Topic: Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has asked the Pentagon for initial recommendations for the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan in 2014, a first step in planning the final U.S. drawdown there despite a bleak security outlook.Sources familiar with the discussions said ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Insurgent safe havens in Pakistan are now the biggest threat to NATO forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Friday.Overall, enemy attacks in Afghanistan in recent months were 5 percent lower than the same period a year ago, the ...
A US military investigation into the August crash of a helicopter in Afghanistan that killed 30 Americans has found no major mistakes were made in the operation, officials said Wednesday.The probe concluded that senior officers made "appropriate" decisions in deploying a large ...
The American fiscal crisis risks ensnaring the military with drastic cuts and strategic changes that the army fears will leave it the main victim of the country's debt crunch, analysts said.Having almost doubled since 2001, the Pentagon budget request to Congress will ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ten years after the West intervened in Afghanistan, NATO said on Thursday its plans to hand over security responsibility to the Afghan government and gradually withdraw troops remained on track despite recent spectacular Taliban attacks.U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ...
The Pentagon insists high-profile assaults by Afghan insurgents are a sign of a weakened enemy but former officials and analysts say Taliban tactics could undercut the effects of a US-led military campaign.After a series of dramatic attacks, including a firefight outside the ...
A British Royal Marine has been killed after coming under small arms fire while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, defence officials said.The soldier from the elite 42 Commando was on a patrol with the Afghan army in the Khorgajat ...
A British Royal Marine was killed after coming under small arms fire while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, defence officials said Monday.The soldier from the elite 42 Commando was on a patrol with the Afghan army in the Khorgajat ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ten years after the United States embarked on a war against terrorism in the rubble of the September 11 attacks, the country finds itself financially exhausted and facing hard strategic choices as it grapples with new budget realities.After spending ...
America's most influential officer, General David Petraeus, bade farewell to the military Wednesday with a warning against budget cuts that could jeopardize the army's ability to fight insurgencies.As he prepares to take over as CIA chief, Petraeus voiced concern at his retirement ...
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