Election's Over, Can We Focus on the Wars Now?
Barack Obama tried to extend the war in Iraq, has more troops in Afghanistan than Bush did, and is ordering drone strikes at a dizzying pace.
Afghanistan
Army Finding it Difficult to Prosecute Village Massacre
Evidence is limited and witnesses won't testify in the case of a staff sergeant charged with killing sixteen villagers
Argo and the Foreign Policy Benefits of Remembering the Past
As the hit movie Argo shows, American presidents don't decide when the story begins.
Report: Afghanistan Can't Manage Military Bases Without NATO
So we'll be there for a while, it seems
Senator Rand Paul Calls For State Dept Firings, Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Anyone making a decision that led to the U.S. Ambassador to Libya's death should at least be reassigned so they can't make decisions like that anymore
Kiwis Offers to Resettle Afghan Interpreters
Could be targeted by the Taliban when troops leave
Army Suicides Exceed Combat Deaths in 2012
Comparing combat deaths from January to October 22 and suicides from January through September
Four Children Killed in Afghanistan Firefight
Caught up in battle between Taliban and international forces
10 Afghan Troops Killed in Taliban Ambush in Western Herat
An insurgent attack in the east meanwhile killed an American soldier
Myths of Iraq and Afghanistan
There is a term for a war that is always "succeeding" but never concluding: a failure.
Afghan Woman Beheaded For Not Agreeing to be Prostitute
Her mother-in-law had repeatedly tried to force the 20-year-old into prostitution
Wave of Violent Attacks Against Women in Western Afghanistan
Area has highest rate of self-immolation
At Least 11 Wounded in Suicide Bombing At NATO-Afghan Army Base
In the Zurmat district in Eastern Afghanistan
IEDs Made in Iraq and Afghanistan on the Rise
Find their way to other countries such as Pakistan, Yemen, and Syria
Ex-State Department Official Charged with Taking Bribe
Accused of taking $30,000 to assist with contracting over Afghan prison renovations
Suicide Attack Kills Six in Afghanistan
Two American and four Afghan intelligence workers dead
UK Investigates 7 Marines Accused of Murder in Afghanistan
Laptop might provide evidence as to whether an insurgent was unarmed when British troops killed him
Mitt Romney's Foreign Policy Speech: More of the Same, But Better, Stronger, More Expensive
Mitt Romney makes the case for his kind of interventionist foreign policy
U.S. May Have to Talk to the Taliban to Escape Afghanistan Fiasco
Might just have to suck it up
NATO Arrests Haqqani Leader for Weekend Suicide Bombing
The network was just designated a terrorist organization by the US last week
Death Count in Afghanistan Bombing up to 20
Three NATO soldiers killed confirmed to be Americans
2,000 American Soldiers Dead in Afghanistan, We've Crossed This Milestone Before
The AP said the grim milestone was passed this weekend, but the New York Times said it was passed in August. 1,000 deaths have come in the last two years alone
"There's something really wrong with what's happening in Afghanistan now"; How Do You Ask Someone to be the Last Person to Die For a Mistake?
Staff Sergeant Matthew Sitton wrote to his congressman about the futility of the war in Afghanistan shortly before being killed by an IED while patrolling a dirt road
New Rules for Afghan Troops: Don't Retaliate for Offenses
Blowing your nose and patting a colleague on the head or back are normal for Westerners but offensive in Afghan culture
The Arab Spring Becomes a Western Winter
Is the Arab Middle East ready for democracy? We know how the past two American presidents have answered this.
Eleven Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash
Deadliest incident in weeks still under investigation
Once You've Lost One of the Biggest Warhawks in Congress, It's Time to Bring the Troops Home
America's longest-serving Republican congressman turns against Afghanistan
