16 Afghans killed in suicide attack

16 Afghans killed in suicide attack

Authorities on Friday were investigating whether a blast that hit a crowded marketplace in western Afghanistan was aimed at a provincial...

 

U.S. Afghanistan debate curbs Gates on Canada visit

As the Obama administration wrestles over its new Afghanistan strategy, the domestic debate is having far-reaching implications for the...

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Clinton ties future U.S. aid to Afghanistan accountability

The United States is limiting its goals in Afghanistan and demanding better accountability from that country's underperforming leader,...

Pakistan Taliban taps Punjab heartland for recruits

One by one, recruits from Pakistan's Punjab heartland would make the seven-hour drive to Waziristan, where they would pull up to an office...

Pakistan blast kills at least 10

A suicide attacker set off a car bomb at a police checkpoint Saturday, killing at least 10 people, officials said.

Marine Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr., 20, Armona; killed in explosion

Marine Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr., 20, Armona; killed in explosion

Early on in high school, Alfonso Ochoa Jr. decided he needed to get out of Armona, the tiny Central California town where he grew up. He saw...

CIA says it gets its money's worth from Pakistani spy agency

CIA says it gets its money's worth from Pakistani spy agency

The CIA has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan's intelligence service since the Sept. 11 attacks, accounting for as much...

Car bomb outside U.S. base in Afghanistan injures at least two dozen

Car bomb outside U.S. base in Afghanistan injures at least two dozen

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing outside a major U.S. military base on the outskirts of the capital today that...

Dutch troops' method in Afghanistan gains new prominence

Dutch troops' method in Afghanistan gains new prominence

A dozen Dutch soldiers emerge from their belching armored carriers, scan the area for danger and begin setting up checkpoints outside the...

White House talks up need for exit strategy in Afghanistan

The White House sent its strongest signal yet Thursday that it is searching for an eventual way out of Afghanistan even as it considers...

In Afghanistan, bomber strikes near key U.S. base

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing outside a major U.S. military base on the outskirts of the capital today that...

Obama makes a vow to veterans of today's wars

Obama makes a vow to veterans of today's wars

On a day when Americans acknowledge military veterans, President Obama said he would honor current service members' work with a commitment...

U.S. ambassador warns against Afghanistan troop buildup

U.S. ambassador warns against Afghanistan troop buildup

In an unexpected dissent at a critical moment, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan has warned in classified cables against any further...

Iraq, Afghanistan veterans need more help at home

Floyd Meshad, Vietnam vet, was in a Ralphs supermarket in Westchester when his cellphone rang at 9 o'clock one evening not long ago.