an international conference on Afghanistan to be held in London in late January. New nominees: — Higher Education, Hobidullah Hobid — Economy, Anwar ul-Haq Ahadi &mdash

litmus test of his commitment to cleaning up corruption in his government, anger over which fuels the Taliban insurgency. The Afghan leader has come under mounting criticism over

-As of Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, at least 857 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan

allies turn to trying to rein in the spiraling budget deficit and passing his upcoming request for additional troops in Afghanistan, which promises to be a very difficult task

WASHINGTON -A lack of basic infrastructure in Afghanistan is slowing the U.S. effort to build up the Afghan security forces, a government watchdog said Friday. Outside

. — BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Adm. Mike Mullen visited troops in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the annual holiday entertainment visit arranged by the USO. Entertainers

to widen its offensives against Islamist militants to include groups that threaten Western forces in neighboring Afghanistan. The verdict means that thousands of corruption

in Iraq and Afghanistan haven't involved in a draft. Instead, the economic crisis forced states to reconsider who they put behind bars and how long they kept them there, said Kim

for the budget year that began Oct. 1, including $128 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. _3.4 percent pay increase for service members. _$104 billion for weapons

KABUL -The former deputy U.N. chief in Afghanistan said Thursday that he had proposed replacing the Afghan president with an interim government to avert a constitutional

in connection with the award of a private security services subcontract to protect U.S. government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A

in connection with the award of a private security services subcontract to protect U.S. government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Bpeace (The Business Council for Peace) today announced a new program for women and men in Mazar-i-Sharif and the Balkh

DALLAS, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- With the prospect of thousands more US troops being deployed, Dan Rather returns to Afghanistan to report from the frontlines

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The reconstructed Michelle Bayat Gymnasium at the American University of Afghanistan was dedicated by the chairman