The attack coincides with a visit by U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey, who is in Afghanistan to assess future troop needs. A sixth American is killed in a separate attack.
As an 11-year effort winds down, U.S. provincial reconstruction teams, or PRTs, have made gains but have also left infrastructure that is incomplete, unsustainable or incompatible with local needs. |
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KABUL, Afghanistan — An American contractor was detained illegally for 24 hours in an Afghan prison, beaten, denied more than basic...
At the height of the wars in the Middle East, AeroVironment Inc. — a drone maker based in Monrovia — soared into the public...
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ASTORE, Pakistan — The caravan pulled away, leaving behind 19 bullet-riddled bodies in a muddy ditch. Inside the three buses, those...
MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan — The story was gruesome: A university student, captured in a U.S. special forces raid, was found...
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday ordered U.S. special forces troops to cease operations in a strategic...
The United Arab Emirates is close to purchasing Predator drones from a San Diego County defense contractor, sparking concern among arms...
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KABUL, Afghanistan — The commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan said Sunday that his forces were prepared to comply with...
KABUL, Afghanistan — Over the last 25 days, something unusual has happened in Afghanistan: Not one U.S. service member has been...
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WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union speech Tuesday, President...
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Recent pronouncements by the Taliban have raised the possibility that the insurgents may be softening their...
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