MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Military commanders raised the Afghan flag in the bullet-ridden main market of the Taliban's southern stronghold of Marjah on Wednesday as firefights continued to break out ...

In rural Mason Neck, Virginia, among homes with Confederate flags hanging out front and towering pickup trucks occupying driveways, a stately brick mansion makes for an unexpected neighbor. In the ...

Turning to the eastern front, Lt Gen Chaudhry warned that Pakistan’s intelligence agencies had detected potential signs of ...

* Dreaming of victory still risky in Marjah * Taliban says offensive shows NATO weak * Drugs fuel conflict By Golnar Motevalli MARJAH, Afghanistan, Feb 14 (Reuters) - NATO and Afghan troops may have ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- When President Hamid Karzai eulogized a slain Shiite Muslim leader, the congregation met him with silence. But a Shiite warlord challenging Karzai for the presidency had only to ...

BERLIN (AP) - A 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker shouted "Allahu akbar" ("God is great") during an ax and knife attack on a train in southern Germany that injured at least five people, a German top ...