Edwin Mora

A U.S. Army soldier died in southern Afghanistan last Friday from a non-combat related injury. According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the incident is under investigation. On the day of the incident, the U.S./NATO-led International Security Assistance Force

A U.S. soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan on Monday following a suicide car bomb attack by terrorists.   The U.S./NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reported today that one of its service members “died following a coordinated suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive

Three Americans were among the 13 foreigners murdered in the Taliban attack on a restaurant in Kabul that killed a total of 21 people. Afghan authorities called it the deadliest single Taliban attack against expatriate civilians in the course of

There were at least two people killed in confrontations between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police across Egypt the day before the official results of the referendum on the new constitution were announced.   Reuters reported that violence broke out on Friday

Mexico’s congress passed a resolution urging the U.S. to facilitate asylum cases involving Mexican citizens.   On Jan. 15, KHOU 11 News in Houston, Texas reported that Mexico’s congress wants the U.S. to ease up on granting asylum to Mexican citizens who claim

The White House condemned the Jan. 17 Taliban attack on a restaurant in Kabul that killed 21 people, including two American college workers.   CNN reported earlier Saturday that two American University of Afghanistan workers were among the 13 foreigners killed in

The Taliban yesterday killed up to 21 people, including 13 foreigners, in a suicide bomb and small arms attack on a Kabul restaurant frequented by expatriates. U.S. Air Force Maj. Cathleen Snow, a spokeswoman for the U.S./NATO-led International Security Assistance

As a result of the Arab Spring revolutions, al-Qaeda is gaining ground despite the U.S. killing its leader, Osama bin Laden, in May 2011, Reuters reports.   In particular, the Jan. 16 article points out that the Arab Spring has helped al-Qaeda

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), in an apparent effort to defuse revelations made by a Mexican newspaper’s investigation into the agency’s secret meetings with the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, announced that it is still going after the leadership of

The U.S. inspector general for spending in Afghanistan told the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control that Afghanistan’s opium “crisis” is a U.S. national security concern because it destabilizes the country’s economy and it nourishes insurgent groups like the Taliban. 

Egypt’s military-backed government announced that 444 Muslim Brotherhood members were arrested over the two-day constitutional polling that began Jan. 14.  According to various media reports, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that 444 members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested

A U.S. soldier was killed on Jan. 14 following “a fire attack” by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan.    On Jan. 14, the U.S.-NATO-led coalition formally known as the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reported that one of its service members “died

President Barack Obama’s war in Afghanistan has been a failure, according to the Afghanistan Times. In an editorial article, the Afghan news outlet stated, “If we dig deep into [Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert] Gates’ scathing critique, it can be

U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos told Marines in Afghanistan that by the end of this year their mission will have been “completed,” U-T San Diego reported today.  However, the same article pointed out that it remains uncertain whether

Some U.S. veterans who fought and watched their fellow soldiers killed in Iraq are having difficulty coming to grips with al-Qaeda’s resurgence in the country, the Washington Post reported.  “Could someone smart convince me that the black flag of al-Qaeda flying

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in his soon-to-be-released memoir, said that he initially supported a Medal of Honor for deceased U.S. Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta in 2008 before reversing his position. These recent revelations were made in a report by

A four-year old boy was inadvertently killed by U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, according to Afghan officials. The Helmand province governor’s office told Reuters “that U.S. Marines based in the violence-plagued province mistakenly shot the boy on Wednesday because visibility was poor.”

A member of the Afghan National Army (ANA) is waiting to be hanged after being convicted by an Afghan court of killing a U.S. Marine in 2012, in what is commonly known as a green-on-blue attack, Marine Corps Times reported.

Three U.S. Soldiers and a civilian were killed in “an aircraft mishap” in Afghanistan, according to military officials.   There is no indication that enemy fire was involved, a defense official told ABC News.   “International Security Assistance Force [ISAF]

The thriving Afghan opium trade–which has grown dramatically during the ongoing U.S.-led occupation, reaching record highs–may turn Afghanistan into a criminal state if left unabated, experts warn. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 8, Nasir

The Obama administration’s Afghanistan strategy will fail because the Afghan forces will not be able to maintain security and deal with a resurgence of the Taliban in the their county once the U.S.-NATO-led coalition leaves, according to an expert.  Breitbart

A large crowd of protesters in Afghanistan rallied against U.S. forces, accusing the U.S.-NATO-led coalition of desecrating the Quran, according to media reports.  The crowd was protesting a rumored sacking of a mosque and subsequent desecration of the Quran by

U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents and U.S Attorneys held secret meetings with drug trafficking organizations, especially the Sinaloa cartel, on Mexican soil, revealed Mexico-based newspaper El Universal. The DEA and the U.S. Attorney’s office are both components of the

The U.S. will pursue complete U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of 2014, also known as the “zero option,” unless the Afghan president signs the bilateral security agreement (BSA) between Kabul and Washington in the upcoming “weeks… not