KABUL, Afghanistan – We are in this to win, Gen.David Petraeus said Sunday as he took the reins of an Afghan war effort troubled by waning support, an emboldened enemy, government corruption and a looming commitment to withdraw troops even with no sign of violence easing.Petraeus, who pioneered the counterinsurgency strategy he now oversees in Afghanistan, has just months to show progress
KABUL, Afghanistan – A U.S airstrike killed eight militants including a local Taliban commander in northern Afghanistan, NATO and Afghan officials said Sunday.The battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan has become increasingly countrywide — with insurgent cells operation and launching attacks in the west and north, making combatting the insurgency more complex amid a leadership sha
KABUL, Afghanistan – An explosion hit the Afghan capital Saturday morning in an area that is home to foreign embassies and government offices.Zemeri Bashary, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, said the blast occurred near the Afghan Foreign Ministry.A number of foreign embassies and offices of international organizations reside in the area.The cause of the explosion has not been
KABUL, Afghanistan – Three NATO service members were killed in attacks and the head of a provincial health department died after a bomb planted in his private clinic exploded in northern Afghanistan.The international coalition reported the three deaths Tuesday, bringing to at least 67 the number of its troops killed in the Afghan war so far this month.NATO said a U.S troop died Tuesday fol
Kabul, Afghanistan – On the hidden camera video, it looks like any other Kabul police checkpoint where motorists are asked for small bribes.A tall, scraggly bearded officer stops a battered station wagon, looks through the trunk and checks the driver's papers. Then the uniformed officer leans into the car window with an unexpected offer. On behalf of the city of Kabul and the Kabul police,
KABUL, Afghanistan – The governing council of a once peaceful province in southwestern Afghanistan has fled to Kabul after the Taliban killed one of their members and threatened the others with death.They fear U.S -led offensives to the east may simply be pushing insurgents into new areas.The council members from Nimroz province talk of a rising tide of violence and intimidation as Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan's former intelligence chief is warning that President Hamid Karzai's strategy of seeking reconciliation with the Taliban is dangerous for the country.Amrullah Saleh told The Saleh was intelligence chief for six years.He and the interior minister resigned Sunday over a Taliban attack at last week's peace conference in Kabul.Saleh says they had arrested the f