The wife of a Fort Carson soldier learned about his death on Facebook. Now the U.S. military is investigating how a Facebook friend passed on the news before the Department of Defense had a chance to. Ariell Taylor-Brown had just
A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday with four people believed to be on board, likely American soldiers, a US defense official told AFP. A senior police officer in Helmand province said the helicopter went down
This photo, taken on December 6, 2011 by Massoud Hossain in Kabul, Afghanistan, recently won a Pulitzer Prize. The “Girl in the Green Dress” still suffers physicallyand emotionally from that day when she lost 7 of her 17 relatives and
By SLOBODAN LEKICAssociated PressBRUSSELSRussia’s foreign minister sharply criticized NATO’s plan to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan by 2014, saying Thursday that coalition troops should remain in the country until Afghan government forces are capable of ensuring security. NATO plans to
By STEVEN R. HURSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONMitt Romney wants the United States to get much tougher with Iran and to end what a top adviser calls President Barack Obama’s “Mother, may I?” consensus-seeking foreign policy. With the presidential nomination all but locked
When Islamic religious materials containing “extremist messages or inscriptions” were burned at Bagram Air Field in February, Afghan President Karzai was among the first to call for U.S. troops to face swift justice for it. And when, a month later,
This image isn’t exactly an illustration of “smart power” the Obama administration touted coming into office. In fact, some are saying the spectacle was a total embarrassment to the US government — along with other recent embarrassments by our selfless
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. South African president will marry again and have four wives Taliban in Afghanistan begin their ‘spring offensive’ U.N. observers arrive in Syria as ‘cease-fire’ shows signs of collapse N. Korea’s Kim Jong-un places ‘national
The deadly and coordinated attack by Taliban forces on Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, is but the latest in a string of deadly assaults on U.S. forces, Afghan soldiers, and above all civilians. President Barack Obama’s clear intention to withdraw before the
Gunmen on Saturday shot dead seven Shiite Muslims in two separate incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan’s troubled southwestern city of Quetta, police said. The drive-by shootings took place in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province bordering with Iran and
The technology that sent unmanned aircraft over the skies of Iraq and Afghanistan soon could be steering naval boats to do tasks like intelligence gathering and mine sweeping.
So the assault on presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney begins from the Obama campaign. On their Facebook page, they’ve posted this inane list of lies and half-truths: Let’s take a look at the claims. First, Obama claims that Romney
The US military has agreed to transfer special operations to Afghan control, diminishing America’s role and responsibility in anti-Taliban night raids: Under the terms of the agreement, Afghan forces can still call on American troops for help and authorize them
(AP) Oprah calls her new cable venture a tough climb By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK Oprah Winfrey says creating her new cable network has turned out to be a steep climb. The network has struggled to build
Iran has banned the Reuters news agency for calling Iranian women training in martial arts “assassins” in a report. A spokesman for the Ministry of Culture said, “The decision was taken following the production of a video clip by this
Taliban gunmen killed eight local policemen in an attack on a remote post in western Afghanistan, a provincial official said Thursday. The attack happened late on Wednesday, said Naqibullah Farahi, spokesman for the provincial administration of Farah, which borders Iran.
Last November, President Obama made a visit to Canberra, Australia todiscuss an expansion of US troop presence in the region. Obama and PrimeMinister Gillard reached an agreement which would allow up to 2,500 Marinesto spend six-month stints in the port
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Timbuktu’s ancient history at risk over chaotic Mali rebellion Azerbaijan story creates firestorm between Washington and Israel The logistical nightmare of leaving Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan agrees to continue hosting U.S. base in Manas Timbuktu’s ancient
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul talks to Bob Schieffer about the war in Afghanistan, the economy, and if he would support Mitt Romney were the former Mass. governor win the GOP nomination.
Last night, President Obama spoke at the Portland Museum of Art in Maine. There, he attacked his political opponents’ philosophy: They’ve got one message and that is, we’re going to make sure that we cut people’s taxes even more –
SEATTLE (AP) – The attorney for the U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says the government is “hiding evidence” and not giving his defense team the cooperation they were promised. The Army says officials have been following procedures
On the heels of Russian President Medvedev’s denunciation of Republican Mitt Romney’s assertion that Russia is our “No. 1 geopolitical foe,” Pravda magazine has joined the fray: “[Romney is] a prize, good-for-nothing, ignoramus.” And that’s the mild part. The first
The Pentagon has a high-tech ray gun that can stop a person in his tracks without killing or even injuring him. It seems ideal for use in certain situations in Iraq or Afghanistan, but it has never been used,.
(AP) Pakistan army chief meets top US commandersBy SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistan’s army chief held talks Wednesday with top U.S. commanders for the first time since American airstrikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year and triggered a near collapse in the
(AFP) Hundreds of Afghan women are languishing in prison having been accused or convicted of so-called “moral crimes”, including “running away” and having sex outside marriage, campaign group Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The report released in Kabul, I Had
