AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 05.25.2011
KABUL — Nearly seven in 10 Afghans support the presence of U.S. forces in their country, and 61 percent favor the military buildup of 37,000 U.S...
Jamie Metzl | Posted 05.25.2011
Just back from Afghanistan, I began to daydream about Karzai speaking directly to the American people to take responsibility for his government's failings and seek support for U.S. engagement in the country.
The New York Times | ROD NORDLAND | Posted 05.25.2011
BAGHDAD -- The commanding general of American forces in Iraq said Monday that he had proposed putting United States troops in disputed parts of northe...
Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011
There was an ugly admission yesterday by the U.S. that forces in the Khost Province killed "four combatants," and that one of those killed was a woman...
GlobalPost.com | C.M. Sennott | Posted 05.25.2011
Four-star General David H. Petraeus, the chief of U.S. Central Command, performed the coin toss before kickoff at the Super Bowl. And there couldn...
BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011
Lorry drivers in north-west Pakistan say they will no longer deliver supplies to Nato and US-led forces in Afghanistan due to worsening security. T...
Kelly Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011
If we want to help build a stable and democratic Afghanistan, we should drastically revamp our humanitarian aid to assure that it goes to projects identified by Afghans as crucial and supports the local economy by employing local workers, not high-priced foreign contractors.
AP | HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.25.2011
BAGHDAD — Muqtada al-Sadr is considering setting aside his political ambitions and restarting a full-scale fight against U.S.-led forces _ a wor...
AP | AMIR SHAH | Posted 05.25.2011
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. and Afghan forces attacked a remote village in a mountainous region of northeastern Afghanistan following reports that...
Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011