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U.S. general: Afghan strategy needs revision

U.S. general: Afghan strategy needs revision

The commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan has finished his review of the war and that it is now being sent up the chain of command to the Pentagon and NATO headquarters, NATO says.

 

Deaths of U.S. troops exceed 5,000 in wars

Deaths of U.S. troops exceed 5,000 in wars

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reached two solemn milestones Monday: July has become the deadliest month for U.S. troops in ...

 

Taliban say U.S. reconciliation offer "lunatic"

Taliban insurgents rejected on Wednesday a U.S. offer of "honorable reconciliation" as a "lunatic idea" and said the withdrawal of foreign troops was the only way to end the war in Afghanistan.

 

Obama to reveal Afghanistan, Pakistan strategy

President Obama plans to send another 4,000 troops to Afghanistan along with hundreds of civilian specialists in an effort to confront what he considers "the central challenge facing [that] country," senior administration officials said Thursday.

 

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