Afghan and NATO troops killed 18 Taliban militants Sunday after insurgents attacked a joint patrol, while four police were killed in a separate militant ambush, Afghan officials said. ...more

May 31, 2009

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that he was in "full agreement" with President Obama's strategy for Afghanistan, saying it was "exactly what the Afghan people were hoping for." ...more

March 29, 2009

40 Percent civilian casualties rose in Afghanistan last year, the highest level since the American-led invasion in 2001 ...more

February 18, 2009

She was the strongest among them, the natural leader. So when the shelling stopped and the Israeli soldiers announced through loudspeakers that all residents should come out of their homes and head for the center of town, neighbors in Khozaa turned to Rawhiya Najar for guidance. ...more

February 16, 2009

War is wrong! ...more

January 15, 2009

With booms from artillery and airstrikes keeping them awake, the 10 members of Lubna Karam's family spent the night huddled in the hallway of their Gaza City home. ...more

January 4, 2009

If only we could be a fly on the wall when our enemies are plotting to attack us. Better yet, what if that fly could record voices, transmit video and even fire tiny weapons? ...more

November 23, 2008

The Taliban beheaded their relatives and terrorized their villages. Now army airstrikes are killing the innocent, say refugees who fled fighting set off by a Pakistani military offensive against the Islamic extremists. ...more

October 24, 2008

Afghanistan's president criticized civilian casualties from foreign bombing raids, telling world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that innocent deaths can seriously undermine the legitimacy of efforts to fight terrorism. ...more

September 25, 2008

The Indian capital was rocked by terrorist attacks Saturday as a series of synchronized explosions hit five crowded markets and thoroughfares, including Connaught Place, a tourist destination in the heart of the city. ...more

September 14, 2008