Allied Strategy at Risk as Afghan Police Run Out of Recruits Low Pay, Dangerous Conditions a Recipe Most Afghans Eager to Avoid
Pakistan’s South Waziristan War Likely to Drag On Schools Remain Shuttered as Refugees Eye a Rough Winter Ahead
Report Details Slow, Shoddy Construction of US Embassy in Baghdad Inspector General Urges US to Seek a Refund
Heated Exchange Marks First Iran-Israel Talks in 30 Years Egyptian Foreign Minister Confirms "Secret" Meeting
Congress Expected to Attach New Curbs to Pakistan Military Aid 2010 Defense Budget to Include Attachment Placing New Conditions on Aid
Will Afghan Runoff Be Less Crooked than Round One? Little Time to Fix Existing Problems, and New Ones Loom
US Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against North Korea With North Korean Envoy Heading to US, Officials Rule Out Normal Ties
White House Still Vague on Afghan Escalation Decision "Certainly Possible" Decision Could Come Before Election
US Pullout From Iraq Imperiled by Election Law Impasse January Election Delay Looking Increasingly Likely