Articles tagged with afghanistan

Wed, May 23, 2012

Clay County Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

A Valley soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Monday.  27 year old Arronn Fields of Clay County was conducting a mounted patrol when he ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Exclusive: U.S. envoy to Afghanistan to step down shortly

By Missy Ryan

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker is expected to step down soon from his post as President Barack Obama ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

NATO endorses strategy to end Afghan war but risks remain

By Matt Spetalnick and Missy Ryan

CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO set an "irreversible" course out of Afghanistan on Monday but President Barack Obama admitted the ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Motorcycle bomber kills 10 in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives in an Afghan district close to the border with Pakistan, killing at least 10 ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Afghanistan fundraising goal eludes as US heads to NATO summit

By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the eve of this weekend's NATO summit, the United States remains short of its goal of raising ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

House-backed defense budget sets up clash with Obama

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Friday to authorize $642.5 billion in defense and war spending next ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Is it curtains for Afghanistan's fading silver screen?

By Amie Ferris-Rotman and Sayed Hassib

KABUL (Reuters) - Clouds of hashish and cigarette smoke float across a screen showing a dancing Pakistani woman, who ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Afghanistan "faces tougher times" in next security handover

By Mirwais Harooni

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan faces tougher security challenges in the next phase of a transition from foreign to Afghan forces as insurgents ...

Sun, May 06, 2012

U.S. secretly released prisoners in Afghanistan: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has been secretly releasing detainees from a military prison in Afghanistan as part of negotiations with insurgent groups, the ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Americans favor limited U.S. role in Afghanistan

By Deborah Charles

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans want U.S. troops out of Afghanistan and oppose a significant long-term commitment to support that nation ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

WATCH LIVE: President Obama from Afghanistan at 7:30pm

BAGRAM AIR BASE, AFGHANISTAN (WKZO) -- President Barack Obama is expected to address the nation Tuesday night live from Afghanistan.  Watch LIVE video 

Shortly after ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Obama swoops into Afghanistan on bin Laden death anniversary

By Caren Bohan

BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death with a speedy trip to ...

Sun, April 22, 2012

Afghanistan and U.S. agree on strategic pact text

By Rob Taylor

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan and the United States on Sunday agreed on a draft of a long-awaited deal that will define the ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

U.S. helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, four feared dead

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. military helicopter went down in poor weather in Afghanistan on Thursday, the military said, in a crash that officials ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Panetta apologizes for photos of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta apologized on Wednesday for photographs that appeared in an American newspaper of U.S. soldiers posing with the ...

Sun, April 15, 2012

Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hour Kabul attack ends

By Rob Taylor and Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack on Kabul showed a ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Afghanistan's Karzai considers change in election timetable

By Rob Taylor and Jack Kimball

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday he was considering changes to either the 2014 timetable ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Suicide attacks kill 19 in Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Suicide bombers killed at least nineteen people in attacks across Afghanistan on Tuesday, including 11 Afghan police, as insurgents ramped up ...

Sun, April 08, 2012

Afghanistan, U.S. reach deal on controversial night raids

By Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan and the United States reached a deal on Sunday to curb night raids on Afghan homes, giving Kabul ...

Sat, March 31, 2012

Insight: Lifting the veil on Afghanistan's female addicts

By Amie Ferris-Rotman

KABUL (Reuters) - Anita lifted the sky-blue burqa from her face, revealing glazed eyes and cracked lips from years of smoking opium ...

Sat, March 31, 2012

Afghanistan presses for answers on long-term U.S. military bases

By Sanjeev Miglani and Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan wants the United States to clearly spell out what sort of military presence it will ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Dozens of Taliban killed in fighting in west Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in U.S. air strikes and a gunbattle in western Afghanistan after an insurgent attack on ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Former official gets prison over Afghanistan bribe

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal judge in Atlanta sentenced a former Defense Department official on Wednesday to a year and eight months ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Former defense official gets prison over Afghanistan bribe

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal judge in Atlanta sentenced a former Defense Department official on Wednesday to a year and eight months ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Former defense official gets prison over Afghanistan bribe

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal judge in Atlanta sentenced a former Defense Department official on Wednesday to a year and eight months ...

Tue, March 27, 2012

Panetta says focus on strategy, not polls in Afghanistan

By David Alexander

OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday it was important for NATO-led forces to continue implementing their ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

U.S. to need "significant combat power" in Afghanistan: general

(Reuters) - The United States will require "significant combat power" next year in Afghanistan, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces said on Thursday ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

French shooting suspect not jailed in Afghanistan: governor

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An Afghan provincial governor on Wednesday denied statements by a senior prison official that French school shooting suspect Mohamed Merah was ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

U.S. to determine Afghanistan troop pull-out by end-2012

By Missy Ryan and Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top commander in Afghanistan will make recommendations about how quickly the United ...

Sat, March 17, 2012

Afghan shooting suspect "doesn't remember" incident: lawyer

By Kevin Murphy

LANSING, Kansas (Reuters) - The U.S. soldier implicated in the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan "doesn't remember" the incident ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

Afghanistan's Karzai slams U.S. over massacre

By Mirwais Harooni and Rob Taylor

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday lashed out at the United States for failing to fully ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

NATO helicopter crash kills 16 people in Afghanistan

By Hamid Shalizi and Jack Kimball

KABUL (Reuters) - A NATO helicopter crashed into a house on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

Roadside bomb kills 8 in Afghanistan's Helmand province

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed at least eight Afghan civilians travelling in a minibus in the southern province of Helmand on ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

Defense chief Panetta in Afghanistan after massacre

By Phil Stewart

BASTION AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit on Wednesday, as the United States ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Afghanistan killings put new pressure on Obama, Republicans

By Jeff Mason and Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What a difference a few weeks can make.

Just as President Barack Obama was enjoying the ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Karzai asks NATO to leave Afghan villages; Taliban scrap talks

By Rob Taylor and Jack Kimball

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages and confine themselves ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Germany's Merkel pays surprise trip to Afghanistan

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid an unexpected visit to German troops serving in the NATO mission in Afghanistan on Monday, a government ...

