Complaints persist as US frees Afghan detaineesThe Pashtun tribal leaders picked at the chocolate cake and fruit laid out for them at the conference table.
Future of Afghanistan has a regional dimension: USObserving that Afghanistan’s future has a regional dimension, the Obama Admin hopes that Iran would play a constructive role in bringing long-term peace and stability.
Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in AfghanistanAhmadinejad and Robert Gates traded barbs during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan, where Washington has troops at war but Tehran has growing clout.
Taliban step up attacks in besieged Afghan townTaliban stepped up counterattacks against Marines and Afghan soldiers in Marjah, slowing allied advance to a crawl despite claims that insurgents are on the run.
Afghan war: Three US Army-men could be punished A military probe into a deadly battle in E Afghanistan could lead to punishment of up to three US Army officers.
2 US troops killed in Afghanistan: NATOTwo US service members were killed today in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said.
US officials predict success for new Afghan planThe senior US general in Afghanistan is predicting success for President Barack Obama`s revamped war strategy, telling Congress it`s the best available approach.
We`re starting `from scratch` in Afghanistan: HolbrookeSenior US diplomat Holbrooke has acknowledged that institution-building in Afghanistan would have to start "from scratch" in the ninth year of engagement.
UK opposition wants fairer sharing of Afghan war costBritain`s Conservatives, favourites to win an election due within 6 months, call for a fairer sharing out among NATO allies of the cost of waging Afghan war.
Brown failed to grasp significance of Afghan war: Top GenPrime Minister Gordon Brown failed
to understand the significance of the Afghan military campaign
until a few months ago, even though British troops had been in
the thick of battle in restive region since the 2001
invasion.