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United States President Barack Obama said that he intends to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promising to unveil a decision shortly on whether to send additional troops there. He was speaking during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's state visit to...

The widow of army bomb disposal expert Olaf "Oz" Schmid today paid tribute to her "warrior" husband as his funeral took place with full military honours in his home city of Truro. Christina Schmid said her husband was a protector...

Singh is the first world leader to be given an official state reception since Barack Obama began his presidency in January. The high-profile visit on Tuesday is seen as an effort to reassure New Delhi of its continued importance to the Obama...

International security forces in Afghanistan say recent attacks in the country's south and east have killed four U.S. and eight Afghan soldiers. International security forces in Afghanistan say recent attacks in the country's south and east have killed four U.S....

Afghanistan has launched an initiative to convert Taliban foot soldiers with the promise of jobs and protection. Backed by the US military, the plan is modeled on its “Sons of Iraq” program; Stanley McChrystal even lured a key architect of...

Mr Obama met top advisors on Monday night in what could be one of his last major meetings on the topic. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the president "has the information he wants and needs to make his decision"....

This "Grand Jirga"as it is called can actually amend the constitution so if a deal were struck to share power with the Taliban the constitution could be amended to make this legal. However the Taliban have always insisted on foreign...

An excellent idea to look at the US role in Afghan graft. As was the case in Iraq many private contractors have very lucrative contracts that become even more lucrative through corrupt practices. Both Afghan and foreign contractors are no...

Before signing on to direct "Brothers," Jim Sheridan needed a quick dip in the Pacific Ocean. "I called up the only person who could direct this movie and within days, Jim was sitting on my deck talking about the project,"...

This gets more promising every day. I heard Obama wants to be out of Afghanistan before he gets out of office. I am all for that! The best way to achieve that goal is to listen to Abdullah Abdullah. India...