Jan 8

US troops, kin face cuts in base services 
    (AP)

AP – Soldiers and their families on Army bases around the country could see cutbacks in trash pickup, lawn-mowing and other services as the military tries to hold down non-war spending while escalating the fight in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 8

US troops, kin face cuts in base services 
    (AP)

AP – Soldiers and their families on Army bases around the country could see cutbacks in trash pickup, lawn-mowing and other services as the military tries to hold down non-war spending while escalating the fight in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 18

Top US officer and celebs visit troops in Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – The top US military officer, Admiral Michael Mullen, visited troops in southern Iraq on Friday, accompanied by retired Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova and American country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 10

US military looks at supplying troops with drones 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military is taking a serious look at resupplying combat troops in Afghanistan using unmanned aircraft, an Air Force general said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 10

US military looks at supplying troops with drones 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military is taking a serious look at resupplying combat troops in Afghanistan using unmanned aircraft, an Air Force general said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

Afghanistan: 30,000 more US troops to be deployed 
    (AFP)

AFP – US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he would send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, as he vowed to “seize the initiative” to end an unpopular war and start a pullout in July 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 3

US troops hopeful Obama plan will wind down war 
    (AP)

AP – U.S. service members in Afghanistan said President Barack Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops offered hope that they can go home — if the reinforcements can build up the Afghan army to protect civilians against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 3

US troops hopeful Obama plan will wind down war 
    (AP)

AP – U.S. service members in Afghanistan said President Barack Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops offered hope that they can go home — if the reinforcements can build up the Afghan army to protect civilians against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 3

Afghanistan: 30,000 more US troops to be deployed 
    (AFP)

AFP – US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he would send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, as he vowed to “seize the initiative” to end an unpopular war and start a pullout in July 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 3

US to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan: official 
    (AFP)

AFP – President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce he is sending 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan within six months in a swift surge but limit the duration of their deployment, a US official said. Read the rest of this entry »

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