The US Army hired private firms to improve the public image of a processor meant to detect buried explosives used by soldiers in Afghanistan who have widely criticized its working capabilities. An internal company email obtained by The Washington Times states that the...
US Troops Killed Four Afghan Children Who Were Tending Livestock
US Troops Killed Four Afghan Children Who Were Tending Livestock | Gen. Allen to offer ‘condolence payments’
Britain to Double Drones Operating in Afghanistan
Britain to Double Drones Operating in Afghanistan | ‘Withdrawing’ nation rush purchases Reaper combat drones
Pakistan Presses for Extradition of Militant Leader in Afghanistan
Pakistan Presses for Extradition of Militant Leader in Afghanistan | Mullah Fazlullah accused of plotting attack on schoolgirl
Afghan Army Keeps Getting Bigger, But Readiness Lags
Afghan Army Keeps Getting Bigger, But Readiness Lags | Massive Afghan Army ‘nowhere near ready’ for transition
Al-Qaeda Attempting a Comeback in Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda "is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east," according to the Associated Press, in yet another example of how 11 years of war have failed to accomplish its most basic aims. The news that elements of al-Qaeda, notably, distinct from the...
Afghan Police Poison, Kill Six Colleagues
An Afghan police officer and cook poisoned Afghan security forces at a checkpoint in an attack coordinated with insurgent militants on Saturday. The police officer and cook worked with outside insurgents, tampering the food of their colleagues, which killed two fellow...
19 Killed as Roadside Bomb Hits Afghan Wedding Party
19 Killed as Roadside Bomb Hits Afghan Wedding Party | Busload of celebrants hit in Balkh Province
US Hoping for Afghan Civilians to Fight Off Taliban Themselves
US Hoping for Afghan Civilians to Fight Off Taliban Themselves | Cites anti-Taliban uprisings in small villages
Karzai: NATO Can ‘Expedite’ Afghan Handover
Karzai: NATO Can ‘Expedite’ Afghan Handover | Insists Afghan govt ready for more control