Sun, March 11, 2012

Afghans urge U.S. exit after killings; US says timetable unchanged

By Ahmad Nadem and Ahmad Haroon

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The massacre of 16 villagers by a U.S. soldier triggered angry calls from Afghans ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Afghanistan and U.S. sign prison transfer deal

By Mirwais Harooni

KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and Afghanistan signed an agreement on Friday on the transfer of a major U.S.-run ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Obama: US will not stay in Afghanistan longer than

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the United States was committed to long-term ties with Afghanistan but did not want to keep ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Two U.S. soldiers killed at base in Afghanistan

By Michael Georgy

KABUL (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were shot and killed on Thursday in an attack involving at least one Afghan believed ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Obama: apology "calmed things down" in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that his formal apology last week to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the burning of copies ...

Sun, February 26, 2012

Seven Americans wounded in attack on NATO base in Afghanistan

By Fraidoon Elhaam and Hamid Shalizi

KUNDUZ/KABUL, Afghanistan(Reuters) - Seven U.S. military trainers were wounded on Sunday when a grenade was thrown ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

US urges Afghanistan to protect NATO forces

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called on the Afghan government on Saturday to take decisive action to protect NATO forces and ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

Afghan policeman suspect in killing of U.S. officers: sources

By Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan authorities said on Sunday they believe an Afghan police intelligence officer may have been involved in the shooting ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

U.S.-Taliban talks only "exploratory": Afghan envoy

By Serena Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban and the United States have made only "exploratory" contacts for possible reconciliation which do not involve ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

NATO forces in Afghanistan say killed eight youths in air raid

KABUL (Reuters) - NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Wednesday they killed eight young Afghans in eastern Kapisa province last week in an air strike ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Taliban return seen unlikely threat in reshaped Afghanistan

By Rob Taylor

KABUL (Reuters) - Among the snippets in a secret NATO report detailing the hopes of jailed Taliban militants to retake Afghanistan was ...

Wed, February 01, 2012

U.S. tries to ease confusion over Afghan plans

By David Alexander and David Brunnstrom

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. forces will cede the lead role in combat operations in Afghanistan next year, but ...

Sat, January 21, 2012

Six marines killed in Afghanistan crash identified

(Reuters) - Jan 21 (Reuters) - Six U.S. soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan were identified by the U.S. Defense ...

Wed, January 18, 2012

Wabash Valley Man Dies Overseas

A Clay County man was one of three workers killed in Afghanistan earlier this week. Michael Clawson was working for AAR Airlift in Helmand ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Marines inch toward charges over desecration video

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Marine Corps took a first, formal step on Friday toward possible charges against four troops who, in a ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Indiana Unit to be Deployed to Afghanistan

Mon, December 26, 2011

Afghanistan cabinet OKs oil deal with China's CNPC

By Mirwais Harooni

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's cabinet cleared the way for the war-torn state to sign a deal with China National Petroleum Corp ...

Mon, December 26, 2011

Exclusive: Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban

By Sanjeev Miglani and Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will accept a Taliban liaison office in Qatar to start peace talks but no foreign ...

Wed, December 14, 2011

West winning in Afghanistan: Pentagon chief

By Missy Ryan

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The United States and its allies are winning in Afghanistan, the U.S. defense chief ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Defense Secretary Panetta makes unannounced Afghanistan trip

KABUL (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Kabul on Tuesday for an unannounced visit at a time of persistent violence and as the ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

Giving birth is a battle for survival in Afghanistan

By Jan Harvey

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - She was 15 years old, heavily pregnant and had travelled eight days on the back of a donkey ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

Giving birth is a battle for survival in Afghanistan

By Jan Harvey

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - She was 15 years old, heavily pregnant and had travelled eight days on the back of a donkey ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

UK's "Secret Cinema" takes shadowy screenings to Afghanistan

By Daniel Magnowski

KABUL (Reuters) - In a dusty, dimly lit Kabul basement, British cinema fan club 'Secret Cinema' launched their first movie event outside ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Afghan bombs kill 78 in two days

By Mirwais Harooni

KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside mine killed 19 civilians and injured another five when it exploded in the southern Afghan province of ...

Sun, December 04, 2011

Afghanistan's allies pledge to stay for long haul

By Missy Ryan and David Brunnstrom

BONN (Reuters) - The West used an Afghanistan meeting on Monday to signal enduring support for Kabul as allied ...

Sun, December 04, 2011

U.S. official says no sign Iran shot down drone

By Parisa Hafezi

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian media reported on Sunday that their country's military had shot down a U.S. reconnaissance drone in ...

Sat, December 03, 2011

A decade on, what can U.S. accomplish in Afghanistan?

By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As senior U.S. officials head to a major meeting on Afghanistan next week, underlying their talks will be ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Senate pushes to hurry up Afghanistan pullout

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Wednesday to require President Barack Obama to devise a plan for expediting the pullout of U.S. troops ...

Fri, November 25, 2011

Pakistan PM: No more "business as usual" with U.S.

By Qasim Nauman and Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister ruled out "business as usual" with the United States on Monday after ...

Fri, November 25, 2011

Montgomerie replaces bullets with golf balls in Afghanistan

By Christine Kearney

KABUL (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie has helped transform soldiers' firing ranges into driving ranges on a trip to Afghanistan to support foreign ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Afghanistan trailblazer targets London gold

By Jan Harvey

KABUL (Reuters) - The luxury apartment in north Kabul where Rohullah Nikpai lives with his family was a gift from the Afghan ...

Sun, November 20, 2011

Mila Kunis keeps her date with Afghanistan vet

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mila Kunis made a Marine's YouTube wish come true on Friday night, when the actress kept her promise to be ...

Sun, November 20, 2011

Protest flares in east Afghanistan against U.S. deal

SURKHROD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Around 1,000 people, mostly students, took to the streets in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday to protest against plans for a ...

Fri, October 07, 2011

Pakistan says Obama pressure on militants hurts Afghanistan

By Augustine Anthony

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's warning to Islamabad over suspected ties to militants will only fuel anti-Americanism and make it ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

NATO says kills senior Haqqani commander in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - NATO-led forces fighting in Afghanistan said on Wednesday that an airstrike had killed a senior commander of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network and ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Analysis: China seeks profit, shuns politics, in Afghanistan

By Zhou Xin

KABUL (Reuters) - The Chinese passengers boarding the weekly Ariana Flight 332 from the remote western city of Urumqi to Kabul speak ...

Sun, October 02, 2011

Afghanistan says Rabbani's killer was Pakistani

By Hamid Shalizi and Omar Sobhani

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan said on Sunday that the suicide bomber who posed as a Taliban envoy to assassinate ...

Sun, October 02, 2011

Afghanistan says Rabbani's killer was Pakistani

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan said on Sunday that the suicide bomber who assassinated Afghan peace negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani was a Pakistani national.

