Taliban: Buyout Futile Without Foreign Pullout

Taliban: Buyout Futile Without Foreign Pullout | Militants slam reconciliation proposal as ‘trick’

Germany Expresses Hope for February Sanctions Against Iran

Germany Expresses Hope for February Sanctions Against Iran | Merkel says France committed to discussing new sanctions

Is London Conference Becoming a Taliban Fundraiser?

Is London Conference Becoming a Taliban Fundraiser? | Program to bribe Taliban could reach $500 million

Yemen Summit Eyes New International Strategy

Yemen Summit Eyes New International Strategy | Brief London Conference declares growing international commitment

US Presses Pakistan on Nuclear Ban

US Presses Pakistan on Nuclear Ban | Pakistan blocking attempts to ban production of fissile material

Karzai Restores Gen. Dostum to Position as Army Chief

Karzai Restores Gen. Dostum to Position as Army Chief | International forces press Karzai to reconsider notorious warlord’s appointment

Ethnic Checkpoints Raise Tensions in Iraq’s Nineveh Province

Ethnic Checkpoints Raise Tensions in Iraq’s Nineveh Province | US troops try to prevent direct conflict between Arabs, Kurds

Price of US Wars: $1 Trillion and Rising

Price of US Wars: $1 Trillion and Rising | Direct spending reaches new milestone

Central Baghdad Bombing Kills at Least 21

Latest Central Baghdad Bombing Kills at Least 21 | Fourth major bombing in Baghdad in 24 hours

Leaked Documents Show Eikenberry’s Opposition to Afghan Escalation

Leaked Documents Show Eikenberry’s Opposition to Afghan Escalation | Cautioned administration hadn’t fully studied every alternative