26 January 2012, 2:37 pm
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The number of improvised bombs used in Afghanistan last year increased 9 percent with civilians increasingly likely targets, the military says.... Read More »
26 January 2012, 12:40 pm
Italy signed a pact Thursday aimed at supporting Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw from the country in 2014, while Germany extended its military mission there for another year, developments that came as Afghan President Hamid Karzai began a tour of Europe with a stop in Rome.... Read More »
26 January 2012, 8:45 am
During the past year, the US and its NATO allies have placed increasing emphasis on bringing an end to the war in Afghanistan through negotiations. With the Taliban on the verge of getting a political office in Qatar, substantive talks now appear closer than ever before.... Read More »
26 January 2012, 7:36 am
NATO's chief called on allies Thursday to remain committed to the security transition in Afghanistan after France threatened to pull out early following the killing of four French soldiers.... Read More »
26 January 2012, 4:15 am
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide car bomber targeting a NATO-sponsored reconstruction team killed four Afghan civilians, including a child, and wounded 31 on Thursday in southern Afghanistan, officials said.... Read More »
26 January 2012, 12:06 am
A suicide car bomber targeting NATO-sponsored aid workers killed at least three people and wounded 31 on Thursday in southern Afghanistan, an official said.... Read More »
25 January 2012, 10:48 pm
Officials say a rocket fired by Taliban insurgents has killed a woman and her child in eastern Afghanistan.... Read More »
24 January 2012, 11:44 am
France's troops won't be pulled hastily from Afghanistan, says foreign minister Alain Juppe, adding that talk of a retreat by the end of 2012 isn't "well thought out and examined."... Read More »
24 January 2012, 8:01 am
NATO-led forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday gave themselves an upbeat report card for 2011, claiming successes on the battlefield, in the classroom and in preparing to hand over to Afghan forces.... Read More »
23 January 2012, 11:46 am
An investigative hearing has recommended that an American soldier be court-martialed over hazing that allegedly led to a fellow infantryman's suicide in Afghanistan but dismissed the most serious charge against him, the U.S. military said Monday.... Read More »
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