Tensions between the ...

Sat, October 01, 2011

NATO captures senior Haqqani commander in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - NATO-led forces said on Saturday that they had captured the senior commander for the Haqqani network in Afghanistan, Haji Mali Khan, during ...

Tue, September 27, 2011

Pakistan tells U.N. committed to peace in Afghanistan

By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Pakistan is committed to achieving peace in neighboring Afghanistan and cooperating with the U.S. and Afghan governments ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

U.S. soldier pleads guilty to murder in Afghanistan

By Laura L. Myers

TACOMA, Wash (Reuters) - A second of five U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghan villagers in cold blood pleaded guilty ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

Owen Valley HS Grad Killed in Afghanistan

OWEN COUNTY, IN (WIBQ) --  Students at Owen Valley High School are mourning the loss of an alum. Nineteen year old Private Brett Wood was ...

Sun, September 11, 2011

Truck bomb kills 4 Afghans, wounds 77 U.S. troops

By Emma Graham-Harrison

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber driving a truck of firewood attacked a NATO base in central Afghanistan, killing four civilians and ...

Sat, September 10, 2011

From policing 9/11 to studying Dari in Afghanistan

By Amie Ferris-Rotman

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Staff sergeant Luis Badillo prefers to leave his NATO base for weekend dinners, and head instead to local ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

U.S. civilian surge to Afghanistan cost $2 billion: report

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surge of U.S. civilian advisers into Afghanistan has cost nearly $2 billion so far, a U.S ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

U.S. must stay in Afghanistan or risk more attacks: envoy

By Emma Graham-Harrison

KABUL (Reuters) - The United States must keep fighting the Taliban or risk more attacks like those of September 11, 2001, because ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Garcia honeymoons with Afghanistan troops

The former Privileged star and New York Yankees baseball ace Swisher wed in December (10) but were too busy to take a romantic honeymoon ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

New Condoleezza Rice memoir to address Iraq, Afghanistan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Condoleezza Rice will release a follow-up memoir on November 1 that promises to address her top political roles and give new ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Afghanistan fights population growth with birth control

By Amie Ferris-Rotman

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government is trying to curb a booming population by promoting birth control but such efforts have been ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

McGowan to make second Afghanistan trip

The former Charmed star flew out to the war-torn country last year (10) to help raise the spirits of soldiers serving in the region ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

McGowan to make second Afghanistan trip

The former Charmed star flew out to the war-torn country last year (10) to help raise the spirits of soldiers serving in the region ...

Sat, August 20, 2011

McGowan to make second Afghanistan trip

The former Charmed star flew out to the war-torn country last year (10) to help raise the spirits of soldiers serving in the region ...

Sun, August 14, 2011

Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 22 in central Afghanistan

By Mohammad Aziz

PARWAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 22 people in a bold attack on a governor's compound in ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Bomb kills five U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan

By Michelle Nichols

KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five American troops in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the U.S. military said, less than ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

What happened on night of deadly Afghanistan helicopter crash?

By Paul Tait

KABUL (Reuters) - Late last Friday night, special forces troops from the NATO-led coalition launched an operation to capture a Taliban leader ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Obama pays respects, questions remain in Afghan crash

By Jeff Mason

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (Reuters) - President Barack Obama honored 30 U.S. soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

Obama statement delayed to 1:30 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that President Barack Obama's statement to reporters about the economy would be delayed by half ...

Sun, August 07, 2011

30 U.S. soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Sat, July 30, 2011

Anxiety in Afghanistan over troops pay if U.S. defaults

By Phil Stewart

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - It is unclear if the United States will be able to pay troops on time in the event ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

Suicide blast kills mayor of Afghanistan's Kandahar

By Ahmad Nadeem

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed the mayor of Afghanistan's Kandahar Wednesday, a further blow to stability in the ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

No permanent U.S. bases in Afghanistan: U.S. ambassador

By Michelle Nichols

KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has no interest in creating permanent military bases in Afghanistan and does not want to use ...

Wed, July 20, 2011

Drug trade menaces Afghanistan despite progress: U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has made headway in building up Afghanistan's counternarcotics forces, but the war-torn country needs more international help to ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Petraeus hands over command in Afghanistan, to lead CIA

By Paul Tait

KABUL (Reuters) - General David Petraeus, Washington's new intelligence chief, handed over command of U.S. and NATO-led troops in Afghanistan ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

U.S. drawdown begins in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - The first U.S. troops have left Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama's planned drawdown of about a third of ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

Army sergeant pleads not guilty to assault in Afghanistan

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant charged with beating up a fellow soldier and shooting at an unarmed civilian ...

Sat, July 02, 2011

Britain to pull 800 troops from Afghanistan: report

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will announce this week that it is to withdraw up to 800 troops by the end of next year, according to ...

Sat, June 25, 2011

At least 20 killed in suicide bombing in east Afghanistan

By Obaid Ormur

PULE ALAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed at least 20 people, and possibly as many as 35, in an ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

Hoosier Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ)  --  The Defense Department has not confirmed it yet, but family members say Hoosier soldier, 21 year old Josh Jetton was ...

Wed, June 22, 2011

Afghan drawdown poses risk, U.S. military warns

By Phil Stewart and Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military commanders distanced themselves on Thursday from President Barack Obama's timetable for withdrawing ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Hoosier Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WIBQ)  --  The Department of Defense said a Hoosier soldier was killed as he served in Afghanistan last week. Officials said 36-year-old Spc ...

Mon, June 20, 2011

U.S. and Afghanistan to weather diplomatic storm: official

By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's ties with Afghan President Hamid Karzai remain solid despite an unusual public rebuke from the ...

Fri, June 17, 2011

U.S. set for big Afghanistan troop cut: Senator Reid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is on the verge of announcing a "substantial" drawdown of American troops from Afghanistan, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ...

Wed, June 15, 2011

Afghanistan is most dangerous country for women

By Lisa Anderson

LONDON, June 15 (TrustLaw) - Violence, dismal healthcare and brutal poverty make Afghanistan the world's most dangerous country for women, with ...

Tue, June 14, 2011

Obama to mull pulling surge force from Afghanistan

By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will consider a plan to withdraw its 30,000-troop surge force from Afghanistan over the next ...

Wed, June 08, 2011

Lawmakers call for reduced Afghan role

By Missy Ryan and Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers called for a reduced U.S. role in Afghanistan on Wednesday, piling pressure on the ...

