Hunger strike takes toll on Guantanamo Bay inmate Sat, Nov 29, 2008 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The health of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner on hunger strike for more than three years has deteriorated sharply, his lawyer said in legal papers seeking a medical...

Afghan opium stats worry U.S., NATO Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban and other warlords could clear almost half a billion dollars from Afghanistan’s opium trade this year. That will help finance insurgent attacks, the...

Afghan war finish sought Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Add a comment KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president critiqued the seven-year Afghan war Wednesday. He said U.S. and NATO troops haven’t made life better. The barb came a day after he...

Bush thanks, encourages U.S. troops Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Add a comment FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — President George W. Bush offered an impassioned defense of the U.S.-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein on Tuesday. He thanked troops for their service and gave encouragement...

AT A GLANCE: A Taliban Force Tue, Nov 25, 2008 A Taliban force A U.N. study of suicide attacks documented cases of children allegedly used as suicide bombers by the Taliban. "Most of these children were between 15 and 16 years of age and...

Afghan children becoming fighters Tue, Nov 25, 2008 UNITED NATIONS — Afghanistan’s security forces and insurgent groups are both recruiting children to serve as fighters and the Taliban also is using young people as suicide bombers, U.N....

Afghan elections may need U.S. surge Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Add a comment CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next...

Insect-like robotic spy could join war effort Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Add a comment DAYTON, Ohio — If only we could be a fly on the wall when our enemies are plotting to attack us. Better yet, what if that fly could record video and even fire tiny weapons? That kind of James...

Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama in new audio message Wed, Nov 19, 2008 CAIRO,Egypt -- Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri insulted Barack Obama in the terror group's first reaction to his election, calling him a demeaning racial term implying that the president-elect is a...

US military can meet Obama demands Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 13 WASHINGTON - The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday the Defense Department is developing plans to get troops quickly out of Iraq and into Afghanistan to battle a more confident and successful...

US supply line threatened by Pakistan truck halt Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan temporarily barred oil tankers and container trucks from a key passageway to Afghanistan, threatening a critical supply route for U.S. and NATO troops on Sunday...

Soldier who was born in Oklahoma dies in Afghanistan Sat, Nov 15, 2008 DENVER (AP) - A Colorado soldier who was born in Oklahoma has died after being wounded by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. The Defense Department said today that 38-year-old Spc. Jonnie Stiles of...

IN BRIEF: Al-Qaida claims deadly attack Sat, Nov 15, 2008 Al-Qaida claims deadly attack CAIRO, Egypt — Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the September bombing outside the U.S. Embassy there, the SITE Intelligence Group...

Supply-line attacks exploit vulnerability Thu, Nov 13, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Humvee sped along the dry riverbed. But al-Qaida-linked militants — not American soldiers — were behind the wheel. The scene was captured by AP...

Retired Gen. Tommy Franks honors ‘patriots’ Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Comments 2 EDMOND — Heroes walked among heroes Tuesday night as 13 Oklahomans were inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame at Oklahoma Christian University’s Gaylord Center. Retired Gen....

Afghanistan: Can president-elect jump-start ‘good’ war? Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 1 Aides to President-elect Barack Obama say he’s considering new approaches to the war in Afghanistan, where the Taliban and al-Qaida have been on the rise. The Washington Post reports Obama is...

IN BRIEF: U.S. protests photo ruling Sat, Nov 8, 2008 U.S. protests photo ruling NEW YORK — The U.S. government has asked an appellate court to reconsider its decision ordering the release of 21 pictures of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. In...

Official discusses Taliban plotting Sat, Nov 8, 2008 KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban fighters held a wedding party captive and fired on U.S. forces in an attack designed to draw U.S. air strikes on civilians and stoke anti-American sentiment, a...

Afghan tribes crucial in fight, general says Fri, Nov 7, 2008 BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in...

Afghan president seeks Obama’s help Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment WECH BAGHTU, Afghanistan — The Afghan president congratulated Barack Obama and called on him Wednesday to halt civilian casualties as villagers said U.S. warplanes bombed a wedding party,...