Afghan officials say at least 12 policemen have been killed or wounded in two separate Taliban attacks on checkpoints. Authorities said six policemen were killed in an early morning gunfight Wednesday with insurgents in the Qarabagh district 120 kilometers southwest of Kabul. On Sunday, three police were killed in a similar insurgent attack on their […]
12 Afghan Police Killed or Injured in Taliban Attacks
Obama to Announce First Phase of Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
President Barack Obama is set to announce on Wednesday the first phase of a withdrawal from Afghanistan that could see up to 10,000 U.S. soldiers leave the country by the end of the year. Defense officials have been quoted as saying that Mr. Obama will call for an initial withdrawal of 5,000 troops, followed by […]
12 Afghan Police Killed or Injured in Taliban Attacks
Afghan officials say at least 12 policemen have been killed or wounded in two separate Taliban attacks on checkpoints. In one of the assaults, authorities said six policemen were killed in an early morning gunfight Wednesday with insurgents in the Qarabagh district 120 kilometers southwest of Kabul. On Sunday, three police were killed in a […]
Obama to Address Nation Wednesday on Afghanistan
The White House says President Barack Obama will address the nation Wednesday evening on his plans for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Spokesman Jay Carney says the president will lay out how he will implement the strategy he outlined in December 2009 on drawing down American troops. In a briefing Tuesday, Carney said the president […]
2 Civilians, NATO Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Afghan officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the offices of the central Parwan province’s governor Tuesday, killing two people and wounding two others. Officials said the governor escaped unharmed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing. In other violence Tuesday, NATO said one of its soldiers was killed following a bomb […]
Obama to Address Nation Wednesday on Afghanistan
The White House says President Barack Obama will address the nation Wednesday evening on his plans for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Spokesman Jay Carney says the president will lay out how he will implement the strategy he outlined in December 2009 on drawing down American troops. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday the […]
Gates: Americans ‘Tired’ of Decade of War in Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has acknowledged concerns in the United States about the war in Afghanistan, saying the American people are “tired of a decade of war.” Gates spoke in Washington Tuesday, one day before President Barack Obama is expected to announce his plans for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The defense chief said […]
Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Provincial Governor
A suicide bomber has targeted the offices of a provincial governor in northern Afghanistan, killing two people. Officials said the bomber detonated his suicide vest outside the office of Parwan province’s governor Tuesday. There were no reports of injuries to the governor. The Interior Ministry says two people, including a young woman, were killed and […]
Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Provincial Governor
A suicide bomber has targeted the offices of a provincial governor in Afghanistan, seriously wounding a child. Officials said the bomber was outside the office of the governor of Parwan province when he detonated his suicide vest. There were no immediate reports of harm to the governor. On Monday, NATO said that coalition and Afghan […]
Joint Force Kills Rogue Afghan Soldier
NATO says a rogue Afghan soldier suspected of killing an Australian soldier last month was tracked down and killed by coalition and Afghan forces Sunday. The alliance said in a statement Monday that the Afghan was killed in eastern Khost province after pulling a gun on troops attempting to capture him, and that a man […]