Wed, June 08, 2011

U.S. aid to Afghanistan needs sharper focus: study

By JoAnne Allen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The benefits of U.S. foreign aid for Afghanistan could melt away with a planned U.S. troop withdrawal ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

U.S., Afghanistan push ahead on long-term deal

By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Afghan officials are pushing ahead with talks on a deal to define the long-term American role ...

Sat, May 28, 2011

Suicide blast kills powerful Afghan police chief

By Mohammad Hamed Kunduz

TALOQAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed one of the most powerful men in north Afghanistan on Saturday, underlining the ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Coming weeks will test U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan

By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan are heading into what may be a pivotal fighting season that determines the scale ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Strategic shift in Afghanistan seen under new U.S. envoy

By Paul Tait

KABUL (Reuters) - The nomination of diplomatic heavyweight Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan represents a shift by ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Allen to be new Afghanistan commander: U.S. source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will name Lieutenant General John Allen, who commanded troops in Iraq, to lead U.S. and NATO forces in ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Pakistan denies reports of efforts to split U.S., Afghanistan

By Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan denied media reports on Wednesday that it was lobbying Afghanistan to drop its alliance with Washington and look ...

Tue, April 26, 2011

No decision yet on Afghanistan troop drawdown: Robert Gates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration, looking to wind down the war in Afghanistan even as insurgent attacks continue, has not yet decided how many ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Green Bay soldier killed in Afghanistan

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WSAU) - A solider from Green Bay was killed in Afghanistan.

The Department of Defense says 27-year-old Army Spc. Paul J. Atim ...

Sat, April 16, 2011

Suicide attack kills 5 foreign soldiers in Afghanistan

By Rafiq Sherzad

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in an Afghan army uniform killed five foreign and four Afghan soldiers on Saturday at ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

Clinton cautions against rush to exit in Afghanistan

By Matt Spetalnick

BERLIN (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cautioned NATO allies on Thursday against a rush to the exit in the war ...

Sat, April 02, 2011

Obama calls killings in Afghanistan outrageous

By Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday the killings in Afghanistan after a fundamentalist Christian U.S. preacher burned a ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Obama condemns killing of U.N. workers in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States strongly condemned the killing of up to 20 U.N. employees in an attack in northern Afghanistan on Friday ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Two U.N. staff killed in Afghanistan were beheaded: police

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Two of the eight foreign United Nations staff who were killed in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday were ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

Suicide bombers kill 20 in Afghanistan's southeast

By Elyas Wahdat

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers killed 20 people in an attack on a construction firm in a restive province in ...

Fri, March 18, 2011

Iraq vet files The Hurt Locker legal papers from Afghanistan

Master Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver alleges the movie's lead character, played by Jeremy Renner, is based on him but he was given no credit ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

House rejects call to leave Afghanistan in 2011

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a call for all U.S. forces to leave Afghanistan this year ...

Mon, March 07, 2011

Jolie makes surprise Afghanistan visit

The Hollywood actress, who is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, skipped the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday night (27Mar11) and instead ...

Wed, March 02, 2011

Senators uneasy about Afghanistan, Pakistan

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior Republican senators expressed unease on Wednesday about what was being accomplished by U.S. policy in Afghanistan ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Clinton picks new U.S. envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has chosen retired diplomat Marc Grossman to replace the late Richard Holbrooke as the United States' special ...

Sun, February 13, 2011

U.S. says cutting aid threatens Afghanistan fight

By Missy Ryan

KABUL (Reuters) - Congressional plans to slash U.S. foreign assistance, including multibillion-dollar aid to Afghanistan, risk undermining the Obama administration's ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

Wahlberg's wife wasn't happy with Afghanistan trip

The Hollywood star decided to bring a little holiday cheer to troops stationed in the war-torn country in December (10), when he held a ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

Afghanistan less nervy than partnering Tiger: war veteran

By Bernie McGuire

DUBAI (Reuters) - Lieutenant Colonel Michael Rowells, who competed in Wednesday's Dubai Desert Classic pre-tournament pro-am, said he was more nervous ...

Tue, January 25, 2011

Trial set for ringleader of rogue Afghanistan Army unit

By Laura L. Myers

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A court-martial date of April 4 was set on Tuesday for the alleged ringleader of a U ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

Johnson Visits Afghanistan

Washington DC (WSAU) U-S Senator Ron Johnson and six other Republicans return to Washington today, after a weekend trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Johnson ...

Sun, January 16, 2011

Afghanistan condemns Iran fuel blockade amid protests

By Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan fuel protesters targeted an Iranian diplomatic mission for a second day on Sunday, as the commerce minister said ...

Tue, January 11, 2011

Afghanistan reconstruction auditor resigns

By Michelle Nichols

KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. auditor for Afghanistan reconstruction, who said waste and fraud in efforts to rebuild the war-torn country ...

Fri, January 07, 2011

"Fighter" Mark Wahlberg weighs in on Afghanistan

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. presidents aren't the only ones who make surprise visits to troops in Afghanistan. "The Fighter ...

Thu, January 06, 2011

U.S. to send 1,400 Marines to Afghanistan

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will temporarily send 1,400 more Marines to Afghanistan in an effort to hold onto fragile ...

Tue, December 28, 2010

Wahlberg visits U.S. troops in Afghanistan

The star is busy promoting new movie The Fighter ahead of the upcoming awards season but revealed earlier this month (Dec10), ""(I'm) going ...

Sun, December 19, 2010

Foreign troop toll for 2010 in Afghanistan hits 700

By Michelle Nichols and Mohammad Hamed

KABUL/KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents launched attacks in Kabul and a major northern city on ...

Sat, December 18, 2010

Foreign troop death toll hits 700 in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - A member of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan was killed on Sunday, taking the total number of foreign troops killed in 2010 ...

Sat, December 18, 2010

Merkel meets Karzai and visits troops in Afghanistan

By Tilman Blasshofer

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Saturday to boost German troops' morale for ...

Thu, December 16, 2010

Despite bloodshed, U.S. reports Afghanistan progress

By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House review of President Barack Obama's Afghanistan war strategy reported on Thursday that allied forces are ...

Tue, December 14, 2010

Holbrooke, doctors talked Afghanistan before surgery

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Richard Holbrooke told his doctors before surgery on Friday he was too worried about Afghanistan and Pakistan to settle down, leading one ...

Sun, December 12, 2010

Afghanistan plans national electronic ID cards

By Michelle Nichols

KABUL (Reuters) - War-torn Afghanistan lacks basic national infrastructure, yet on Sunday the government unveiled plans for a $100 million electronic identification ...

