Jan 2

Eight Americans killed in Afghanistan suicide attack (AFP)

AFP – Eight American civilian workers were killed on Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack on a US military base close to the border with Pakistan, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 2

Petraeus hails progress as US transforms Iraq command (AFP)

AFP – Top US General David Petraeus hailed progress in Iraq at a ceremony on Friday to rename the military command of US forces here, the only troops still deployed in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 2

Americans killed in Afghanistan mostly CIA: official (AFP)

AFP – The eight Americans killed in a suicide attack at a US military base in eastern Afghanistan were mostly CIA employees, a US official told AFP on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »