Afghan police are weak link in security force

KABUL — Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan’s 93,000-member police force is the...

Farewell today for soldier killed in Afghanistan

Calling hours will be held today for an Army paratrooper from Plymouth who was promoted posthumously to sergeant...

Behind missed Gitmo deadline: No one wants jailees

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss...

Army shell accidentally kills 6 Pakistan civilians

PARACHINAR, Pakistan — An army shell intended for a militant hide-out accidentally killed six civilians in...

Afghans on hold, awaiting Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama decisions

KABUL — Its protracted presidential election has finally been decided, but Afghanistan is on hold. President...

Afghans say attack in east shows Taliban strength

KABUL — A rocket attack apparently targeting French forces that killed ordinary Afghans raised concerns today...

Norwegian journalist describes Taliban kidnapping

OSLO — Taliban captors in Afghanistan threatened to execute a kidnapped Norwegian journalist unless a $500,000...

12 Afghans killed in attack on meeting with French

TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan — Rockets slammed into a market northeast of Kabul on Monday, killing 12 civilians...

Pakistan: Militants attack 2 anti-Taliban figures

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants staged a pair of attacks against anti-Taliban figures in northwestern Pakistan...

Judges order release of 30 from Gitmo

WASHINGTON - Federal judges, complying with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, have taken up the cases of Guantanamo...

Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court

WASHINGTON — In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom...

Taliban kill 10 Pakistani agents

ISLAMABAD - A suicide attack on the northwestern headquarters of Pakistan’s spy agency yesterday indicated...

Suicide attack kills 10 at NW Pakistan checkpoint

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including four children, Saturday at a police...

Attacks kill 16 in Pakistan, spy agency targeted

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber in a pickup truck attacked the northwestern regional headquarters...

Suicide bomber attacks military convoy near Kabul

KABUL — A suicide car bomber attempting to strike an international military convoy on the outskirts of Kabul...