
Reuters - Britain should maintain its current troops levels in Afghanistan and may need to deploy more soldiers for up to 18 months until the Afghan army can take on greater responsibility, the head of the army said on Friday.

Reuters - Britain should maintain its current troops levels in Afghanistan and may need to deploy more soldiers for up to 18 months until the Afghan army can take on greater responsibility, the head of the army said on Friday.

AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he would fight lawmakers to ensure cuts to the F-22 fighter program, saying it was a test of efforts to reform entrenched military spending.

AP - The Pentagon and Congress all but dared each other Thursday to a showdown over funding for fighter jets in a multimillion-dollar squabble that each side said they were fighting in the interests of U.S. security.