Articles tagged with troops
Thu, May 24, 2012
Lawmakers probe food contract for troops in Afghanistan
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lawmakers are investigating a billing dispute of at least $750 million between the main supplier of food to ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
As foreign troops leave, Afghan refugees and poverty increase
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gulam recalls the evening she fled her home in northern Afghanistan on foot, running with her teen daughters ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Egypt clashes over army rule leave up to 11 dead
By Tamim Elyan and Sherine El Madany
CAIRO (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed in Cairo on Wednesday, medics said, when armed men attacked protesters ...
Sun, April 29, 2012
U.S. troops synch hi-tech and nomad intel in Kony hunt
By Richard Lough
OBO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - In a bare concrete room in a far-flung corner of Central African Republic, U.S. special ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Ugandan troops play jungle cat and mouse with Kony
By Richard Lough
RIVER CHINKO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - A Ugandan "hunting squad" pushes through the thick jungle of central Africa in search of ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Afghan government, Taliban condemn photos of U.S. troops with Afghan bodies
By Mirwais Harooni
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned photographs of U.S. soldiers posing with the mangled bodies of Afghan insurgent bombers ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Afghan government, Taliban condemn photos of U.S. troops with Afghan bodies
By Mirwais Harooni
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned photographs of U.S. soldiers posing with the mangled bodies of Afghan insurgent bombers ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Obama seeks probe of U.S. troops posing with Afghan dead
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants an investigation into photographs that have surfaced of U.S. soldiers posing with the maimed ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Troops pose with maimed Afghan insurgent bodies
By Missy Ryan and David Alexander
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. troops are seen posing with the maimed bodies of suspected Afghan insurgents in ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
Death toll rises in Syria before U.N. vote
By Oliver Holmes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Opposition activists said at least six people were killed in Syria on Saturday as the U.N. Security Council ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Syria says withdrawing some troops: Annan spokesman
GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian authorities told international mediator Kofi Annan they had started withdrawing troops from three areas as part of a peace plan to ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Bomber kills four American troops in Afghan north
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives on Wednesday in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province, killing at least 10 people including four U ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Ethiopian troops attack rebels in Eritrea
By Aaron Maasho
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia attacked rebel bases inside neighboring Eritrea on Thursday, accusing its arch-foe of training fighters who have staged ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
U.S. troops numb, uncertain after Afghan massacre
By Peter Henderson and Bill Rigby
LAKEWOOD, Washington (Reuters) - Around the home base of the American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians there ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Syrian army must pull back first under Annan plan
By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian artillery hit parts of Homs city and at least 37 people were killed in clashes ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
'The Voice' Recap: Jewel & Ne-Yo Prepare the Troops for Battle (Rounds)
S2E5: Ding, ding, ding. It was a battle worthy of the Italian Stallion himself last night on The Voice. The battle rounds trimmed the ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
'The Voice' Recap: Jewel & Ne-Yo Prepare the Troops for Battle (Rounds)
S2E5: Ding, ding, ding. It was a battle worthy of the Italian Stallion himself last night on The Voice. The battle rounds trimmed the ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
'The Voice' Recap: Jewel & Ne-Yo Prepare the Troops for Battle (Rounds)
S2E5: Ding, ding, ding. It was a battle worthy of the the Italian Stallion himself last night on The Voice. The battle rounds trimmed ...
Sat, March 03, 2012
Syrian rebels reject Annan's call for dialogue
By Edmund Blair and Oliver Holmes
CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kofi Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, said he would urge President ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
New York man gets 27 years for plot to kill troops
By Jessica Dye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge sentenced a New York man on Friday to 27 years in prison for his attempts ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
NY man gets 27 years for plot to kill U.S. troops
By Jessica Dye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal court judge on Friday sentenced a New York man to 27 years in prison for his ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Syrian rebels say they face 7,000 government troops
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels defending the besieged Baba Amro district of the city of Homs reported further fighting overnight and said they faced at ...
Sat, February 11, 2012
U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria
BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had received "grisly reports" that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
U.S. eyes cuts to Iraq embassy after troops exit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. government is looking to cut the size of its embassy in Iraq, by far its largest and most expensive ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
U.S. eyes cuts to Iraq embassy after troops exit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. government is looking to cut the size of its embassy in Iraq, by far its largest and most expensive ...
