The role of U.S. special operations forces in Afghanistan may expand considerably as part of the Obama administration's plan to withdraw troops in the next two years, according to a U.S. admiral. Adm. Bill McRaven, the special operations commander who led the raid...
Afghan children are being taught with U.S.-funded textbooks explicitly written to exclude four decades of war in an almost self-satirizing attempt to "bring people together." "There is no mention of the Soviet war, the mujaheddin, the Taliban or the U.S. military...
US Soldier Kills Afghan Ally in Base Shooting | Rising distrust as killings grow
The Colonel Who Started Telling the Truth on Afghan War
The number of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan rose for the fifth year in a row in 2011, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) which put the number of civilians killed at 3,000 over the past year. Insurgents fighting occupation...
Sticker Shock: NATO Mulls Shrinking Pricey Afghan Military | NATO suggests other countries start paying for it
Officials Reveal Mullah Omar’s ‘Dear Obama’ Letter | Unsigned, secret letter kick-started latest round of talks
The Obama administration played down comments from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta that the U.S. could end its combat role in Afghanistan by the end of 2013, saying the original policy has not changed. "This was an assessment of what could happen within the context...
Pakistan dismissed renewed accusations that elements of the Pakistani government are aiding the insurgency in Afghanistan, claims made in a leaked "highly classified" U.S. military report on the war. "It seems to be a report that is detached from reality," said...
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters Wednesday that the U.S. would end its combat role in Afghanistan by next year and switch primarily to a support and training role, reiterating the administration's longstanding timetable. While the media is treating the...
