Afghanistan and Pakistan Nearing Peace Accord
MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images | Chris Hondros/Getty Images(LONDON) — After a meeting in London hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, agreed on Monday to a pea…
American Troop Deaths in Afghanistan Drop Dramatically
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released(WASHINGTON) — As Afghan forces take the lead in fighting the Taliban, the U.S. military has just experienced its lowest death toll over a three-month span since late 2008 and early 20…
Is Afghanistan Buying Iranian Oil with US Funds?
Comstock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — Afghanistan may be spending U.S. money to purchase fuel from Iran, according to a story in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.If that’s the case, the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) say…
Prince Harry’s War Games Trigger Backlash
JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry is the subject of new security concerns as a possible high-value target for the Taliban after he suggested that he has killed insurgents in Afghanistan.”Take a life to save a life. That&rsqu…
Suicide Attack in Afghanistan’s Capital Ends After Eight Hours
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — An attack on the headquarters of the Kabul traffic police department in Afghanistan that left three cops dead and four others injured has ended after an eight-hour battle between Taliban suicide bombers and…
Psychiatric Evaluation Ordered for Soldier in Afghan Civilian Murder Spree
US Army(SEATTLE) — The likelihood that an Army staff sergeant will go on trial for murdering Afghan civilians this year is in doubt now that Robert Bales has been ordered to undergo an official sanity review.Bales, who is being held at Joint Base Lewi…
Sen. Mitch McConnell Now Enthused About Afghan Security Forces
DoD photo by Pfc. Jorge A. Ortiz, U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says that what he’s seen of Afghan national forces, he now likes.The Kentucky Republican told reporters in Italy on Monday that after his latest f…
Military Suicides in 2012 Top Military Deaths in Afghanistan
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The number of suicides among active-duty service members, across all four military branches, reached a record high of 349 in 2012, compared with 301 in 2011.The 2012 suicide total was higher than the number of U.S….
Afghanistan War Hero to Receive Medal of Honor
Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A former Army staff sergeant who helped repel one of the deadliest attacks against U.S. forces in Afghanistan will receive the Medal of Honor. Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha, 31, becomes …
Karzai in Washington to Discuss US Military Future in Afghanistan
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan arrived at the Pentagon Thursday for the first in a series of discussions with senior American leaders about the future of the U.S. military role in Afghanistan after American …
US Mulls Leaving No Residual Force Behind in Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released(WASHINGTON) — No U.S. troops left in Afghanistan after 2014? It’s a possibility.A scenario similar to what occurred in Iraq is a consideration as the White House mulls its plan …
Obama, Karzai to Meet Friday on Afghan Transition
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will meet at the White House Friday to discuss the future of the U.S.-Afghan relationship as the Obama administration readies to draw down its remaining forces…
British Soldier Killed in ‘Insider’ Attack in Afghanistan
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A British soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan on Monday in a so-called “green on blue” attack, according to officials.In a statement Tuesday, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said o…
US Troops’ Exit from Afghanistan May Be Rapid
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released(WASHINGTON) — Initially, the military hoped there might be as many as 20,000 U.S. troops left behind after combat operations in Afghanistan officially cease at the end of 2014. …
Former Senior Taliban Members Released from Pakistani Jails
Hemera/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry Monday confirmed the release of eight taliban prisoners in order to “facilitate the Afghan reconciliation process.” As part of the ongoing peace process, the Pakistani and Afghan governments h…
Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(KABUL) — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It hit a hundred miles outside of Kabul, but was felt as far away as Pakistan. ABC correspondent Muhammad Lila said sma…
Woman Who Gunned Down American in Kabul Described as ‘Unstable’
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Afghan officials said on Tuesday that a policewoman who gunned down an American consultant in Kabul earlier in the week had previously shown “unstable behavior.”However, Interior Ministry spokes…
US Adviser Killed by Afghan Policewoman in Kabul
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A U.S. military adviser was shot and killed by an Afghan policewoman in Afghanistan Monday, officials tell ABC News.The incident occurred at the police headquarters in Kabul. Afghan officials say the …
Britain Pulling Large Number of Troops Out of Afghanistan Next Year
ISAF Photo by British Royal Army Sergeant James Elmer(LONDON) — Britain plans to drawdown nearly half of its forces from Afghanistan next year ahead of the near-complete withdrawal of all U.S. and coalition troops by sometime in 2014.With 9,000 forces…
Grinch Steals Christmas Care Packages Meant for Troops in Afghanistan
Move America Forward(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A Sacramento, Calif., group that sends out hundreds of Christmas care packages to America’s troops serving abroad has fallen victim to a Grinch.Dec. 17 was the cut-off day for Move America Forward to ge…