General McChrystal Wants More Troops For Afghanistan

“The grim assessment is contained in a 66-page report that the commander, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, submitted to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Aug. 30, and which is now under review by President Obama and his top national security advisers.” Link

German Airstrike In Afghanistan Makes Waves

“German lawmakers demanded explanations Monday for how and why their soldiers in Afghanistan, normally restricted to peacekeeping duties, triggered a NATO airstrike that killed approximately 100 people. Political fallout from the attack jolted Germany’s election campaign just weeks before the vote and threatened to sour relations with the United States. ” Link

Afghanistan: Fake Poll Sites Had Karzai Votes

“The fake sites, as many as 800, existed only on paper, said a senior Western diplomat in Afghanistan, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the political delicacy of the vote. Local workers reported that hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of votes for Mr. Karzai in the election last month came from each of those places. That pattern was confirmed by another Western official based in Afghanistan.” Link

Bowe Bergdahl: US Soldier Captured In Afghanistan

“The Pentagon Sunday identified the soldier captured in Afghanistan on July 3 as 23-year-old private Bowe Bergdahl of Ketchum, Idaho.” Link

Obama Orders Probe Of Mass Grave in Afghanistan

“President Barack Obama has ordered his national security team to investigate reports that U.S. allies were responsible for the deaths of as many as 2,000 Taliban prisoners of war during the opening days of the war in Afghanistan.” Link

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U.S. Soldier Captured By Taliban In Afghanistan

“A U.S. soldier missing from his base in eastern Afghanistan since Tuesday is believed to have been captured by Taliban militants, the military said Thursday. In a statement issued from U.S. military headquarters in Kabul, officials said ‘we are exhausting all available resources to ascertain his whereabouts and provide for his safe return.’ ” Link

Pat Tillman Family Accuses New Afghanistan General Of Cover-Up

Pat Tillman Family Accuses New Afghanistan General Of Cover-Up

Obama Replacing Gen. David McKiernan In Afghanistan

Obama Replacing Gen. David McKiernan In Afghanistan

Use Of Burning White Phosphorus Alleged In Afghanistan

Use Of Burning White Phosphorus Alleged In Afghanistan

Obama Wants $83 Billion To Fight Wars

Obama Wants $83 Billion To Fight Wars