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04 22nd, 2009| 
AFP – The top US military commander Admiral Michael Mullen met American soldiers deployed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, kickstarting his second visit to the war-torn country in just weeks, an official said. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
22
AFP – The top US military commander Admiral Michael Mullen arrived in Afghanistan Wednesday on a three-day visit to meet US soldiers deployed in the south and east of the country, an official said. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
22
AP – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff began a review Wednesday of a new community-based defense program recently deployed to combat rising violence in a province on the doorstep of Kabul. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
20
AP – As of Sunday, April 19, 2009, at least 606 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
18
Reuters – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday a strong Iranian military would help preserve stability in the Middle East, as Iran marked its armed forces’ day with a parade that appeared more muted than in the past. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
18
AP – As of Friday, April 15, 2009, at least 606 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
16
AP – President Barack Obama’s call for a nuclear weapons-free world is welcome, but the huge U.S. defense budget may prove an “insurmountable obstacle” to reaching that goal, former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
12
AP – As of Saturday, April 11, 2009, at least 604 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »