Reuters – Insurgent violence in Afghanistan has accelerated sharply alongside the arrival of new U.S. troops, reaching its highest level since 2001 just last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The violence that has surged for two years in Afghanistan reached a new high last week, and more difficulty lies ahead, the commander of U.S. troops in the Middle East said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – President Barack Obama’s administration appears even more disposed to permit exports of advanced U.S. arms than that of President George W. Bush, a senior Boeing Co executive said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Washington is not looking to put a military base in Uzbekistan, a US diplomat said Wednesday, despite being on the verge of losing a key base in the region used to support operations in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – A Muslim convert charged with fatally shooting an American soldier at a military recruiting center said Tuesday that he doesn’t consider the killing a murder because U.S. military action in the Middle East made the killing justified. Read the rest of this entry »