Authorities say insurgents have kidnapped and killed three Afghan soldiers in eastern Afghanistan. Police official Mohammad Zaman told reporters insurgents stopped the soldiers’ vehicle in the Ahmad Khil district of Paktia province and forced them off. The soldiers’ bodies were found along the road later on Thursday. Zaman said the troops were off-duty and were […]
US Indictment for Fraud, Bribery in Afghanistan
Posted August 22nd, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted three people and a corporation on charges of fraud and bribery, accusing them of conspiring to use protected contract information to get an unfair advantage over other companies seeking government contract work in Afghanistan. The department Wednesday said one of the men was an active military reservist who […]
US Troop Deaths Top 2,000 in Afghanistan
Posted August 22nd, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
The number of U.S. military members killed in the war in Afghanistan has surpassed 2,000, with more than half of the deaths coming in the past 27 months. The increased casualty rate came as President Barack Obama poured thousands of extra troops into the country to intensify the U.S.-led NATO coalition’s battle against insurgents. Those […]
US Troop Deaths Top 2,000 in Afghanistan
Posted August 22nd, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
The number of U.S. military members killed in the war in Afghanistan has surpassed 2,000, with more than half the deaths coming in the past 27 months. The increased casualty rate came after U.S. President Barack Obama sent thousands of extra troops into the country to intensify the U.S.-led NATO coalition’s battle against insurgents. Those […]
Afghan Rockets Damage US Military Chief’s Plane
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
NATO officials say Afghan militants fired rockets on a U.S. airbase in Afghanistan, damaging a plane used by America’s top military officer. A spokeswoman tells VOA U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Martin Dempsey was in his room and “nowhere near” the aircraft when two rockets landed near it early Tuesday at Bagram Airbase. […]
Afghan Rockets Damage US Military Chief’s Plane
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
NATO officials say Afghan militants fired rockets on a U.S. airbase in Afghanistan early Tuesday, damaging a plane used by America’s top military officer. U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey was not on board at the time. He later left the base using another plane. The attack slightly wounded two ground staff. […]
Obama Concerned About Afghan Insider Attacks
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama said he is concerned about the “green on blue” attacks, the recent killings of NATO troops by Afghan security forces. At a news conference Monday, Mr. Obama said he has spoken to senior military leaders who are in Afghanistan talking to coalition and afghan counterparts about the recent “uptick” of such […]
US Military Cites Progress in Afghanistan Despite Recent Attacks
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Top US military officials cite progress in the campaign against insurgents in Afghanistan, despite the recent wave of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police against their international counterparts. The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, and the commander of U.S. Central Command, General James Mattis arrived in Afghanistan for talks […]
Top US Military Officials Cite Progress in Afghanistan Despite Recent Attacks
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
Top US military officials cite progress in the campaign against insurgents in Afghanistan, despite the recent wave of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police against their international counterparts. The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, and the commander of U.S. Central Command, General James Mattis arrived in Afghanistan for talks […]
Top US General in Afghanistan to Discuss Attacks
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. military officer is in Afghanistan to meet with NATO and Afghan officers about the recent wave of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police against international forces. Army General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, landed at Bagram Air Field outside Kabul Monday. Afghan security forces have killed 10 […]
