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• New Afghan war phrase, with no decisive end seen

  October 27, 2012 2:38 PM

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is getting under way. It comes with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a conflict now in its 12th... more »

• 2 NATO service members among 23 killed in Afghanistan

  July 8, 2012 1:57 PM

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan and NATO officials say two members of the U.S.-led coalition are among 23 people killed by roadside bombs and insurgent attacks in southern Afghanistan. The victims also included 16 Afghan civilians and five policemen. The civilians were killed in a trio of blasts today along... more »

• Men in Afghan police uniforms kill 2 NATO troops

  May 12, 2012 1:41 PM

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO and Afghan officials say that two of the coalition service members killed in the country's south were gunned down by men dressed in Afghan police uniforms. There were conflicting reports, however, as to whether the assailants in Saturday's shooting in Helmand province were members of... more »

• Obama's secret trip leaked, then the leak stopped

  May 1, 2012 8:11 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House attempt to keep President Barack Obama's trips under wraps for security purposes briefly unraveled Tuesday morning. An Afghanistan-based news organization, TOLOnews, tweeted a report early that Obama was already in Kabul. Others in the United States picked up on the Tweet. The White House... more »

• Afghan official: Explosives seized, attacks stopped

  April 21, 2012 1:53 PM

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan security forces have arrested five militants with 22,000 pounds of explosives that they smuggled into the country from Pakistan, as well as another three suspects allegedly planning to assassinate the vice president. A spokesman for the National Director for Security says three of the five... more »

• Taliban launch coordinated attacks across Afghan capital, 3 other eastern cities

  April 15, 2012 1:19 PM

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Battles continue to rage in Afghanistan's capital. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on as many as seven sites across Kabul today. Targets include NATO bases, the parliament and Western embassies. At the same time, militants carried out assaults in the capital cities of... more »

• Panetta: Death penalty possible in Afghan shooting

  March 12, 2012 8:36 PM

  ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the death penalty is a consideration as the military moves to investigate and possibly put on trial a U.S. soldier suspected of gunning down 16 Afghans. In his first public remarks on the incident, Panetta said Monday the... more »

• Office of Afghan women's rights activist attacked

  March 11, 2012 12:55 AM

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A prominent Afghan women's rights activist says gunmen have attacked her office in a western province in an apparent assassination attempt. Malalai Joya is a former Afghan lawmaker and vocal critic of corruption and criminality in the Afghan government, as well as the Taliban. She says... more »

• Afghan shootings force callback of US, NATO ministers

  February 25, 2012 9:21 PM

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - For the first time in the decade-long war in Afghanistan, the top commander of the U.S. and NATO forces has recalled all international ministers from Afghan ministries. This is in reaction to the killing of two American military advisers Saturday inside a heavily guarded ministry building.... more »

• Two American officers killed in Afghanistan; Taliban claims retaliation

  February 25, 2012 2:14 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is condemning what he calls the murder of two American military officers in Afghanistan's capital. Pentagon press secretary George Little says in a written statement that Panetta believes Saturday's killings in Kabul are unacceptable. The nationality of the gunman hasn't been confirmed. The... more »

• Afghan helicopter crash kills 9 Americans

  September 21, 2010 9:36 AM

  A helicopter crash killed nine American troops in Afghanistan on Tuesday, NBC News reported. The incident made 2010 the deadliest year for foreign troops of the war, according to monitoring website iCasualties.org. The deaths take the toll so far this year to at least 529. Last year, 521 foreign... more »

• Ft. Carson soldiers rally support for Afghan baby

  September 16, 2010 12:44 PM

  Our stories about Fort Carson soldiers in Afghanistan are often bleak. Typically we report deployments, homecomings or attacks that leave our soldiers maimed, or worse. Here's a definite change-of-pace--the routine at a military medical clinic at Camp Nathan Smith in Afghanistan has been shattered for the better, as soldiers... more »

• Durango dentist killed in Afghanistan remembered

  August 16, 2010 8:14 AM

  A Durango dentist who was among 10 medical volunteers killed in Afghanistan was remembered at a memorial service for his fascination with "The Simpsons" television show, the rice he made from an Afghan recipe and his impressive Scrabble vocabulary. Speakers at a Durango auditorium on Sunday also spoke of... more »

• AFA award honors grad killed in Afghanistan

  May 25, 2010 8:48 AM

  The Air Force Academy has new cadet award in honor of a graduate who was killed in Afghanistan. The 1st Lt. Roslyn L. Schulte Cadet Award will be presented on Tuesday to an academy senior for character, leadership and service. The winner will be chosen from 11 nominees. ... more »

• CIA says 7 employees killed in Afghan attack

  December 31, 2009 12:19 PM

  The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for infiltrating a CIA base with a suicide bomber who got into a gym and set off an explosion that killed eight Americans and an Afghan. Seven CIA employees were among the victims. Wednesday's assault on U.S. Forward Operating Base Chapman at the edge... more »