Police are weak link in Afghanistan's goal for its forces take lead on security in 5 years Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or ...
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles at a northwestern Pakistani militant stronghold on Friday, killing eight people, the second such attack this week, security and Taliban officials said. The United States has carried out more than ...
Canada's government has dismissed opposition demands for a public inquiry into claims that troops in Afghanistan handed detainees over to local officials who were believed to torture. The main opposition parties made the demand after Richard Colvin, a Canadian diplomat stationed in ...
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain. "I think I would rather have those on the ground in Afghanistan make ...
Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second presidential term Thursday, winning Western praise with a promise to combat corruption and to put Afghan troops in charge of security within five years. Karzai took the oath of office after an election mired ...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term on Thursday and vowed to combat corruption, bring security and reach out to political rivals, under Western pressure to restore legitimacy. Karzai took the oath of office as the US-led war ...
German defense chief: Waiting for Obama before any move to up Afghan troops Germany will hold off on any decision about adding troops to Afghanistan at least until the United States makes a move, the country's defense chief said Thursday. "We are, ...
New US Afghan strategy faces serious obstacles from skeptical Pakistani officials Faced with an escalating insurgency, Pakistan increasingly views U.S. efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan as critical to its own security — but is worried enough about the chances of American failure ...
A suicide bomber blew himself up killing 10 civilians in Afghanistan on Thursday, the second attack on the same day that President Hamid Karzai was sworn into office, police said. The bombing in southern province Uruzgan followed an apparent suicide attack in ...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term on Thursday, vowing to combat corruption, bring security and reach out to his political rivals under Western pressure to restore legitimacy. Karzai took the oath of office as the US-led war ...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will be sworn in for a second term on Thursday, straining under Western pressure to eradicate corruption and restore legitimacy as a US-led war stretches into a ninth year. Karzai takes the oath of office with a Taliban ...
