NATO: Afghan Insider Attack Kills 4 Troops
NATO forces in Afghanistan say four international service members have been killed in an apparent insider attack by Afghan police officers. The international alliance says in a statement that the...
View ArticleUS Troop Deaths in Afghanistan Plummet in 2012
So far this year, 301 American troops have died in Afghanistan, down from 2010's peak of 500 and last year's 413, USA Today reports. The sharp decrease reflects the declining number of US troops in the...
View ArticleAfghan Civilian Deaths Down, Assassinations Up
The UN's annual report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan is out, and it brings welcome news: civilian deaths are down, the first decline in six years. It's a byproduct of the war slowing down, but...
View Article6 Americans Dead in Afghan Attacks
Six US troops and civilians were killed today along with an Afghan doctor in attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan. In the south, three US service members, two US civilians, and the doctor were...
View ArticleUS Mourns Diplomat, 25, Killed in Afghanistan
Among the six Americans killed in Afghanistan yesterday was 25-year-old foreign service officer Anne Smedinghoff, reports CNN , the first US diplomat to be killed since Chris Stevens died in September....
View Article6 Americans Dead in Afghan Helicopter Crash
Six US service members were killed today when a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, US and NATO officials said. One person on board the Black Hawk UH-60 was injured and survived, two US defense...
View ArticleUS Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
The US military says an American soldier has been killed and another wounded by a roadside bomb during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, the AP reports. A statement says their...
View ArticleAt Least 30 Die When US Drone Misses ISIS, Hits Farmworkers
A US drone missed its target—an ISIS hideout—and killed at least 30 farmers and laborers sitting around a bonfire in eastern Afghanistan this week. Another 40 people were injured, Reuters reports. The...
View ArticleBiden Promises More Attacks on ISIS
There will be more violence in Afghanistan before US forces are out, President Biden said Saturday. In a statement, Biden said that the situation there remains dangerous and that another terrorist...
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