Wed, December 08, 2010

Gates says Afghanistan strategy on right track

By David Alexander

KABUL (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday he was convinced the war in Afghanistan was on the right track ...

Wed, December 08, 2010

U.S. condemns video of soldier captured in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Wednesday condemned the release of a video showing a U.S. soldier who was captured in Afghanistan and is ...

Sun, December 05, 2010

Suicide attack kills 4 near NATO base in Afghanistan

By Kamal Sadat

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed two foreign soldiers and two Afghan civilians in a bazaar outside a NATO base ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

Obama in Afghanistan, says troops making progress

By Caren Bohan

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama praised American troops for "important progress" against militants in Afghanistan, during an unannounced ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

Obama in Afghanistan, U.S. to release war review soon

By Caren Bohan

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited Afghanistan on Friday but bad weather kept him on a U.S ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

Hoosier Solider Killed In Afghanistan

TELL CITY, Ind. (WIBQ) - An Indiana soldier was killed when his unit was attacked in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense said that Sergent First ...

Sat, November 20, 2010

Bicycle bombers kill 4 and wound 31 in east Afghanistan

By Rafiq Sherzad

MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban suicide bombers on bicycles killed four people and wounded 31 in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the ...

Fri, November 19, 2010

NATO aims to end combat mission in Afghanistan by 2015

By Matt Spetalnick and Timothy Heritage

LISBON (Reuters) - NATO agreed on Saturday to hand control of security in Afghanistan to Afghan forces by the ...

Fri, November 19, 2010

NATO readies for 2014 withdrawal from Afghanistan

By David Brunnstrom and Axel Bugge

LISBON (Reuters) - NATO is ready to begin turning security over to Afghan forces next year, with the goal ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

NATO to back gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan

By David Brunnstrom

LISBON (Reuters) - NATO will back plans to pull most of the 150,000 foreign troops out of Afghanistan within four years ...

Sat, November 13, 2010

Taliban mount series of attacks in Afghanistan

By Rafiq Sherzad

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters attacked a foreign military base at the main airport in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, one of ...

Mon, November 08, 2010

MI Soldier Dies From Wounds Suffered In Afghanistan

LANSING, Mich (WQTX)  A Michigan soldier has died from wounds suffered in an attack in Afghanistan. The military identified the soldier as 23-year-old Private ...

Mon, November 01, 2010

Afghanistan jails 11 officials over drugs charges

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - Under pressure to combat endemic corruption and the rich trade in illicit drugs, Afghanistan announced on Monday it had ...

Thu, October 28, 2010

Man arrested in DC plot trained for Afghanistan

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pakistani-born man, who believed he was part of an al Qaeda plot to bomb the Washington subway system ...

Mon, October 25, 2010

Raid, strike kill 15 insurgents in Afghanistan: NATO

KABUL (Reuters) - At least 15 insurgents were killed in a NATO raid and air strike targeting a Taliban commander overnight in southern Afghanistan, the ...

Sun, October 24, 2010

Foreign troop deaths in Afghanistan near 600 for 2010

By Jonathon Burch

KABUL (Reuters) - Total foreign military deaths in Afghanistan in 2010 neared 600 with the death of another service member on Sunday ...

Sat, October 23, 2010

Bombers hit U.N. base in Afghanistan

By Sharafuddin Sharafyar

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Four Taliban suicide bombers dressed as police and women attacked the main United Nations compound in western Afghanistan ...

Fri, October 15, 2010

Wisconsin Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTAQ) - A corporal from Manitowoc was one of four Marines killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan.

The Pentagon said Thursday ...

Thu, October 14, 2010

Attacks kill 4 foreign troops in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Four foreign troops from the NATO-led force were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan on Thursday, NATO said, bringing to 10 ...

Wed, October 13, 2010

Six foreign troops killed in Afghanistan attacks

KABUL (Reuters) - Six foreign troops were killed in three separate attacks in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the latest in a growing number of casualties as ...

Tue, October 12, 2010

Blast inside NATO helicopter kills one in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion onboard a NATO helicopter killed one and wounded seven shortly after it landed at an outpost in eastern Afghanistan on ...

Sat, October 09, 2010

Four Italian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

By Jonathon Burch and Catherine Hornby

KABUL/ROME (Reuters) - Four Italian soldiers were killed and one seriously wounded in an insurgent attack in western ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

Bailey praying Afghanistan shoot dissuades sons from war

The 72 year old, who has snapped stars including Paul Weller, Sadie Frost and Dizzee Rascal, was approached to produce a picture feature for ...

Sun, October 03, 2010

Afghanistan begins disbanding private security firms

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has begun disbanding private security companies operating in the country, shutting down eight firms and seizing over 400 ...

Wed, September 29, 2010

CORRECTED: Senator wants Afghanistan funds inspector fired

(Corrects ninth paragraph to read, "Schmitz left office in 2005 amid allegations that he interfered with investigations and other misconduct, later taking a job ...

Mon, September 27, 2010

Indiana Guardsmen Prepare For Afghanistan Deployment

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - More than 60 Indiana National Guard members got a final farewell this weekend before heading to Afghanistan. The Camp Atterbury ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

Petraeus urges better use of Afghanistan contracting

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of NATO forces in Afghanistan urged commanders on Monday to hire more Afghans and steer contracts to ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

Afghanistan seeks to dilute foreign anti-graft role

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will limit foreign involvement in two major anti-crime units in a move likely to worry its Western backers ...

Mon, September 06, 2010

U.S. commander seeks 2,000 new troops for Afghanistan

By David Brunnstrom

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has requested another 2,000 troops for the foreign force fighting ...

Mon, September 06, 2010

U.S. Afghanistan commanders condemn Koran-burning plan

By Pascal Fletcher

MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan warned on Monday that a small Florida church's plan to burn copies ...

Sun, September 05, 2010

Taliban vow to disrupt Afghanistan election

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban said on Sunday they would attempt to disrupt elections this month and warned Afghans to boycott ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

Gates says Pakistan havens still threaten Afghanistan

By Phil Stewart

KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Militants operating out of safe havens in Pakistan remain a major threat to Afghanistan but cooperation between ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Afghanistan vows to redouble anti-graft drive: Kerry

By Andrew Hammond

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed renewed efforts to combat corruption, a major bone of contention with Washington as ...

