"Frankly, we are running out of time," Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed Services Committee, referring to the international effort to stabilize Afghanistan.

Combat in Afghanistan pushed firearms to their limits, with soldiers facing everything from close-quarters urban fighting to long-range engagements across rugged terrain. The weapons that proved most ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Battles between the Taliban and government forces were responsible for the most Afghan civilian casualties in 2014, the war’s deadliest year, surpassing roadside bombs as the leading ...

Combat in Afghanistan pushed firearms to their limits, with soldiers facing everything from close-quarters urban fighting to long-range engagements across rugged terrain. The weapons that proved most ...

Retired Col. Eric Terashima rates scenes portraying the Afghanistan War in movies. During his 30 years of service, Terashima had 12 deployments, including eight combat tours, three of which were in ...

An offensive is under way in southern Afghanistan to root out Taliban fighters from villages outside Kandahar. That's the city that's the birthplace of the Taliban movement. Afghan government troops ...

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Afghanistan's battle has two fronts. There is the newly expanded fight on the ground against the Taliban. But at home, the fight is against the clock in Congress, which may be more impatient than the ...

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The U.S. military used white phosphorus in the battle of Fallujah in Iraq in November 2004. Israel's military used it in January against Hamas targets in Gaza. Col. Greg Julian, the top U.S. military ...