Afghanistan

New U.S. defense chief in Afghanistan seeking 'lasting' success

New U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday on his first trip since tak...

Feb 21, 2015 12:25 AM EST

U.S. must learn from Afghan waste or squander more: watchdog

The United States must learn from expensive mistakes it has made trying to rebuild Afghanistan, wher...

Feb 13, 2015 06:58 AM EST

Japanese reporter says barring him from Syria sets a bad precedent

A Japanese photo journalist whose passport was confiscated by the government ahead of a planned trip...

Feb 12, 2015 07:40 AM EST

Rape, acid attacks, kidnap: girls face rising violence in fight for education - U.N.

High-profile attacks such as the abduction 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria and the shooting...

Feb 10, 2015 05:19 AM EST

Islamic State executes three of its Chinese militants: China paper

The Islamic State has killed three Chinese militants who joined its ranks in Syria and Iraq and late...

Feb 05, 2015 06:21 AM EST

Iran's foreign minister summoned to parliament over walk with Kerry

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to appear before parliament following controversy o...

Jan 27, 2015 07:06 AM EST

'Trusted lieutenant' of bin Laden on trial for U.S. embassy bombs

A Saudi man charged in connection with the twin 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa was a “t...

Jan 23, 2015 04:06 AM EST

Lawyer for former Australian Guantanamo detainee says U.S. agrees he is innocent

The United States has agreed that Australian David Hicks, jailed on terrorism charges for five years...

Jan 22, 2015 09:12 PM EST

U.S. top court rejects appeals by Halliburton, KBR over conduct overseas

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed lawsuits to move forward against government contractors in...

Jan 20, 2015 07:38 PM EST

Afghan cabinet nominee wanted by Interpol for tax evasion

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's nominee for agriculture minister in the new cabinet is on an Interpo...

Jan 17, 2015 09:15 PM EST

Apparent Islamic State backers hack U.S. military Twitter feed

The Twitter and YouTube accounts for the U.S. military command that oversees operations in the Middl...

Jan 12, 2015 07:14 PM EST

London cleric Abu Hamza sentenced to life in U.S. prison

The radical London cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison on Friday for hi...

Jan 10, 2015 05:02 AM EST

London imam Abu Hamza to be sentenced for U.S. terrorism conviction

For years, the radical imam Abu Hamza al-Masri delivered incendiary sermons at a London mosque, usin...

Jan 09, 2015 03:49 AM EST

U.S. stands by plan to pull troops from Afghanistan

The United States on Monday stood by plans to halve the number of its troops in Afghanistan this yea...

Jan 05, 2015 08:58 PM EST

On Christmas visit with troops, Obama lauds end of Afghanistan mission

One week before the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan draws to a close, President Barack Obama and ...

Dec 26, 2014 07:06 AM EST

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