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US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000
The killing of an American serviceman in an exchange of fire with allied Afghan soldiers pushed U.S. military deaths in the war to 2,000, a cold ...
Afghan forces also suffer from insider attacks
Afghan Army Sgt. Habibullah Hayar didn't know it, but he had been sleeping with his enemy for weeks. Twenty days ago, one of his roommates was ...
Mexico catches alleged drug capo 'El Taliban'
Mexican marines acting on U.S. intelligence seized the leader of a breakaway faction of the hyper-violent Zetas cartel, officials said Thursday, ...
Pakistan Taliban: 'Amnesty' for bounty minister
The Pakistani Taliban announced Wednesday that they were giving a Cabinet minister an "amnesty," taking him off their hit list, because he offered a ...
Pakistan disowns bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker
The Pakistani government on Monday distanced itself from an offer by one of its Cabinet ministers to pay $100,000 to anyone who kills the maker of an ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
US penalties in effect for Taliban-allied Haqqanis
U.S. sanctions against the Pakistan-based Haqqani (hah-KAH'-nee) network of militants have come into force following the Obama administration's ...
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 ...
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 ...
Insider attacks on US troops concern Panetta
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that while he is very concerned about rogue Afghan troops and police turning their guns on U.S.
Afghan insider attack kills 4 US troops
Afghan police killed four American soldiers coming to their aid after a checkpoint attack Sunday, the third assault by government forces or insurgents ...
Police: Roadside bomb kills 15 in NW Pakistan
A roadside bomb ripped through a minibus in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border Sunday, killing 15 passengers and wounded 12 others, police ...
2 British soldiers killed in Afghan insider attack
A gunman in an Afghan police uniform killed two British soldiers in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after insurgents dressed in U.S.
Al-Qaida calls for more attacks on embassies
Al-Qaida's most active branch in the Middle East called for more attacks on U.S. embassies Saturday to "set the fires blazing," seeking to co-opt ...
UK military: No plan to end Harry's Afghan tour
Britain says it doesn't plan to cut short Prince Harry's deployment to Afghanistan, despite the Taliban attack on the base where he is stationed.
2 Marines killed in attack in southern Afghanistan
Heavily armed insurgents attacked a British air base in southern Afghanistan Friday, killing two U.S. Marines and wounding several other troops, U.S.
Farmers angry at counterterror tactic in Pakistan
Pakistan's effort to cut off the flow of fertilizer to militants using it to make bombs in this key tribal sanctuary along the Afghan border has ...