Afghan and coalition forces detained three suspected al Qaeda operatives Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.
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Prince Harry on official visit to New York
Britain’s Prince Harry, the second son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, will arrive Friday in New York, the site of his first official trip overseas, British officials announced. During his two-day visit, Harry plans to meet with family members of September 11 victims, lay a wreath at ground zero and meet with veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars, royal palace officials said
Pakistan army spokesman fights media war
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Contractors in fatal shooting say they’re scapegoats
Two U.S. security contractors involved in the shooting death of an Afghan civilian said they were pressured to say they had been drinking in order to protect the company’s contract
Afghan plan would rely on innovative tactics, new rotations
The Pentagon is considering new tactics in Afghanistan: deploying hundreds of troops using creative and nimble counterinsurgency techniques to fight the Taliban, a U.S. military source told CNN. The change is based on a plan used in Iraq by Lt.
‘He would have found bin Laden’
Sebastian Junger found him crouched on a battlefield in Afghanistan, fighting to stay alive. The Taliban had the man cornered and outnumbered.
More Somalis flee heavy fighting in capital
Described as the largest single gathering of displaced residents in the world today, tens of thousands of civilians are seeking shelter along the Afgooye corridor outside Mogadishu, according to the United Nations. Fighting between government forces and Islamist militias has triggered the flight of more than 67,000 Somalis in and around Mogadishu since May 8, the U.N
How Afghanistan’s Little Tragedies Are Adding Up
There are large-scale civilian deaths in Afghanistan that make headlines, and then there are the small incidents that are barely noticed at all. That was the fate of 12-year-old Benafsha Shaheem. On May 3, she was traveling with family members from her village in western Farah province to a wedding party in the neighboring province of Herat.
Somali president calls for help in battling Islamist militias
Somalia needs international help to fight Islamist extremists battling for power in the lawless Horn of Africa nation, the country’s moderate Islamist president said Monday.
Iran’s Spending Spree in Afghanistan
Some locals jokingly call Herat the “Dubai of Afghanistan.” The nickname is a stretch, but the mini-boom taking place in this commercial capital is borne out by 24-hour electricity and pothole-free streets where people wander without fear of the random violence that afflicts other urban centers in the country. Who gets the credit? Much of it goes to Iran, which lies less than a hundred miles to the west and is moving closer.