US Troops
US sends 75 more troops to Sinai to boost peacekeepers’ security
Egypt
September 10, 2015
US sends 75 more troops to Sinai to boost peacekeepers’ security
The United States is sending an additional 75 US troops and other assets to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to bolster the…
Pentagon: US, Shi’ite fighters not working together at Iraq base
Middle East
June 24, 2015
Pentagon: US, Shi’ite fighters not working together at Iraq base
The Pentagon said that there are some Shi'ite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements,…
Killings rattle Afghan voters as election campaign starts
World
February 2, 2014
Killings rattle Afghan voters as election campaign starts
Afghanistan's presidential candidates held rallies in Kabul on Sunday at the start of a campaign to elect Hamid Karzai's successor,…
Afghan council endorses US security deal, seeks immediate signing
World
November 24, 2013
Afghan council endorses US security deal, seeks immediate signing
An Afghan grand assembly of tribal chieftains and elders Sunday endorsed a major security pact with the United States and…
American opens fire on Afghans, 15 dead
World
March 11, 2012
American opens fire on Afghans, 15 dead
BALANDI, Afghanistan — A US service member walked out of a base in southern Afghanistan before dawn Sunday and started…
UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians
World
February 4, 2012
UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan — Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as…
Bombers strike Iraq government building, at least 27 dead
World
July 5, 2011
Bombers strike Iraq government building, at least 27 dead
Baghdad - A car bomb and another explosive device blew up in a crowded parking lot outside a government building…
Police search Kabul hotel after Taliban attack kills 10
World
June 29, 2011
Police search Kabul hotel after Taliban attack kills 10
Kabul - Afghan police sifted through one of Kabul's landmark hotels room by room on Wednesday for any more casualties…
Karzai rules out asking for more US troops
World
June 26, 2011
Karzai rules out asking for more US troops
Washington - Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled out Sunday asking the United States for more troops if the security situation…
Officials: 30 die in Afghan hospital car bomb
World
June 25, 2011
Officials: 30 die in Afghan hospital car bomb
Puli Alam, Afghanistan - Thirty people were killed in a suicide car bombing Saturday targeting a hospital in Afghanistan's Logar…