Buy AP Photo Reprints FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONNOLLY, Afghanistan (AP) — The Americans could be spotted waiting for the Chinooks in the 2 a.m. darkness only by the shape of their night-vision goggles, as they shared a cigarette with glowing embers in quick drags among the kneeling assaulters in the chilled dark.They would be on…
Buy AP Photo Reprints KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO says a blast in Afghanistan has killed three coalition service members and two civilians working with the alliance.The blast from a roadside bomb occurred Saturday in southern Afghanistan.NATO did not provide additional details about the explosion or disclose the nationalities of those killed.Associated PressCopyright 2013 The…
SHARE THIS Print Email More sharing RedditStumbleUponDelicious 44 killed in 9-hour firefight at Afghan government buildingsBy Ben Brumfield and Masoud Popalzai, CNNApril 3, 2013 -- Updated 1451 GMT (2251 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSMilitants are dressed like government soldiers Insurgents began the attack with explosives Afghan government forces engaged the insurgents At least 44 people were killed in…
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…
KABUL (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday for talks with President Hamid Karzai, an official said, with both sides hoping to stabilize the country before most foreign troops leave by the end of 2014.
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government has hit back at remarks by the head of NATO who said Kabul must recognize the sacrifices made by other states, calling the alliance's war on terrorism in Afghanistan "aimless and unwise".
Buy AP Photo Reprints KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say five American service members have been killed in helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan.A statement issued Tuesday from the NATO military coalition says the helicopter crashed on Monday in an area where there was no enemy activity. The cause of the crash is under investigation.A U.S.…
Buy AP Photo Reprints KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday.Monday night's crash brought the total number of U.S. troops killed that day to seven, making it the deadliest day for U.S. forces so far this year. Two U.S. special operations forces were…
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…
Buy AP Photo Reprints KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say an Afghan police officer opened fire inside a police station while U.S. forces were visiting, sparking a firefight that killed two U.S. troops and three Afghan policemen.Monday's incident in Wardak province appears to be the latest in a series of insider attacks against coalition and…
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