AAA May. 16, 2013 8:44 AM ETAfghanistan: Bomb kills 15, including 2 AmericansBy AMIR SHAH and KATHY GANNON By AMIR SHAH and KATHY GANNON AIM ShareAfghan and U.S. soldiers arrive to the scene where a suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 16, 2013. A Muslim militant group, Hizb-e-Islami, claimed…
A taxi tries to make its way through a sandstorm that obscures the city of Kanadahar, Afghanistan, Sunday April 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)A taxi tries to make its way through a sandstorm that obscures the city of Kanadahar, Afghanistan, Sunday April 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)Buy AP Photo Reprints KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A…
STORY HIGHLIGHTSGul Meena, 17, left her abusive husband in Pakistan for another man She knew she was committing the ultimate crime according to Islamic customs Meena's brother hacked her friend to death with an ax, before turning on her Gul Meena is one of thousands of women living in shelters across Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)…
FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey takes part in news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. Dempsey traveled to Afghanistan Saturday, April 6, 2013 to meet U.S. and allied commanders and consult with Afghan officials on winding down the war. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)FILE - In…
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — A weekend visit to Afghanistan by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is aimed at assessing the type and level of additional training that U.S. troops could provide to Afghan defense forces after 2014.Gen. Martin Dempsey, who arrived at Bagram Air Field on Saturday after an overnight flight, said that…
Secretary of State John Kerry walks to a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Monday, March 25, 2013. Kerry embarked on talks Monday with Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. The session came shortly after the U.S. military…
Secretary of State John Kerry walks to a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Monday, March 25, 2013. Kerry embarked on talks Monday with Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. The session came shortly after the U.S. military…
Afghan border policemen stand guard near their US-made vehicle in Maidan Shar, capital of Wardak province, March 18, 2013.STORY HIGHLIGHTSKarzai accused a "U.S. special force" of torture and murder in Wardak province Coalition forces will leave one of Wardak's districts "soon" Residents have relayed allegations of violence by U.S. troops to local officials Wardak is…
Print Email More sharing RedditStumbleUponDelicious 5 Americans killed in Afghanistan helicopter crashBy Masoud Popalzai, CNNMarch 12, 2013 -- Updated 1048 GMT (1848 HKT)Interactive Map: Daman, Kandahar, AfghanistanSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: A U.S. official says those killed were Americans Crash happens in southern Afghanistan on Monday Military says there was no enemy activity in the area There have…
Afghan National Civil Order Police check passengers at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the…
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