DoD- Army Casualty Idenitified

Mon, Feb 6, 2012 1:40 AM

Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner, 49, of Fairfax, Va., died Feb. 3, in Kabul province, Afghanistan. Hil... more information here

UPI- Senior U.S. officer dies in Afghanist

Mon, Feb 6, 2012 1:40 AM

An investigation was under way Sunday in Afghanistan into the non-combat death of a 49-year-old U.S.... more information here

Sapa-dpa- Seven killed in suicide car bombing in Afghan

Mon, Feb 6, 2012 1:40 AM

At least seven people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a suicide car bombing in southern... more information here

AFP- US soldier shoots dead Afghan guard

Mon, Feb 6, 2012 1:40 AM

A US soldier shot dead an Afghan guard outside a military base in northern Afghanistan, apparently b... more information here

NYTimes- Record Number of Afghan Civilians Died in 2011, Mostly in Insurgent Attacks, U.N. Says

Sun, Feb 5, 2012 1:40 AM

A record number of Afghan civilians were killed in the conflict here last year, the majority at the ... more information here

AP- NATO Mulls Paying For Afghan Forces After 2014

Sun, Feb 5, 2012 1:40 AM

NATO's top official said Friday that the alliance expects regional powers to contribute to a mu... more information here

RFE/RL- Pakistan PM To Travel To Qatar For Talks On Afghan Peace Deal

Sun, Feb 5, 2012 1:40 AM

Pakistan's prime minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani, will travel to Qatar next week for talks with lea... more information here

Reuters- Afghan Taliban deny Mullah Omar wrote to White House

Sun, Feb 5, 2012 1:40 AM

The Afghan Taliban denied on Saturday that the group's leader Mullah Omar wrote to the White Ho... more information here

Caucasus Emirate leader orders halt on attacks against Russian civilians

Sun, Feb 5, 2012 1:40 AM

From left to right: Khamzat, the commander of the Riyad-us-Saliheen Martyr Brigade; ... more information here

AQAP operative killed in recent drone strike in Yemen

Sun, Feb 5, 2012 1:40 AM

A Yemeni jihadist claimed that an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operative linked to the suicide... more information here

Al Qaeda operative killed during clashes in Kurram identified

Sun, Feb 5, 2012 1:40 AM

Pakistani officials identified an al Qaeda operative from Azerbaijan as one of the six "foreig... more information here

Qaeda lost ground in Iraq but remains danger: report

Sat, Feb 4, 2012 1:40 AM

Baghdad (AFP) Feb 2, 2012 - The ranks of Al-Qaeda have thinned dramatically in recent years but ... more information here

paktribune- French forces leave Afghan base where soldiers were killed

Sat, Feb 4, 2012 1:40 AM

French forces have withdrawn from a forward operating base in Afghanistan where four French servicem... more information here

Reuters- Cost drives NATO bid for smaller Afghan army

Sat, Feb 4, 2012 1:40 AM

Afghanistan could end up fighting Taliban insurgents with a national army and police force two-third... more information here

AP- Ga. vets of Iraq now going to Afghanistan

Sat, Feb 4, 2012 1:40 AM

About 700 soldiers from Georgia are among the latest U.S. troops headed to Afghanistan for a war tha... more information here

Reuters- NATO clarifies Afghan exit strategy

Sat, Feb 4, 2012 1:40 AM

NATO chief says forces will continue combat role in Afghanistan until the end of 2014. Deborah Lutte... more information here

Islamic Jihad Union details cooperation with Afghan Taliban

Sat, Feb 4, 2012 1:40 AM

The al Qaeda-linked Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) released a video that discusses the training of its f... more information here

ISAF captures senior IMU and Taliban military commander

Sat, Feb 4, 2012 1:40 AM

During a raid in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, Coalition and Afghan special operations f... more information here

Iraq to host first Arab summit since revolts

Fri, Feb 3, 2012 1:40 AM

Baghdad (AFP) Feb 1, 2012 - Iraq is to host an Arab summit on March 29, the first since the Arab ... more information here

LATimes- www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-france-20120129,0,3161860.story

Fri, Feb 3, 2012 1:40 AM

Troops'accelerated departure after the killings of four French soldiers marks a breaking of Wes... more information here

LATimes- U.S. and allies plan to give Afghanistan forces lead role in 2013

Fri, Feb 3, 2012 1:40 AM

The U.S. and its military allies in Afghanistan intend to hand the lead combat role to Afghan forces... more information here

NYTimes- The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan

Fri, Feb 3, 2012 1:40 AM

For years, in the village of Juz Ghoray, at the remote fringes of the Musa Qala District in northern... more information here

pa- UK to reduce Afghan role next year

Fri, Feb 3, 2012 1:40 AM

British troops will step back from their lead combat role in Afghanistan by the end of 2013 under pl... more information here

NYTimes- Taliban Captives Dispute U.S. View on Afghanistan Wa

Fri, Feb 3, 2012 1:40 AM

More Taliban insurgents are being killed or captured than ever before, yet when the captives are int... more information here

DoD- Marine Casualty Identified

Fri, Feb 3, 2012 1:40 AM

Lance Cpl. Edward J. Dycus, 22, of Greenville, Miss., died Feb. 1 while conducting combat operations... more information here

