Embassy

New ArmorGroup Revelations: Fraud, Schemes, Prostitution

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Former managers for the security contractor protecting the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan said Thursday the company lowballed its bid ...

Afghans in DC Celebrate 90 Years of Independence

Joseph Freeman | Posted 09.20.2009 | Eyes & Ears


Joseph Freeman

Citizens aren't usually forced to divide their attention between a groundbreaking election and nine decades of self-determination. But we are talking about Afghanistan here.

Pakistan Embassy: US Plans Massive Billion-Dollar Mega-Structure

McClatchy News | Posted 06.28.2009 | World


The U.S. is embarking on a $1 billion crash program to expand its diplomatic presence in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan, another sign that the O...

Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Pakistan: Yet Another Path to Failure Facts: Pakistan's government arrests hundreds of "dissidents" includi...

US Inaugurates New $700 Million Embassy In Baghdad

AP | CHELSEA J. CARTER | Posted 02.05.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone _ and the mo...

US' Syrian Embassy May Close To Public

AP | ALBERT AJI | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria threatened Wednesday to cut off security cooperation along the Iraqi border if there are more American raids on Syrian t...