Dec 7

At least two killed in Afghan suicide blast 
    (AFP)

AFP – A suicide blast hit a flea market set up outside a joint US-Afghan military base in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, killing at least two Afghan soldiers and wounding foreign and Afghan forces. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 6

Gates pessimistic US Senate will end gay ban 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Monday he was pessimistic that Congress would act this month to lift a ban on openly gay troops in the US military. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 5

Suicide attack kills 4 near NATO base in Afghanistan 
    (Reuters)
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Dec 5

At least two killed in Afghan suicide blast 
    (AFP)

AFP – A suicide blast hit a flea market set up outside a joint US-Afghan military base in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, killing at least two Afghan soldiers and wounding foreign and Afghan forces. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

US commanders at odds over lifting ban on gays 
    (AFP)

AFP – Top US commanders on Friday sharply disagreed over lifting a ban on openly gay troops serving in the military, drawing different conclusions from a new Pentagon study. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

US commanders at odds over lifting ban on gays 
    (AFP)

AFP – Top US commanders on Friday sharply disagreed over lifting a ban on openly gay troops serving in the military, drawing different conclusions from a new Pentagon study. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

Cables show govt spat with US over spy flights 
    (AFP)

AFP – US and British officials clashed over the use of a Cyprus air base for US spying missions in 2008, with London worried about complicity in potential rights abuses, leaked cables showed. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

US tries to fix tanker mix-up with Boeing, EADS 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Air Force said it has tried to correct an embarrassing mix-up that sent the wrong data to aerospace rivals bidding on the lucrative contract for a new aerial refueling tanker. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

A 'Don't Ask' musical moment for Obama at Bagram 
    (AFP)

AFP – In his drive to end a ban on gays in the military, US President Barack Obama got an unexpected boost during his latest visit to Afghanistan, as a female singer performed “I Kissed a Girl.” Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

Top generals buck White House on military gay ban 
    (AP)
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