Philippine military kills wanted Jemaah Islamiyah, Abu Sayyaf operatives in airstrike

Fri, Feb 3, 2012 1:40 AM

The Philippine Air Force force killed a senior Jemaah Islamiyah leader, a top Abu Sayyaf Group comm... more information here

Watchdog says US cannot account for Iraqi billions

Thu, Feb 2, 2012 1:40 AM

Baghdad (AFP) Jan 30, 2012 - The US Department of Defence cannot account for some $2 billion of I... more information here

Iraqiya to end parliament boycott: spokeswoman

Thu, Feb 2, 2012 1:40 AM

Baghdad (AFP) Jan 29, 2012 - A secular bloc which won the most seats in Iraq's March 2010 v... more information here

Iraq's protest movement: despondent and divided

Thu, Feb 2, 2012 1:40 AM

Baghdad (AFP) Jan 31, 2012 - Nearly a year after national rallies rocked the government, Iraq&ap... more information here

Iraq detains 16 vice presidential guards

Thu, Feb 2, 2012 1:40 AM

Baghdad (AFP) Jan 31, 2012 - Security forces have detained 16 of Tareq al-Hashemi's bodyguar... more information here

Corruption 'as dangerous' to Iraq as terrorism

Thu, Feb 2, 2012 1:40 AM

Baghdad (AFP) Feb 1, 2012 - Corruption poses a major threat to Iraq, so much so that Prime Minis... more information here

AP- Afghan timeline will be addressed at NATO summit

Thu, Feb 2, 2012 1:40 AM

A White House official said Tuesday that alliance members attending an upcoming NATO summit in Chica... more information here

NATO- ISAF Casualty

Thu, Feb 2, 2012 1:40 AM

An individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform turned his weapon against an International Sec... more information here

RT- Leaked NATO report - Taliban to fight Afghanistan back

Thu, Feb 2, 2012 1:40 AM

It has emerged that a classified NATO report accused Pakistan’s intelligence of controlling the Af... more information here

DoD- Marine Casualty Identified

Thu, Feb 2, 2012 1:40 AM

Sgt. William C. Stacey, 23, of Redding, Calif., died Jan. 31 while conducting combat operations in H... more information here

Video: Pakistani Taliban execute 15 Frontier Constabulary personnel

Thu, Feb 2, 2012 1:40 AM

Warning: The video of the Pakistani Taliban executing the 15 Frontier Constabulary personnel who we... more information here

irishexaminer- Afghan man strangles wife for giving birth to a third daughter

Wed, Feb 1, 2012 1:40 AM

An Afghan man killed his wife for giving birth to a third daughter rather than the son he hoped for,... more information here

AP- NATO Sticking to 2014 Afghan Pullout Date

Wed, Feb 1, 2012 1:40 AM

NATO's top official said Monday that the alliance will adhere to its plans to hand over securit... more information here

NYTimes- A Teacher’s Learning Curve in Kabul

Wed, Feb 1, 2012 1:40 AM

A few weeks ago, as I was sitting in the English department office at a university in Kabul, sipping... more information here

NYTimes- For Soldier Disfigured in War, a Way to Return to the World

Wed, Feb 1, 2012 1:40 AM

Specialist Joey Paulk awoke from a coma in a Texas hospital three weeks after he was burned nearly t... more information here

NATO- ISAF Casualty

Wed, Feb 1, 2012 1:40 AM

An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in sout... more information here

AP- Afghan police weak, but may be ready by 2014

Wed, Feb 1, 2012 1:40 AM

Less than 25 percent of Afghans say the national police are now strong enough to handle security wit... more information here

US drone strike kills 11 AQAP leaders, fighters: report

Wed, Feb 1, 2012 1:40 AM

Eleven terrorists, including four local commanders, are reported to have been killed in a US drone ... more information here

Tolonews- 4 Militants Killed, 24 Others Detained in Afghan Operation

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 1:40 AM

The Afghan Ministry of Interior said on Monday that four militants died and 24 others were captured ... more information here

Time- Snapshots From Afghanistan…

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 1:40 AM

You can listen to generals testifying before Congress all you want– and chat with troops in, or ju... more information here

Afghan, ISAF troops kill IMU leader in north

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 1:40 AM

During a recent raid in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar, Afghan and US troops killed... more information here

ISAF, Afghan forces capture al Qaeda'facilitator'in east

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 1:40 AM

Afghan and Coalition special operations forces captured an al Qaeda facilitator during a raid in th... more information here

Suicide car bomb outside Baghdad hospital kills 31

Mon, Jan 30, 2012 1:40 AM

Baghdad (AFP) Jan 27, 2012 - A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad... more information here

Iraq VP's staffers detained: Amnesty

Mon, Jan 30, 2012 1:40 AM

Baghdad (AFP) Jan 28, 2012 - Two women employed by the office of Iraq's fugitive vice presi... more information here

IANS- 50 militants surrender in Afghanistan

Mon, Jan 30, 2012 1:40 AM

Fifty militants from the Hezb-i-Islami outfit have surrendered to the Afghan government, Xinhua repo... more information here