Wed, August 18, 2010

Karzai says Afghanistan needs Russia's support

By Denis Dyomkin

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought President Dmitry Medvedev's help for his nation on Wednesday, two decades after ...

Tue, August 17, 2010

Afghanistan orders ban on private security firms

By Paul Tait

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai issued a decree on Tuesday setting a deadline of four months to disband private security ...

Sun, August 15, 2010

Afghanistan says finds 1.8 billion barrel oilfield

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan said on Sunday it had discovered an oilfield with an estimated 1.8 billion barrels in the north ...

Tue, August 10, 2010

Kagen: Afghanistan Looking Like Vietnam All Over Again

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - After a trip to Afghanistan, Wisconsin Congressman Steve Kagen says that country is starting to look like Vietnam all over ...

Sun, August 08, 2010

Afghanistan says to "deal with" security firms

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan security forces will be more than capable of safeguarding the country, the government said on Sunday, repeating in ...

Thu, August 05, 2010

Afghanistan says 39 civilians died in disputed NATO attack

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's government says a new investigation shows 39 civilians, all women or children, were killed in a NATO ...

Fri, July 30, 2010

July Deadliest Month For U.S. Soliders in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - This month has been the deadliest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the war there began nearly 9 years ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Body Of Second Missing Sailor Found In Afghanistan

KABUL (WTAQ) - The remains of a second American sailor who went missing over the weekend in Afghanistan has been found. 

According to an official ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Biden says no plans to nation-build in Afghanistan

By Sue Pleming

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States was not in Afghanistan to "nation-build" but for the ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Second U.S. sailor's remains found in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - The body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last week has been recovered, an Afghan police chief ...

Tue, July 27, 2010

Missing U.S. sailor's remains found in Afghanistan

By Jonathon Burch

KABUL (Reuters) - The remains of one of two U.S. sailors who went missing in Afghanistan last week have been found ...

Mon, July 26, 2010

Militias a U.S. plot to split Afghanistan: Taliban

KABUL (Reuters) - The creation of local militias, such as a newly announced police unit, is an attempt by the United States to split up ...

Sat, July 24, 2010

Four U.S. Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan

(Undated)  --  Four American soldiers were killed Saturday morning in a bombing in southern Afghanistan.  NATO's International Security Assistance Force said the four died ...

Sat, July 24, 2010

Taliban Says Two U.S. Soldiers Captured In Afghanistan

(Kabul)  --  Afghan insurgents say they've captured two U.S. soldiers and are holding them in southern Logar province.  According to a radio broadcast ...

Wed, July 21, 2010

UK troops may start leaving Afghanistan in 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain could start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan as early as next year, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.

Britain has ...

Tue, July 20, 2010

U.S. cleric warns Yemen could be next Iraq or Afghanistan

DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.S.-born Muslim cleric linked to al Qaeda and wanted dead or alive by Washington warned U.S. President Barack ...

Sun, July 18, 2010

Convoy attack just another day in rural Afghanistan

By Rob Taylor

OUTPOST JELAWUR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Rising smoke and two muted booms bring the first sign of trouble for Lieutenant Laura Jonikaitis's ...

Fri, July 16, 2010

Clinton to seek signs of progress in Afghanistan

By Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Afghanistan next week for a crucial conference that U.S. officials hope ...

Sat, July 10, 2010

6 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (WTAQ) - 6 American service members died in attacks Saturday in Afghanistan. At least a dozen civilians were also injured in the country ...

Mon, July 05, 2010

U.S. lawmakers press Afghanistan's Karzai on graft

By Rob Taylor

KABUL (Reuters) - Senior U.S. lawmakers pressed Afghanistan's president to do more to stop graft, but said on Monday that ...

Thu, July 01, 2010

Police Chief Returns from Afghanistan

Terre Haute (WIBQ)-Terre Haute Police Chief, John Plasse, is expected to be back on U.S. soil today after serving for the last ...

Wed, June 30, 2010

Taliban raid foreign airbase in east Afghanistan

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Foreign forces repulsed a Taliban raid against their biggest airbase in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the NATO-led alliance said, killing several ...

Mon, June 28, 2010

Angry House lawmaker cuts aid to Afghanistan

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. House of Representatives Democrat said on Monday she is cutting billions of dollars in aid ...

Mon, June 21, 2010

U.S. author calls Afghanistan war "pointless"

By Mark Egan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States should pull its troops out of Afghanistan because the war cannot be won and neighboring ...

Sat, June 19, 2010

U.N. to cut staff in Afghanistan over security fears

By Jonathon Burch

KABUL (Reuters) - Already facing chronic staff shortages, the United Nations has said it plans to withdraw some of its foreign workers ...

Sat, June 12, 2010

Report says Pakistan meddling in Afghanistan

By Jonathon Burch

KABUL (Reuters) - Pakistani military intelligence not only funds and trains Taliban fighters in Afghanistan but is officially represented on the movement ...

Thu, June 10, 2010

British PM rules out more troops for Afghanistan

By Adrian Croft

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday ruled out sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying Britain's ...

Wed, June 09, 2010

Gates confident of gains in Afghanistan this year

By Adam Entous

LONDON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday he was confident enough battlefield and development gains would be made to ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Ten foreign troops killed in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Ten servicemen with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan were killed in separate incidents on Monday, the alliance said ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Gates confident on British Afghanistan commitment

By Adam Entous

LONDON. (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that Washington would not be asking Britain to pledge more troops ...

Sun, June 06, 2010

Russia says world needs to do more for Afghanistan

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The international community needs to start providing more economic and social assistance to Afghanistan to ensure the nation can function on its ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

Afghanistan's jirga, a centuries-old institution

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan launches a peace jirga, or meeting of tribal councils, on Wednesday to discuss President Hamid Karzai's plan ...

Sun, May 30, 2010

India-U.S. talks to focus on Afghanistan, economic ties

By Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - India and the United States open high-level talks this week, hoping to cement gains in a partnership still bedeviled ...

Fri, May 28, 2010

U.S. sees Iran, Afghanistan as gains in Russia relationship

By Michael Stott

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's support for fresh U.N. sanctions against Iran and its help on Afghanistan show how Washington's ...

Fri, May 21, 2010

U.S. court rejects appeal by Afghanistan prisoners

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court refused on Friday to give prisoners at an American military base in Afghanistan the ...

Fri, May 21, 2010

British troops in Afghanistan to get U.S. commander

By Mohammed Abbas

LONDON (Reuters) - Almost all British troops fighting in Afghanistan will answer directly to a U.S. commander as part of a ...

