http://www.mail.com/people/1714608-joseph-f-dunford-jr.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1714608-joseph-f-dunford-jr.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073482-karzai-us-9-afghan-bases-2014.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has irked Washington with his frequent criticism of American military operations in his country, said Thursday that his government is now ready to let the U.S. have nine bases across Afghanistan after most foreign troops withdraw in 2014. A border spat with Pakistan and a desire to test public o... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:16:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073482-karzai-us-9-afghan-bases-2014.html 2013-05-09T20:16:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071008-afghan-police-kill-8-protest.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan police were accused of killing eight protesters at a demonstration on Wednesday as the U.S.-led coalition said it had opened an investigation into allegations of misconduct by NATO troops during an encounter with insurgents. Both incidents occurred in southern Afghanistan where violence has escalated in recent weeks follow... Wed, 08 May 2013 14:27:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071008-afghan-police-kill-8-protest.html 2013-05-08T14:27:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048338-nato-crash-kills-4-taliban-spring-offensive.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A NATO plane crash in southern Afghanistan killed four international troops on Saturday, the same day the Taliban announced its spring offensive and said it will target military and diplomatic sites with suicide bombers and infiltrate enemy forces to conduct deadly insider attacks. April already has been the deadliest month so fa... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:21:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048338-nato-crash-kills-4-taliban-spring-offensive.html 2013-04-27T19:21:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048330-afghan-troops-hold-their-ground-high-cost.html FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONNOLLY, Afghanistan (AP) — The Americans could be spotted waiting for the Chinooks in the 2 a.m. darkness only by the shape of their night-vision goggles, as they shared a cigarette with glowing embers in quick drags among the kneeling assaulters in the chilled dark. They would be on the first two helicopters to drop into the vill... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:06:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048330-afghan-troops-hold-their-ground-high-cost.html 2013-04-27T15:06:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2023062-general-rush-to-set-post-2014-us-force-size.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. should keep troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, but a decision on the number can wait until the Afghan army has been tested in this summer's fighting, the top U.S. commander in Kabul said Tuesday. In his first congressional testimony since taking over in February, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford told the Se... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:37:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2023062-general-rush-to-set-post-2014-us-force-size.html 2013-04-16T17:37:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002158-joint-chiefs-chairman-afghanistan-talks.html BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — A weekend visit to Afghanistan by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is aimed at assessing the type and level of additional training that U.S. troops could provide to Afghan defense forces after 2014. Gen. Martin Dempsey, who arrived at Bagram Air Field on Saturday after an overnight flight, said that assessment will info... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:38:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002158-joint-chiefs-chairman-afghanistan-talks.html 2013-04-06T04:38:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1988080-us-hands-control-troubled-area-to-afghans.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan special forces took control of part of a troubled province bordering Kabul from U.S. troops on Saturday, ending a weeks-long dispute over abuse allegations that prompted Afghan President Hamid Karzai to order all American forces out of the area. The handover highlighted the Karzai government's struggle to assert its author... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:51:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1988080-us-hands-control-troubled-area-to-afghans.html 2013-03-30T19:51:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1977348-us-hands-prison-to-afghans.html BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military gave control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan to Kabul on Monday, a year after the two sides initially agreed on the transfer. The handover of Parwan Detention Facility ends a bitter chapter in American relations with Afghanistan's mercurial president, Hamid Karzai, who demanded control of the pris... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:26:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1977348-us-hands-prison-to-afghans.html 2013-03-25T12:26:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1966686-us-karzai-deal-leaves-us-commandos-wardak.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president on Wednesday relented in his demand for all U.S. special operations forces to withdraw from a strategic province east of the capital, agreeing to a compromise calling for the pullout of one team implicated in abuse allegations that the Americans have rejected. The dispute underscores the fragile negotiatio... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:03:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1966686-us-karzai-deal-leaves-us-commandos-wardak.html 2013-03-20T19:03:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1962764-ap-interview-us-general-overtures-to-karzai.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. military chief in Afghanistan said Monday that his team is working as fast as possible to resolve issues that have infuriated Afghan President Hamid Karzai, including the delay in handing over a U.S.-run detention center and the withdrawal of American special forces from a troubled province neighboring Kabul. The eff... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:13:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1962764-ap-interview-us-general-overtures-to-karzai.html 2013-03-18T21:13:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1959212-us-helicopter-crashes-afghanistan-killing-1.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan Saturday, killing one member of the U.S.-led coalition and injuring another in what was the second deadly air crash in the country in a week, NATO officials said. The crashes come as U.S. officials are grappling with tough talk from Afghan President Hamid Karzai whose recent anti-Ameri... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:34:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1959212-us-helicopter-crashes-afghanistan-killing-1.html 2013-03-16T18:34:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1959724-hagel-karzai-seek-deal-detainees-within-1-week.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has held new talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a nettlesome disagreement over the stalled transfer of a key detention center to Afghan control. Pentagon press secretary George Little said Hagel and Karzai discussed the dispute by phone on Saturday. He said they agreed to try to re... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:36:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1959724-hagel-karzai-seek-deal-detainees-within-1-week.html 2013-03-16T17:36:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1954326-us-warns-afghan-leaders-comments-threaten-troops.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan warned his troops to be ready for increased violence because of a series of anti-American statements by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, NATO said Thursday. In an email to battlefield commanders, Gen. Joseph Dunford, said the remarks could spur more insider attacks, days after members of Afghan... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:38:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1954326-us-warns-afghan-leaders-comments-threaten-troops.html 2013-03-14T19:38:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1951870-top-house-chairman-optimistic-afghanistan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military leaders and the American ambassador favor a residual force of 13,600 in Afghanistan after combat troops leave at the end of 2014, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday as President Barack Obama faces political and military pressures on his upcoming decision on the size of the force. A day after w... