300 Number of insurgent attacks in Pakistan's northwest this year 250 Number of people killed in the attacks ...more

May 29, 2009

Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength. ...more

July 1, 2008

Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold. ...more

May 9, 2008

Boys in soccer jerseys don black masks and grab weapons. They scramble over mud-brick walls, blast down doors and hold guns to the heads of residents inside. ...more

February 7, 2008

A top American general said Sunday that attacks along the Afghan-Pakistan border have dropped more than 40 percent since July and the United States and its allies are making progress in the fight against the Taliban. ...more

December 17, 2007

Militants ambushed and killed six U.S. troops walking in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan - the most lethal attack in a year that has been the deadliest for the U.S. military here since the 2001 invasion. ...more

November 11, 2007