Thu, May 20, 2010

U.S. launches criminal probe on soldiers in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has launched an investigation into allegations that a number of American soldiers were responsible for the "unlawful deaths" of ...

Mon, May 17, 2010

Airplane with 43 on board crashes in Afghanistan

By Golnar Motevalli

KABUL (Reuters) - A local Pamir Airways plane with 38 passengers and five crew on board, including six foreigners, crashed in Afghanistan ...

Sun, May 16, 2010

U.N. head Ban to attend Afghanistan conference

KABUL (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend a conference to be held in Kabul in July to bolster international support for President ...

Wed, May 12, 2010

Obama confident July 2011 start for Afghanistan pullout

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was confident that U.S. troops could start to return home as planned from Afghanistan ...

Sun, May 09, 2010

Afghanistan's Karzai faces muted Washington reception

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit Washington on Monday without the fanfare and celebration he once enjoyed, but with a more hard-hearted ...

Sat, May 08, 2010

Taliban to launch major offensive in Afghanistan

By Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents announced on Saturday an offensive against NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan, just as Afghan President ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

Roadside bomb kills 12 civilians in Afghanistan

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb struck a passenger van in southeast Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 12 civilians, a local official said.

Dawlat Khan ...

Sun, April 25, 2010

Afghanistan says 4-5 years to take over security

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's security forces will need four to five years before they are fully capable of taking over responsibility for the country ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

Quake hits central Afghanistan, at least 7 killed

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hit central Afghanistan early on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than ...

Sun, April 11, 2010

U.S., Afghanistan's Karzai take steps to end feud

By Caren Bohan and Deepa Babington

WASHINGTON/KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The United States and Afghanistan took public steps to end a feud on Sunday ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

U.S. aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, 4 die

KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft crashed overnight in Afghanistan, killing three American service members and one civilian employee, the NATO-led ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

Afghanistan plays down Karzai's anti-West remarks

By Jonathon Burch

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan played down on Wednesday recent anti-Western remarks by President Hamid Karzai, saying they were not aimed at specific ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

Pentagon boosting Afghanistan "eyes in the sky"

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is focused on getting more trucks, surveillance equipment and other military equipment into Afghanistan to prepare for ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

Musician remixes anti-war hit "19" for Afghanistan

By Mirja Spernal

LONDON (Reuters) - British musician Paul Hardcastle is releasing an updated version of his international anti-war hit "19" 25 years on, but ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

U.S. says weapons from Iran sent to Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Iran is having a growing, negative influence in its neighbor Afghanistan, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike ...

Tue, March 23, 2010

Muslim body warns against hasty Afghanistan pullout

By Kamran Haider

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The head of a major Muslim body said on Tuesday any hasty Western troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could have ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

Afghanistan confirms blanket pardon for war crimes

By Peter Graff

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan confirmed for the first time publicly on Tuesday that it had enacted into law a blanket pardon for ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

Afghanistan denies peace talks with Taliban No. 2

By Peter Graff

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's government denied a report on Tuesday that it had been holding secret peace talks with the Taliban ...

Sun, March 14, 2010

Blast kills Pakistani national in Afghanistan: police

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani construction worker and wounded six of his compatriots on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern city ...

Sat, March 13, 2010

Afghanistan eases ban on news coverage of raids

By Jonathon Burch

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan rowed back on Saturday from a total ban on media broadcasts of "disturbing" images from insurgent attacks or ...

Thu, March 11, 2010

We don't want proxy wars in Afghanistan, Karzai says

By Augustine Anthony

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan does not want a proxy war between Pakistan and India or anybody else fought on its soil, Afghan ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

House rejects pullout from Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a measure calling for President Barack Obama to pull U.S. forces from Afghanistan ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan

By Golnar Motevalli

KABUL (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defense Secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

U.S. commander in Afghanistan gets more authority

By Pav Jordan

OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus said on Thursday he had expanded the authority of his top commander in Afghanistan ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

Afghanistan to block some Internet sites: minister

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will block Internet sites with sexual or violent content, a minister said on Thursday, but the government denied ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks

By Sayed Salahuddin and Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden ...

Sun, February 28, 2010

Two blasts hit Afghanistan's Kandahar, six dead

By Ismael Sameem

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Four Afghan civilians and one foreign soldier were killed on Monday when a suicide car bomber hit a ...

Sun, February 28, 2010

Blast kills 11 civilians in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An explosive device planted by Taliban militants killed 11 civilians on Sunday in Afghanistan's most violent province, a government official ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

Pakistan to hand over Taliban No 2, says Afghanistan

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - Pakistan has agreed to hand over to Afghanistan captured Afghan Taliban number two, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, and other ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

U.S. death toll in Afghanistan hits 1,000: website

By Michael Georgy

KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The number of American soldiers killed in Afghanistan has reached 1,000, an independent website said on Tuesday ...

Sat, February 13, 2010

3 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attack

KABUL (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers died after a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO said in a statement.

No details ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Afghanistan says ready if thousands flee assault

By Abdul Malek

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghanistan is ready to feed thousands if they flee a major assault by NATO troops, but officials ...

Fri, February 05, 2010

Taliban reject "deal" with Afghanistan, West

By Jonathon Burch

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban have said they will not enter into any "deal" with the Afghan government or the West to ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

U.S. commander offers more upbeat Afghanistan view

By Adam Entous

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Thursday the security situation there remained serious but ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

U.S. commander sees signs of progress in Afghanistan

By Adam Entous

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Thursday the security situation remained serious but was ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Pakistani convicted in NY of Afghanistan shooting

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani woman was found guilty in a New York court on Wednesday of shooting at her U ...

Tue, February 02, 2010

Pentagon: 18,000 more troops in Afghanistan by spring

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday it expected about 18,000 of the 30,000 additional U.S. troops authorized by President Barack ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

Obama seeks $33 billion for Afghanistan troop rise

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will ask the Congress on Monday for an additional $33 billion in the current 2010 fiscal year to fund ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

Gunmen holed-up in building in southern Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Four gunmen wearing suicide vests were locked in a gunbattle with Afghan security forces inside a building in southern Afghanistan ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

Woman denies charges in Afghanistan shooting trial

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani woman charged with shooting at her U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan testified at her trial on ...

Tue, January 26, 2010

Afghanistan wins $1.6 billion in debt relief: IMF

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghanistan won $1.6 billion in debt relief from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and creditor nations on Tuesday, as the ...

