop culture via Guantanamo
An Afghan man who is being held with the most significant terrorism suspects in U.S. custody has apparently gained extensive knowledge of western pop ...
Pakistan releases 8 Afghan Taliban prisoners
Pakistan released eight members of the Afghan Taliban from prison on Monday, including the former justice minister under the Taliban, in a bid to ...
Soldier adjusts to life at home after Afghanistan
First Lt. Aaron Dunn deployed to Afghanistan in early March 2012. His 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, was charged with engaging ...
Afghan violence falls in 2012, insider attacks up
Violence in Afghanistan fell in 2012, but more Afghan troops and police who now shoulder most of the combat were killed, according to statistics ...
US family pleas for couple missing in Afghanistan
The family of an ailing, pregnant American woman missing in Afghanistan with her Canadian husband has broken months of silence over the mysterious ...