Sun, January 29, 2012
Bomb blasts bring death to Syria's Aleppo
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Twin bomb blasts hit Syrian military and security buildings in the northern city of ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Top Army general backs plan to cut 80,000 troops
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Army's top general on Friday endorsed plans to reduce the size of his force by 80,000 ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Syrian forces kill 33 in attack on rebel town: residents
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces have killed at least 33 people in a rebel town near the Lebanese border in the last few days ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Obama to cut tens of thousands of ground troops
(Reuters) - The Obama administration unveiled a "more realistic" vision for the military on Thursday, with plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones
By David Alexander and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama unveiled a defense strategy on Thursday that would expand the U.S. military ...
Sun, January 01, 2012
Troops, tanks patrol in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Heavily armed troops and tanks patrolled the streets of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria Sunday, witnesses said, after the president declared a ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks
By Dominic Evans and Erika Solomon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The commander of Syria's armed rebels has threatened to step up attacks on President Bashar ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
Yemen leader urges truce after troops kill protesters
By Mohammed Ghobari
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's acting leader on Sunday urged foes and loyalists of President Ali Abdullah to call a truce, after ...
Sat, December 24, 2011
Yemen's Saleh vows to leave, troops kill 9 protesters
By Mohammed Ghobari
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he would leave for the United States and give way to ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
U.S. troops charged in death of fellow soldier
By Emma Graham-Harrison and Daniel Trotta
KABUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - - The U.S. Army has charged eight soldiers deployed to Afghanistan in the death ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
Last U.S. troops leave Iraq, ending war
By Joseph Logan
K-CROSSING, Kuwait (Reuters) - The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending nearly nine years of ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
Fierce clashes in Cairo as Clinton voices outrage
By Shaimaa Fayed and Marwa Awad
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police and soldiers fired guns and teargas to try to clear protesters from Cairo's ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
UK to provide 13,500 troops to guard Olympics
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will provide up to 13,500 troops to protect next summer's London Olympics -- more than it has ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Witness: Reflecting on Iraq as U.S. troops withdraw
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - "Three days after U.S. tanks rolled into Baghdad in April 2003, I had my first encounter with an American marine. I ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Obama: Troops leaving Iraq with heads held high
By Caren Bohan
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama welcomed home some of the last U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday ...
Sat, December 10, 2011
Obama, at Army-Navy football game, praises troops
By Alister Bull
LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, attending his first Army-Navy football game as commander in chief on Saturday, praised the dedication ...
Sat, December 10, 2011
Arabs may take Syria peace plan to United Nations
By Dominic Evans
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Arab states may take their proposals for ending Syria's crackdown on protests to the U.N. Security Council ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
More troops' ashes dumped in landfill, Washington Post says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Air Force dumped the remains of more U.S. troops in a Virginia landfill then it had previously acknowledged, the Washington ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Packing and patrolling, U.S. troops roll out of Iraq
By Patrick Markey
CAMP ECHO, Iraq (Reuters) - Camp Echo's dusty motorpools are empty, its private contract caterers have long gone home and murals ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
NATO attack on Pakistani troops not deliberate: U.S.
By Phil Stewart
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Wednesday strongly rejected accusations from Pakistan that ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
U.S. denies NATO attack on Pakistani troops deliberate
By Phil Stewart, Augustine Anthony and Rebecca Conway
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Wednesday denied allegations by a senior ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Pakistan PM: No more "business as usual" with U.S.
By Qasim Nauman and Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister ruled out "business as usual" with the United States on Monday after ...
Sat, November 19, 2011
Protests against military rule cloud Egypt election
By Alistair Lyon and Tom Perry
CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters rallied again in Cairo on Sunday to try to evict Egypt's ruling generals, in ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Arab League rebuffs Syria on monitors
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a ...
Fri, October 21, 2011
President Obama: U.S. to pull troops out of Iraq by year's end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday said the United States will fulfill its promise by pulling troops out of Iraq by year-end.