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:56:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1951870-top-house-chairman-optimistic-afghanistan.html 2013-03-13T17:56:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1951668-karzai-complains-delay-us-prison-handover.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president is warning that any further delay turning over a key U.S.-run detention facility to full Afghan control would harm relations. Hamid Karzai's statement comes after he and U.S. commander Gen. Joseph Dunford met Wednesday but failed to resolve the impasse that derailed a scheduled handover last Saturday. NATO... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:48:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1951668-karzai-complains-delay-us-prison-handover.html 2013-03-13T16:48:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1947892-5-us-troops-die-helicopter-crash-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday. Monday night's crash brought the total number of U.S. troops killed that day to seven, making it the deadliest day for U.S. forces so far this year. Two U.S. special operations forces were gunned down hours earlier in an i... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:33:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1947892-5-us-troops-die-helicopter-crash-afghanistan.html 2013-03-12T18:33:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1946828-angry-afghan-villagers-want-us-special-forces.html MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan policeman gunned down two U.S. special forces on Monday in Wardak province, less than 24 hours after President Hamid Karzai's deadline expired for them to leave the area where residents have grown increasingly hostile toward the Americans. Despite Karzai's orders, the American special operations forces remain in ... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:42:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1946828-angry-afghan-villagers-want-us-special-forces.html 2013-03-11T19:42:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1945502-afghan-troubles-spell-tough-start-hagel.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It's been a rough start for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. After surviving a combative Senate confirmation battle, he jumped on a military plane to Afghanistan and was hit with the jarring difficulties of shutting down a war in a country still wracked by violence and political volatility. His stay of less than... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:04:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1945502-afghan-troubles-spell-tough-start-hagel.html 2013-03-11T14:04:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1944318-security-risks-frayed-relations-dog-us-afghans.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A series of security problems and fractured relations with Afghan leaders plagued Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's first trip here as Pentagon chief, including the Afghan president's accusations that the U.S. and the Taliban are working in concert to show that violence in the country will worsen if most coalition troops leave. The... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:46:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1944318-security-risks-frayed-relations-dog-us-afghans.html 2013-03-10T18:46:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1944134-afghan-leader-alleges-us-taliban-colluding.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accused the Taliban and the U.S. of working in concert to convince Afghans that violence will worsen if most foreign troops leave — an allegation the top American commander in Afghanistan rejected as "categorically false." Karzai said two suicide bombings that killed 19 people on Saturday —... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:49:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1944134-afghan-leader-alleges-us-taliban-colluding.html 2013-03-10T16:49:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1943090-hagel-optimistic-reaching-commando-agreement.html JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he believes U.S. officials will be able to work things out with Afghan leaders who have ordered special operations forces out of Wardak province, even as commandos face a Monday deadline to leave. Hagel's comments came on his first trip to Afghanistan as defense secretary. On his first ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1943090-hagel-optimistic-reaching-commando-agreement.html 2013-03-09T21:06:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1942498-transfer-us-prison-to-afghans-delayed.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The long-awaited transfer of the U.S. detention center in Afghanistan was delayed once again Saturday after a deal struck between the two governments broke down before the planned handover ceremony. The delay suggests that the two sides have yet to resolve thorny issues such as whether Afghans can be held without trial and whethe... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:35:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1942498-transfer-us-prison-to-afghans-delayed.html 2013-03-09T17:35:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927278-nato-2-afghan-boys-accidentally-killed.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — International forces accidentally killed two Afghan boys during an operation in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Saturday. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, offered his "personal apology and condolences to the family of the boys who were killed" and said the coali... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:16:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927278-nato-2-afghan-boys-accidentally-killed.html 2013-03-02T20:16:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1921992-roadside-bomb-kills-9-people-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb killed nine people, mostly border policemen, Thursday in Afghanistan where militants continue to target government security forces taking over from withdrawing international troops. No one claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the Taliban and other insurgents have stepped up attacks against Afghan policemen ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:50:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1921992-roadside-bomb-kills-9-people-afghanistan.html 2013-02-28T17:50:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918186-taliban-kill-17-afghans-attack-east.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents poisoned, then shot and killed 17 people as they slept at a local police post in eastern Afghanistan, one of two attacks in as many days targeting Afghan security forces, an official said Wednesday. It's unclear how the militants were able to drug people inside the post before firing bullets into their incapaci... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:30:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918186-taliban-kill-17-afghans-attack-east.html 2013-02-27T16:30:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1908632-up-to-12000-us-allied-troops-afghanistan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely American forces tasked with hunting down remnants of al-Qaida and helping Afghan forces with their own security. Patience with the 11-year-old war has grown thin in the U.S. and Europe, yet ... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:26:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1908632-up-to-12000-us-allied-troops-afghanistan.html 2013-02-22T21:26:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1901210-allen-retirement-opens-europe-command-slot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is looking for a new candidate to lead American and allied forces in Europe after his first choice, Marine Gen. John Allen, bowed out Tuesday and announced his intention to retire for what he called personal reasons. The move further clouds the picture for Obama as he repositions key figures on his national securit... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:40:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1901210-allen-retirement-opens-europe-command-slot.html 2013-02-20T00:40:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1898748-karzai-bans-afghan-forces-seeking-airstrikes.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Critics expressed worries Monday that a presidential order barring Afghan security forces from requesting international airstrikes during operations in residential areas could hobble government troops even as they prepare to take over full responsibility for security in the country from international forces. Underscoring the troo... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:48:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1898748-karzai-bans-afghan-forces-seeking-airstrikes.html 2013-02-18T20:48:51Z