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American deaths in Afghan war drop to 4-year low
U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan have plunged to the lowest level in four years, reflecting a pullback from direct combat into the less deadly role ...
AP Interview: Top US general confident in Afghans
The top commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan believes government security forces have improved faster than expected and will be ready to take ...
Karzai: Afghan government should lead peace talks
Afghanistan's president warned on Tuesday that all efforts at peace talks with the Taliban should go through the government, and appealed on the ...
Taliban attacks show Afghan insurgents' resilience
Taliban suicide bombers carried out a brazen attack in the Afghan capital on Monday, the second in less than a week and a sign that insurgents are ...
US envoy says Taliban peace process stuck
The United States wants serious peace negotiations with the Taliban to begin, but it has not been possible to get the process under way, the American ...
1 killed in suicide attack on Afghan spy agency
Taliban suicide bombers attacked the gates of the Afghan intelligence agency Wednesday, killing one person and wounding dozens in a blast that ...
Panetta: No US troops on the ground in Mali
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that the U.S. has ruled out putting any American troops on the ground in Mali, but officials are hoping ...
Afghan defense minister hopes US stays after 2014
Afghanistan's defense minister expressed optimism on Tuesday that the United States will not abandon his country after foreign combat troops leave at ...
Senate GOP leader optimistic about Afghanistan
The United States should keep a residual force of about 10,000 in Afghanistan after combat forces leave at the end of 2014, the Senate Republican ...
Karzai: US troop immunity up to Afghan elders
The Afghan president said Monday that a meeting of the nation's elders should convene to decide whether U.S. troops staying in the country after 2014 ...
Obama: US war in Afghanistan winding down
With the war in Afghanistan winding down after 11 years, President Barack Obama says the time is right for U.S. forces to let Afghans do their own ...
Al-Qaida presence in Mali, Yemen and Afghanistan
President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Friday to discuss bringing down the curtain in the long Afghan war. As U.S.
Obama, Karzai agree: It's time to wind down war
Uneasy allies, President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai demonstrated Friday they could agree on one big idea: After 11 years of war, ...
THE RESET: Obama has 'more flexibility' now to act
Mitt Romney was going to "Etch A Sketch" his way to the White House. We saw how that worked out. But President Obama had some sound bites to regret, ...
Panetta says US in 'last chapter' of Afghan war
In a notably upbeat assessment of war progress, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that the U.S.-led coalition has advanced to the "last ...
Panetta hails 'last chapter' of war in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is hailing what he calls "the last chapter" of a long and costly struggle to ensure that Afghanistan can govern itself ...
Specter of Benghazi drives US-Afghan talks
The attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya last year has become a factor driving the White House decision on how large a force to leave in ...
US troop plan in Afghanistan follows Iraq playbook
It's the same debate, the same numbers and practically the same plan, but the White House is working harder to keep troops in Afghanistan than it did ...
Senators meet with Afghan president
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is meeting with members of the Senate to discuss what Republican leader Mitch McConnell says are mutual goals for ...
US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands ...
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 ...
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.
Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief
President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, choosing a former Senate ...