AP - Afghanistan’s president vowed Wednesday to confront the government in Islamabad over a devastating suicide bombing against a Shiite shrine in Kabul that he said originated on Pakistani soil.[Read more...]
AP - Pakistan on Tuesday temporarily recalled some troops from border posts meant to coordinate activity with international forces in neighboring Afghanistan. Authorities want to discuss how to improve the process after NATO airstrikes last month killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, the military said.[Read more...]
Four British servicemen who were seriously injured in Iraq or Afghanistan are set to depart Monday on a gruelling trans-Atlantic rowing challenge.[Read more...]
Reuters - Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani ruled out “business as usual” with the United States on Monday after a NATO attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, and the army threatened to curtail cooperation with Washington on Afghanistan drastically.[Read more...]
A British soldier has been killed by an explosion in Afghanistan while on foot patrol to disrupt insurgent activity, the Ministry of Defence has said.[Read more...]
Reuters - New York police arrested a 27-year-old man they called a “lone wolf” militant on charges of plotting to build bombs to kill American soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.[Read more...]
AP - Film star Mila Kunis has made good on her promise to a Marine who had been serving in Afghanistan.[Read more...]
Reuters - The Haqqani network, which Washington has blamed for a series of attacks in Afghanistan, may have been involved in a weekend bombing in Kabul that was the deadliest ground attack against Western troops in 10 years of war, officials said on Monday.[Read more...]
Image 1 of 2 The former royal palace, now in ruins, is also in the area, along with several government departments, and Afghan and foreign military bases Photo: REUTERS Image 1 of 2 It was the deadliest single incident for foreign troops since the war began in [...]
Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she was looking for a “reality check” on her visit to Afghanistan, but said she had seen progress, and remained hopeful about the prospects for a peaceful and stable future. “I’m here to have a reality check,” Clinton said at a meeting at the U.S. [...]
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Elated, last US troops leave Iraq, ending war
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Last US troops elated to leave Iraq as war ends
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