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Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah quit an election run-off after accusing the government of not meeting his demand for a fair vote, leaving doubts over the legitimacy of the next government. A weakened Afghan government under President
The C.I.A. links of Ahmed Wali Karzai, President Hamid Karzai’s brother and a man long linked to the country’s opium trade, has been only part of it. The burden of the momentous decisions on war strategy that will have to be made in the next few week
As usual, the U.S. government’s official position on the living conditions of women in Afghanistan is rosy. Things are improving, and we are proud of our country’s role in their liberation. NOT!
The shooting, the bombing and the killing of World War II stopped in August of 1945, and the War was formally over. The US and Britain knew the War was won, in 1944. At that time, a Conference was called among the 44 Allied Powers,
Obama says President Karzai has the interests of the Afghan people at heart. Evidently, the Afghan people he is speaking about do not include women.
A car bomb ripped through a crowded market killing 90 people in Pakistan's city of Peshawar on Wednesday, just hours after Washington's top diplomat arrived pledging a fresh start in sometimes strained relations. Wednesday's bomb, the latest urban
BAGHDAD - Iraq on Sunday accused countries of stealing vast sections of its national archives, including documents dating back centuries, after the 2003 US-led invasion of the country. Some 60 percent of the archives, amounting to tens of millions o
Eight American service members were killed Tuesday in insurgent attacks in southern Afghanistan, a focal point of the U.S. military campaign to combat the resurgent Taliban. The latest incidents, which came after 14 Americans were killed Monday wh
There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. It adds up to a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban rebels, but it hasn't led to anything close to victory.
A U.N. human rights investigator warned the United States that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions may violate international law. Unless the Obama administration explains the legal basis for targeting particular individuals
Russia is offering to modernize Cuba's deteriorating weapons systems – installed when the former Soviet Union was expanding worldwide – and it also wants to reactivate a sensitive electronic eavesdropping station on the nearby island at Lourdes, use
Matthew Hoh, 36, was the senior State Department official in Afghanistan's Zabul province, a hotbed for Taliban militants, until he resigned last month.
Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than 4 years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale conference on the futur
2 suicide bombs tore through Baghdad, killing 132 people, wounding more than 500 and leaving mangled bodies and cars on the streets in one of Iraq's deadliest days this year. The two blasts shredded buildings and smoke billowed from the area near the
Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch brought up a claim he said "some people" have made that President Barack Obama is waiting until after this year's gubernatorial election in New Jersey and Virginia before making a decision on sending more troops to Af
“Freedom is not free” is a common phrase found in songs, in speeches, and on ribbons, and it’s the inscription inlaid where the walls of the Korean War Veterans Memorial join...
Top NATO officials suggested they support Afghanistan commander Gen. McChrystal's call for a bigger counterinsurgency strategy in that war, but said they may send more troops only after they know how the administration intends to proceed there. Se
The Pakistani army's latest offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan, has failed to convince residents of the frontier area that the state is finally determined to wipe out the Islamic extremists.
A suspected nuclear weapons site in Pakistan was hit by a suicide bomb attack, raising fears about the security of the nuclear arsenal, while two other terrorist blasts made it another bloody day in the country's struggle against extremism. Increa
Gates was "heartened" by allies' commitment to the 8-year-old war as the Obama administration mulls ordering tens of thousands more U.S. troops to the fight. Citing a long-term commitment by NATO partners to remain in Afghanistan until the conflict i
The Taliban recaptured the birthplace of the Pakistani Taliban leader from the Pakistani army, inflicting the heaviest military losses so far in Pakistan's offensive and attempts to foment a tribal uprising against the Taliban also failed
The White House signaled President Obama would postpone any decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan until the disputed election there had been settled and resulted in a government that could work with the United States.
The Afghan electoral crisis intensified as officials responsible for declaring final results from the August presidential ballot refused to accept findings of a UN investigative panel that would force a runoff, those involved in the process said.
While the Obama administration weighs whether to send additional troops to Afghanistan, the U.S. military is spending billions of dollars on construction projects to ensure the country's infrastructure can support American and coalition personnel in
The U.S. strategy in Afghanistan will require more than targeted missile strikes and use of special operations forces to succeed and should include counterterrorism efforts coordinated closely with ground troops, the Senate Foreign Relations Committe
Four US soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, Nato-led forces have said. Two of the servicemen died in the blast on Thursday, and two others died later from their wounds.
Senators diverted $2.6 billion in funds in a defense spending bill to pet projects largely at the expense of accounts that pay for fuel, ammunition and training for U.S. troops, including those fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The worst-case scenario facing Pakistan -- prolonged insecurity with militants launching bloody attacks on the key pillars of the state -- is no longer just a risk for markets and Western policymakers to fret over. It is already here.
An investigation of allegedly fraudulent ballots in Afghanistan's troubled election has reduced President Hamid Karzai's portion of the vote to about 47%, an outcome that will trigger a runoff between him and his closest competitor.
The Pentagon pays an average of $400 to put a gallon of fuel into a combat vehicle or aircraft in Afghanistan. The statistic is likely to play into the escalating debate in Congress over the cost of a war that entered its ninth year last week.
