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14 Fort Carson soldiers return from Afghanistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:46:04 -0400

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Fourteen Fort Carson soldiers have returned to Colorado Springs after seven months in Afghanistan.

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:07:47 -0400

LONDON - A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday.

Q&A: What is known about London attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:48 -0400

A look at the key known facts about attack in south London in which two men killed a British soldier near military barracks Wednesday.

Mass. soldier killed in Afghanistan returns home

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:47 -0400

PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts - The body of a soldier from Massachusetts killed in Afghanistan last week has been returned to Berkshire County.

Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:19:08 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Gunmen kidnapped the father of Afghanistan's national cricket team captain near his home in an eastern city, officials said Thursday.

Korea, Japan dominance eroded in Asian football

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:18:28 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea and Japan's domination of eastern Asian football is being further eroded, judging by the make-up of the quarterfinalists in this season's Asian Champions League.

Afghan students protest women's rights decree

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:38:35 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections passed in the 12 years since the toppling of the Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women.

101st brigades among last in eastern Afghanistan

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:22:51 -0400

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan - When the 4th Brigade Combat Team from the 101st Airborne Division took control over three key provinces in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, they were likely the last American combat brigade in the area now that the U.S. is handing over responsibility for security to the Afghans.

Afghanistan: Suicide bomb kills anti-Taliban elder

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:10:08 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber on foot killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace Wednesday in central Afghanistan, the latest in a wave of assassinations and bombings.

UK, Denmark eye visas for Afghan interpreters

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:13 -0400

LONDON - Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks they face if they stay in their war-battered homeland.

Hosseini discusses new novel at NYC reading

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:16 -0400

NEW YORK - Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is.

Ceremony planned for fallen Conn. soldier

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:06:26 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - A ceremony is planned at the state Capitol complex to honor a Connecticut soldier recently killed in Afghanistan.

Chronic pain affects growing number of MN veterans

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:49 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Thousands of Minnesota soldiers are returning from war with chronic pain from injuries that leave many of them impaired and even disabled, and there's been a steep increase in such injuries over the past decade.

Idaho man facing terror charges will remain jailed

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:44:58 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - An Uzbek national facing terrorism-related charges in Idaho will remain jailed pending his trial after waiving his right to a detention hearing.

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,091

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:41:23 -0400

As of Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at least 2,091 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

India offers more aid for rebuilding Afghanistan

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:42 -0400

NEW DELHI - India offered on Tuesday to provide more training and reconstruction aid for Afghanistan as most international troops prepare to withdraw next year.

Kyrgyzstan bent on evicting US air base in 2014

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:34 -0400

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan.

Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:58:08 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international troops next year, a rights group said Tuesday.

More troops due back at Fort Campbell

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:45:10 -0400

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky - Families and friends will be meeting loved ones this week at Fort Campbell, where more soldiers are returning to the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border from Afghanistan.

Haley's husband home on leave from Afghanistan

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:28 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Gov. Nikki Haley canceled scheduled events Monday to spend time with her husband during a break from his deployment to Afghanistan.

Fort Bliss identifies soldier killed in blast

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:50:21 -0400

EL PASO, Texas - Military officials have identified the third Fort Bliss soldier killed recently in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.

US says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:06:47 -0400

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday.

Soldier from Utah dies in Afghanistan

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:11:55 -0400

ELK RIDGE, Utah - A soldier from Utah has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.

ND National Guard soldiers honored in Williston

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:35:24 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - North Dakota National Guard soldiers who served a year in Afghanistan and lost two of their comrades there have been honored.

Afghan pilots learn air assault tactics from 101st

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:05:28 -0400

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - With Afghan troops increasingly leading combat operations on the ground, the Afghan Air Force's fledgling helicopter fleet based in Kabul has learned new techniques to support them from the air.