- Breaking News
- |
- Entertainment
- |
- Sports
- |
- Business
- |
- Politics
- |
- Science
- |
- Technology
- |
- Odd News
- |
- Health
- |
- Law
US says Marjah operation going wellWASHINGTON — Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell says NATO-led operations in the Afghan farming town of Marjah are "trending in a very positive direction."
Pakistani officials: Nearly 15 top Taliban held
Afghan official: Top Taliban commander in custody
SKorea endorses sending troops back to Afghanistan
More News
- Afghan official: Pakistan agrees to hand over captured Taliban leader to Afghanistan
- NATO: Allies pledge 600 new trainers for Afghan security forces
- Intel officials say suspected US missile strike kills 4 in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region
- Intel officials say suspected US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region
- Pakistani Taliban kill 2 men they accused of spying for US near Afghan border
- British ambassador says goal is to turn tide against insurgency in Afghanistan by next year
- Queen announces Dutch elections to be held June 9, nearly 1 year early
- Seven killed, 14 injured in Helmand bomb blast
- Reports: Another Afghan Taliban leader caught in Pakistan in latest blow to insurgents
- Adm. Mullen: Military making ’steady progress’ in Marjah, war in general
- Petraeus: Fight now in southern Afghanistan is first part of battle plan lasting 12-18 months
- Afghan soldiers lagging behind international forces in Operation Moshtarak
- Real challenge of Marja offensive lies ahead: Top NATO commander
- Pakistani army airstrike kills 30 militants in northwest, as crackdown on extremists continues
- Taliban ’stepping up resistance’ against Operation Moshtarak
- Blood, bullets, bombs (maybe) and angry ants: Afghanistan allies must expect the unexpected
- At least 913 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001
- At least 911 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001
- US missile strike kills brother of Taliban commander in latest blow to militants
- Brother of Afghan Taliban leader Siraj Haqqani killed by US missile strike
- The price of death and damage: US payouts seek to soften war’s blow to Afghanistan, civilians
- Minister says Pakistan will not hand captured Taliban leaders to United States
- NATO airstrike mistakenly kills 7 Afghan policemen
- Marines pummel insurgents with missiles, mortars as ’stiff resistance’ seen
- Captured Taliban leader could play role in shaping future of stalemated war in Afghanistan
- A look at NATO rules of engagement in Afghanistan
- Taliban using civilians as human shields in Marjah
- Intelligence officials say US missile strike kills at least 3 people in northwest Pakistan
- UK unleashes dreaded 65 ton ‘Swiss army knife’ tank against Afghan Taliban for first time
- Skeptical elders size up American commander’s gesture of peace in southern Afghanistan
- US, Afghan commanders claim Taliban fleeing Marja stronghold in southern Afghanistan
- In the Afghan war zone, soldiers do what they can for wounded 7-year-old boy
- Sniper teams attack US Marines, Afghan troops as coalition advances deeper into Marjah
- Explosion rocks vehicle in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, killing 3 people
- US apologizes after errant rocket strike kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan
- Taliban release video of 2 French journalists captured in December in Afghanistan
- For US Army unit in Afghanistan, life is a caravan _ and Strykers their rolling homes
- Obama keeping watch on Afghanistan offensive from White House
- A day in one southern Afghan village begins with gesture of peace, ends on note of war
- AP Top Headlines At 1 p.m. EST
- US: 2 NATO troops killed in NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan
- NATO forces launch major offensive on southern Taliban fortress
- British general leading the offensive to take Afghan town says no casualties in strike
- US Marines, Afghan soldiers spearheading ground assault reach outer rim of Taliban-held town
- At least 902 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001
- A breakdown of military forces in NATO’s Afghan offensive
- A look at the NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan
- US Marines, Afghan troops launch attack on biggest Taliban-held town in the south
- US soldier fights Taliban, 3 decades after his father fought for Red Army in Afghanistan
- Afghan official: 5 Americans wounded in suicide attack at US base
- AP Top Headlines At 1:49 p.m. EST
- 300 families flee south Afghan town ahead of US, Afghan offensive on Taliban stronghold
- UN predicts ’stable’ 2010 Afghan opium cultivation, warns of fewer poppy-free provinces
- US Army launches operation near Marjah to tighten noose around Taliban in southern Afghanistan
- Wild West lore lightens US troops’ mood at Afghan base surrounded by harsh desert, insurgency
- Quick on the draw in south Afghanistan: Wild West reminders give US soldiers a taste of home
- Passing the torch: As US starts Afghan surge, dug-in Canadians plan exit
- Military leaders offer guarded optimism on Afghanistan; NATO puts fresh face on 8-year war
- Report blames command shortcomings over Afghan outpost ambush that killed 8 Americans
- France announces plans to send about 80 more military trainers to Afghanistan
- Report blames US military leadership over Afghan outpost ambush that left 8 Americans dead
- Afghanistan: Blast outside dog fight kills 3 people, wounds 26 others
- Top US commander in Afghanistan upgrades assessment of war from ‘deteriorating’ to ’serious’
- NATO: 32 suspected militants killed in southern Afghan province
- US considers giving NATO allies access to equipment, expertise to deter roadside bombs
- Pakistan could be key to Afghanistan’s plan for reconciliation with the Taliban
- Mullen: Next 12-18 months will be critical to winning in Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia says no mediation with Taliban unless it expels bin Laden from its territory
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai travels to Saudi Arabia to discuss reconciliation efforts
- Afghan officials say joint force kills 7 militants in gunbattle in south
- NATO says baby killed during operation in central Afghanistan
- Afghan president renews call for Taliban to desert insurgency and recognize government
- AP Interview: Canadian commander says coming months will be key in Afghan battle
- Afghan government condemns killing of 4 Afghan soldiers in NATO airstrike
- 4 Afghan troops killed in possible Afghan-NATO friendly fire incident; 2 civilians shot dead
- Afghan Taliban deny negotiations with UN official
- At least 893 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001
- Rocket attacks fact of life at NATO base in Taliban-ridden south
- Pakistan says 44 militants killed in fighting close to Afghan border
- Pakistan says 30 militants killed in fighting close to Afghan border
- Bomb strikes convoy carrying NATO and US supplies to Afghanistan in northwestern Pakistan
- AP Interview: Georgian President Saakashvili proposing supply route for US arms to Afghanistan
- Afghanistan: Gunbattle breaks out with suicide-vest-wearing attackers in southern province
- Britain’s Cameron tells AP that Afghan withdrawal only when it has “basic level” of security
- Afghanistan conference agrees on exit timetable and plan to lure Taliban to renounce violence
- Obama reaffirms Iraq pullout, foresees success in Afghanistan
- NATO, Russia to boost military cooperation in Afghanistan
- NATO, Kazakhstan agree on overland supply route to Afghanistan
- Karzai: Afghanistan aims to reduce burden on allies soon but needs sustained support
- Report: Russia’s NATO envoy says Russia can help rebuild Afghanistan _ with Western funds
- NATO, Russia formally resume military ties before meeting about Afghanistan
- NATO to announce top civilian representative in Afghanistan
- Germany to increase Afghan troop contingent by up to 850, focus on training
- Germany plans to increase Afghan troop contingent by 500, focus on training
- Germany set for increase in Afghan troop numbers, stresses emphasis on training
