Afghanistan Video and Articles

New congressional report slams…

09 Feb 2012

…efforts to open talks with the Taliban to end the war in Afghanistan. In Senate testimony last week, James R. Clapper Jr., the…
…controversy it caused was “disrupting our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.” However, he also said “in hindsight” that many… ...

Prince Harry Completes Apache Training

08 Feb 2012

…array of weapons, which include rockets and Hellfire missiles, AFP reported. Britain has used the two-man helicopters in Afghanistan to hunt Taliban fighters, gather intelligence and provide cover for larger Chinook helicopters. ...

Obama to Present Familiar-Looking Budget

06 Feb 2012

…basic operating costs of the Department of Defense in fiscal 2013, plus an additional $88.4 billion to pay for the war in Afghanistan. The proposed 2013 spending plan is built around a smaller overall military, but one that maintains a global presence and… ...

Student Finds Lost Malcolm X Speech

05 Feb 2012

…Nations and President Obama's special adviser on Pakistan and Afghanistan before his death in 2010 at age 69. But in 1961 Holbrooke was…
…diplomat presidents dispatched to hotspots like Bosnia and Afghanistan. "He was a very good friend," she said of Holbrooke… ...

Afghanistan May See More Special Forces

05 Feb 2012

The US is planning a major shift in its Afghanistan military strategy, with elite Special Forces troops taking greater responsibility from conventional units ahead of the 2014 withdrawal, The New York Times reported Sunday. ...

US Reassures Europe On Defense Cuts

04 Feb 2012

…troop contribution, citing the demands of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Not only will this open up new opportunities for US troops…
…however, two of those units have been deployed overseas, to Afghanistan or Iraq. Under Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the US… ...

Pakistan PM To Meet Qataris

04 Feb 2012

…is continuing to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan but also is tentatively exploring peace…
…officials believe Pakistan -- which sees Afghanistan as within its sphere of influence…
…denies this and complains the US and Afghanistan has kept it in the dark about plans… ...

Bradley Manning to Face Court Martial

03 Feb 2012

…and classified information, were found on Manning's computer and digital storage devices. His classified leaks included Afghanistan and Iraq war reports, State Department cables, Guantanamo detainee assessments and videos of US airstrikes. Manning… ...

Obama Plans Low-Key Super Bowl Event

03 Feb 2012

…2010, the first family hosted a bipartisan group of members of Congress and injured military members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Three years ago, when the Steelers played the Arizona Cardinals, members of Congress from the teams' home states came… ...

Taliban Chief Contacted Obama: Sources

03 Feb 2012

Current and former U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan. ...

Cities Consider Parades for War Vets

03 Feb 2012

…terrorism and the continued deployment of 91,000 troops in Afghanistan. Many of the Iraq War vets interviewed at the St. Louis parade conceded they might be redeployed to Afghanistan. Still, the response to the parade was overwhelming in St… ...

America's military spending is…

03 Feb 2012

…supported our retaliation in Afghanistan after 9/11. He says if…
…nation-building in Iraq and Afghanistan. Candidate Bush, rather…
…build a working democracy in Afghanistan for more than 10 years now…
…minds? No. A recent poll of Afghans found just 43 percent had… ...

Judge Delays Fort Hood Shooter Trial

02 Feb 2012

…accused of killing 13 people and wounding 32 after opening fire on soldiers -- many of whom were preparing for deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq -- at Fort Hood on Nov. 5, 2009. An investigation revealed that Hasan exchanged e-mails with now deceased… ...

Panetta concerned Israel months…

02 Feb 2012

…elsewhere. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent warnings Tuesday about getting into a new war, telling CNN "if Iraq and Afghanistan has taught us anything in recent history, it is the unpredictability of war and that these things are easier to get into… ...

Marine gets big patriotic welcome

02 Feb 2012

A North Reading native who's been fighting in Afghanistan got a big patriotic welcome. Lt. Ben Hodgkins has been away from his family for a year. Wednesday, hundreds in his hometown lined the streets holding flags and holding signs just to welcome him home. ...

Source: Plans to turn over…

02 Feb 2012

…Panetta said the U.S. could end its formal combat role in Afghanistan 18 months from now. Rogers told Fox News that the Obama…
…terms are settled. Given the U.S. wants to be out of Afghanistan altogether by the end of 2014, the Taliban is in no hurry… ...

Panetta: US looking to end…

01 Feb 2012

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, en route to a NATO summit in Brussels, said Wednesday for the first time that U.S. forces will look to end combat operations in Afghanistan next year. ...

US Troops to Exit Afghanistan in 2013

01 Feb 2012

The US plans to shift the war strategy in Afghanistan from combat operations to a train-and-assist mission in 2013, limiting the role of international forces ahead of the scheduled pullout at the end of 2014. ...