Alexander BesantJune 18, 2013 12:13

Afghan forces have formally been handed the country's national security from US-led NATO forces Tuesday.

Karzai: American foreign policy caused 9/11

Geoffrey Ingersoll, Business InsiderJune 10, 2013 14:34

According to the Afghan president, aside from turning Afghanistan into Taliban-ruled chaos, America's course of action also led to the attacks on 9/11.

NATO convoy attacked in Pakistan, killing at least six

Alexander BesantJune 10, 2013 11:33

At least six people are dead in an attack on a NATO supply convoy in Pakistan that was bound for Afghanistan.

Ten schoolchidren dead in Afghanistan suicide blast

Alexander BesantJune 3, 2013 11:59

A suicide bomber killed 13 people on Monday, including 10 schoolchildren in eastern Afghanistan.

Alexander BesantMay 30, 2013 11:25

Taliban withdraws peace talks offer after deputy Wali-ur-Rehman killed

The Pakistani Taliban quickly withdrew earlier offers of peace talks after the reported death of its deputy commander, Wali-ur-Rehman, in a drone strike this week.

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In this photograph taken on October 4, 2009 shows Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud (L) sits with his commander Waliur Rehman (C) during his meeting with media representatives in Sararogha area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. (Naseer Mehsud/AFP/Getty Images)

Pakistani Taliban deputy leader Wali-ur-Rehman was buried Wednesday shortly after he was killed by a US drone strike.

NATO confirm death of 4 US soldiers in southern Afghanistan

Alexander BesantMay 14, 2013 10:40

Four US soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan Tuesday in a roadside bomb attack.

Elite Afghan troops try hand at US arsenal

Ben BrodyApril 26, 2013 08:59

QALAT, Afghanistan — In nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, US forces have brought in a tremendous amount of fighting equipment, built military facilities all over the country and overseen the training of hundreds of thousands of Afghan troops.

Pierre Borghi, French freelance photographer, escapes Taliban captivity

Alexander BesantApril 8, 2013 13:39

A French freelance photographer has been freed from his Taliban captors after four months of captivity.

NATO agrees to Karzai air strike ban in Afghanistan

Alexander BesantFebruary 17, 2013 13:03

NATO said that it has accepted Afghan President Hamid Karzai's decree to halt air strikes in residential areas.

Obama: US forces will move to Afghan support role in spring

Jennifer MattsonJanuary 11, 2013 14:07

Obama: 'Next year this long war will come to a responsible end.'