Sat, January 23, 2010

Afghanistan postpones tough parliament poll

By Sayed Salahuddin and Peter Graff

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan election authorities said on Sunday they had postponed a parliamentary election due this year, removing ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

U.S. to boost Afghanistan civilian presence

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will maintain a civilian presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan for a long time, even after American ...

Mon, January 11, 2010

Six NATO servicemembers killed in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Six members of the NATO-led military force in Afghanistan were killed on Monday in two battles with insurgents and a roadside bomb ...

Sun, January 10, 2010

British newspaper journalist killed in Afghanistan

By Christina Fincher

LONDON (Reuters) - A journalist for Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper has been killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

Gates backs critique of spy agencies in Afghanistan

By Adam Entous

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates threw his support on Thursday behind a harsh critique of the U.S ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

Al Qaeda claims attack on CIA workers in Afghanistan

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's Afghan wing has claimed last week's attack at a U.S. base in Afghanistan in which a double ...

Wed, January 06, 2010

Holbrooke to visit Afghanistan, Pakistan next week

By Sue Pleming

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, plans to visit both countries next week as part ...

Sat, January 02, 2010

Karzai visits south Afghanistan, rockets land nearby

By Abdul Malek

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited the southerly Helmand province on Saturday, where he condemned recent foreign air ...

Fri, January 01, 2010

Kidnapped French journalists in Afghanistan alive

PARIS (Reuters) - Two French journalists seized by insurgents this week in Afghanistan are alive and well, their employer said on Friday.

The reporters, their ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

Eight Americans killed in explosion in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Eight Americans were killed in an explosion in Khost province, in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, a U.S. official said.

"We can ...

Wed, December 16, 2009

NATO chief asks for Russian help in Afghanistan

By Conor Sweeney

MOSCOW (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen asked Russia on Wednesday to give the Western military alliance more help in Afghanistan ...

Tue, December 15, 2009

U.S. shipping more to Afghanistan via Central Asia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has greatly expanded the use of a new supply route through Central Asia this year to send nonmilitary cargo ...

Tue, December 15, 2009

NATO to seek Russian kit, trainers for Afghanistan

By Anna Ringstrom

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The head of NATO said he would seek more help from Russia on Afghanistan, including equipment and trainers for ...

Mon, December 14, 2009

U.S. forces chief warns of Afghanistan fight

By Golnar Motevalli

KABUL (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer warned on Monday the first U.S. troops headed to Afghanistan as part ...

Sun, December 13, 2009

Obama: Afghanistan troop rise was hardest decision

By Caren Bohan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday his decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan was the toughest ...

Mon, December 07, 2009

U.S. wants allies' new troops in Afghanistan by mid-2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States aims to get all new troops pledged by allies into Afghanistan in the first half of 2010 and wants ...

Sat, December 05, 2009

U.S. Marines advance in southern Afghanistan

By Golnar Motevalli

KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Marines pressed into a remote Taliban stronghold on Saturday with their first major assault in Afghanistan since ...

Thu, December 03, 2009

Iraq/Afghanistan deployment tied to respiratory woes

CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - U.S. military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan face an increased risk for developing respiratory symptoms, including persistent or recurring ...

Thu, December 03, 2009

Iran, Afghanistan to test Turkish-U.S. ties

By Ibon Villelabeitia

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan may face probing questions about whether NATO member Turkey is tilting away from the ...

Thu, December 03, 2009

U.S. envoy to Afghanistan seeks improved coordination

By Timothy Heritage

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The civilian operation to rebuild Afghanistan is disjointed and needs to be coordinated better, U.S. special envoy Richard ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

N.Y. military town prepares for U.S. Afghanistan plan

By Katharine Jackson

WATERTOWN, New York (Reuters) - Some want to bring U.S. troops home or drop a huge bomb on Afghanistan to end ...

Fri, November 27, 2009

Governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar survives bomb

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province survived a bomb strike on his motorcade while heading to prayers for the ...

Thu, November 26, 2009

U.S. allies must send more troops to Afghanistan: NATO

BERLIN (Reuters) - Allies of the United States must follow its lead and boost their troop levels in Afghanistan, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said ...

Wed, November 25, 2009

Obama to give primetime speech on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will unveil his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan in an address to Americans on December 1, White ...

Mon, November 23, 2009

Obama to offer troop increase for Afghanistan

By Patricia Zengerle and Caren Bohan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline plans on Tuesday to send 30,000 more U.S. troops ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

Obama adds Afghanistan meeting to Monday schedule

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama added a Monday night meeting with top advisers on Afghanistan to his schedule as he closes in on a ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

U.S. civilian experts train for the real Afghanistan

By Sue Pleming

BUTLERVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - They arrive at the meeting by U.S. military helicopter, politely accept a cup of tea and haggle ...

Thu, November 19, 2009

Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: U.N.

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) - Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Obama sees leaks on Afghanistan as firing offense

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was furious over leaks from within his administration over deliberations on Afghanistan war ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Public divided on troop increase in Afghanistan: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans expressed confidence U.S. President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan strategy will succeed, but they are divided over ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Kind Not Keen On Staying In Afghanistan

LA CROSSE (WRN) - Congressman Ron Kind – who’s just back from the Middle East – says it would not serve U.S. interests to keep ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

U.S. commitment to Afghanistan not open-ended: Gates

By Jim Wolf

OSHKOSH, Wisc. (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, currently under ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

U.S. envoy to Afghanistan warns on more troops: reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, a former military commander there, has expressed deep concern to Washington about sending more U.S ...

Wed, November 11, 2009

NATO Sec-Gen expects more resources for Afghanistan

LONDON (Reuters) - NATO's secretary-general said on Wednesday he expected the alliance to provide more resources for training Afghan troops and police, but would ...

Tue, November 10, 2009

Oversight of U.S. aid to Afghanistan "sloppy"

By Sue Pleming

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oversight and controls for more than $40 billion in U.S. funds to rebuild Afghanistan have been "sloppy" so ...

Sun, November 08, 2009

More troops needed for Afghanistan: U.S. General Casey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General George Casey, Army chief of staff, on Sunday became the latest U.S. military official to advocate sending more troops to ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

At least 25 hurt in U.S. troop search in Afghanistan

By Sharafuddin Sharafyar

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 25 NATO and Afghan troops were wounded during a search Friday for two missing U.S ...

Thu, November 05, 2009

U.N. pulls out foreign staff from Afghanistan