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NATO: 2 international troops die in Afghanistan
Two service members with the U.S.-led military coalition died Friday in Afghanistan, NATO said. One service member was killed in an insurgent attack ...
US admiral cleared of misconduct in Pentagon probe
The head of U.S. European Command has been cleared of misconduct after a lengthy Pentagon investigation into travel and expense questions that ...
Obama's return a test of evolving foreign policy
Phrases to describe some of the looming foreign policy challenges for President Barack Obama didn't even exist when he took the oath of office the ...
Russia hopes for US flexibility on missile shield
Russia expects Barack Obama to show more flexibility in a dispute over U.S. missile defense plans in Europe following his re-election as president, ...
Britain: Obama victory an opportunity for Syria
Britain called on the U.S. and other allies Wednesday to do more to shape the Syrian opposition into a coherent force, saying the re-election of ...
Western efforts on Syria shifting
Western efforts to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad shifted dramatically Wednesday, with Britain announcing it will deal directly with rebel ...
Afghans set presidential poll date; Taliban jeer
Afghans will elect a new president in the spring of 2014 in a ballot considered crucial for their country's stability and security after more than 11 ...
US, EU to ethnic Serbs: You have a home in Kosovo
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toured a Serbian Orthodox church in Kosovo Wednesday as she pressed America's close ally to step up its ...
US, EU hopeful of new Iran nuke talks
The U.S. and the European Union said Tuesday they'll press on with sanctions against Iran, even as they hope the promise of new negotiations could ...
Man in Afghan uniform kills 2 British troops
A man wearing an Afghan police uniform shot and killed two British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, international military ...
US seeks Algeria's support in possible Mali move
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Algeria's assistance on Monday for any future military intervention in Mali, pressing the North ...
Afghan raid kills 4 Taliban, 3 civilian bystanders
An Afghan army officer says a pre-dawn raid in the eastern province of Ghazni killed four Taliban and three civilian bystanders. Lt. Ghulam Sarwer ...
New Afghan war phase, with no decisive end seen
A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing ...
Suicide attack kills 41 at Afghan mosque
A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a mosque packed with senior regional officials in northern Afghanistan on a major Muslim holiday Friday, ...
2 US troops die in apparent Afghan insider attack
A man in an Afghan police uniform shot and killed two American service members in what appeared to be the latest attack on international forces this ...
Taliban leader says insider attacks will increase
Taliban insurgents will increase the number of insider attacks against coalition and Afghan forces, which have resulted in the deaths of at least 52 ...
Taliban ambush kills 10 Afghan troops
Taliban insurgents killed 10 Afghan troops in an ambush in western Herat province, police and government officials said Tuesday. A spokesman for the ...
Taliban deny their bombs cause most Afghan deaths
The Taliban dismissed on Sunday a UN report that roadside bombs are causing most civilian casualties in Afghanistan as "Western propaganda." Taliban ...
Romney rips Russia, at least on campaign trail
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney calls Russia the No. 1 foe of the United States and promises to stand up to Russian President Vladimir ...
Blast in Afghanistan kills 19 en route to wedding
A roadside bomb tore through a minibus carrying people to a wedding celebration in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 19 people and ...
Afghan police school tries to fix struggling force
At the gate to the National Police Academy, on the western edge of the Afghan capital, the guard's rifle bolts into firing position. "Stop!" he shouts
Karzai: NATO can speed up handover of security
President Hamid Karzai said Thursday the nation's military and police are ready and willing to take full responsibility for security in the country ...
Suicide blast hits US-Afghan base; 10 Afghans hurt
A suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle near the gate of a U.S.-Afghan combat outpost in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, wounding 10 Afghan ...
Afghans deny killer of 2 US troops was intel agent
Afghanistan's security service denied claims that a suicide bomber who killed two American troops and four Afghans in a weekend attack was a member ...
Russia asks Afghanistan for help with Soviet MIAs
Russia appealed Monday to the Afghan authorities and public to provide information on over 200 Soviet troops listed as missing since Soviet forces ...