Jul 9

Mattis named overall US commander of Iraq, Afghan wars 
    (AFP)

AFP – General James Mattis was named as the new head of US Central Command, or CENTCOM, which has overall control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 8

Mattis named overall US commander of Iraq, Afghan wars 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates named General James Mattis on Thursday as the new head of US Central Command, or CENTCOM, which has overall control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 6

McCain: Kandahar is key to victory in Afghan war 
    (AP)

AP – The ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said NATO and Afghan troops will prevail in the war if they can succeed in securing and bolstering governance in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 5

McCain: Kandahar is key to victory in Afghan war 
    (AP)

AP – The ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday that NATO and Afghan troops will prevail in the war if they can succeed in securing and bolstering governance in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 29

Senate panel endorses Petraeus as Afghan war chief 
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Jun 10

Petraeus: Afghan mission will fail without UK help 
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Jun 9

Petraeus: Afghan mission will fail without UK help 
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May 26

Car bomb shakes southern Afghan city 
    (AFP)

AFP – A car bomb exploded Wednesday near a US-run civilian-military base in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar but there were no casualties, police said as Afghan and US troops cordoned off the area. Read the rest of this entry »

May 15

Karzai visits US troops headed to Afghan war 
    (AFP)

AFP – Afghan President Hamid Karzai, seeking to repair strained relations with Washington, met US soldiers on Friday from the 101st Airborne Division, weeks before they head to his country to take on the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »

May 14

Karzai visits US troops headed to Afghan war 
    (AFP)

AFP – Afghan President Hamid Karzai, seeking to repair strained relations with Washington, met US soldiers on Friday from the 101st Airborne Division, weeks before they head to his country to take on the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »

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