"As ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
U.S. reviews Iraq warning on immunity for troops
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday played down an apparent split with Iraq over legal protections for U.S. troops ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Mental health tests don't catch all troubled troops
(Reuters) - Mental health assessments given to all soldiers after deployment may miss many cases of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a U ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Mental health tests don't catch all troubled troops
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mental health assessments given to all soldiers after deployment may miss many cases of depression and post-traumatic ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Truck bomb kills 4 Afghans, wounds 77 U.S. troops
By Emma Graham-Harrison
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber driving a truck of firewood attacked a NATO base in central Afghanistan, killing four civilians and ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Iraq's Sadr says to halt attacks on U.S. troops
By Suadad al-Salhy
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's fiercely anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Sunday called on his followers to suspend attacks against U.S ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Some lawmakers want to keep 10,000 troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense hawks in the Congress said on Wednesday the United States should leave at least 10,000 troops in Iraq beyond a ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Eid protests across Syria defy tanks and troops
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - Protesters across Syria demanded President Bashar al-Assad's removal after prayers marking the end of the Muslim fasting ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Garcia honeymoons with Afghanistan troops
The former Privileged star and New York Yankees baseball ace Swisher wed in December (10) but were too busy to take a romantic honeymoon ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Obama urges Gaddafi loyalists lay down arms
CHILMARK, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for Muammar Gaddafi to end the bloodshed in Libya as pockets of his loyalist forces ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
Neil Armstrong rallies Afghan troops
KABUL (Reuters) - Neil Armstrong, the first man to land on the moon, jetted into Afghanistan this week with two other lunar greats to give ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
U.S. identifies remains of troops in Afghan crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The military said on Friday it had identified the remains of all 30 American troops killed when the Taliban shot down their ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Factbox: Names of troops killed in Afghan crash released
(Reuters) - The Pentagon Thursday released the names of the troops killed when Taliban militants shot down their helicopter Saturday in the deadliest incident involving ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Bomb kills five U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan
By Michelle Nichols
KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five American troops in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the U.S. military said, less than ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders
By Samia Nakhoul and Mohammed Abbas
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Obama pays respects, questions remain in Afghan crash
By Jeff Mason
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (Reuters) - President Barack Obama honored 30 U.S. soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
Anxiety in Afghanistan over troops pay if U.S. defaults
By Phil Stewart
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - It is unclear if the United States will be able to pay troops on time in the event ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
U.S. returns 33 Mexican troops who strayed into Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors returned 33 Mexican soldiers on Tuesday who inadvertently crossed over the Rio Grande river ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
U.S. returns 33 Mexican troops who strayed into Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors returned 33 Mexican soldiers on Tuesday who inadvertently crossed over the Rio Grande river ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
Iraq eyes U.S. trainers, not troops, after 2011
By Suadad al-Salhy
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq wants the United States to supply several thousand trainers for its military but is unlikely to ask Washington ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Pakistan could "pull troops from Afghan border" if U.S. cuts aid
By Zeeshan Haider
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan could pull back troops fighting Islamist militants near the Afghan border if the United States cuts off aid ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
Time short for Iraq to request U.S. troops stay: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said time was running short for Iraq to issue a request for U.S. troops to stay ...
Sat, July 02, 2011
Britain to pull 800 troops from Afghanistan: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will announce this week that it is to withdraw up to 800 troops by the end of next year, according to ...
Sun, June 26, 2011
Afghans step up as U.S. troops withdraw: Karzai
By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's plan to withdraw some U.S. troops from Afghanistan is a welcome sign the country ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
U.S. draft requests 4,200 Ethiopia troops for Abyei
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council that ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
U.S. draft requests 4,200 Ethiopia troops for Abyei
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would authorize the ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
Afghan drawdown poses risk, U.S. military warns
By Phil Stewart and Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military commanders distanced themselves on Thursday from President Barack Obama's timetable for withdrawing ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
Syrian activists to meet to chart way out of crisis
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - Some of Syria's most prominent intellectuals will meet in Damascus on Monday to seek a way out ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
U.S. to keep troops at Mexican border until September 30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Friday that it will keep National Guard troops on the border with Mexico at least through ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Iraq expected to request U.S. troops stay: Panetta
By Phil Stewart and Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Pentagon said on Thursday he expected Iraq to ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Gates says no hasty U.S. troop cut in Afghanistan
By David Alexander and David Brunnstrom
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday there would be no hasty U.S. troop withdrawal ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Lawmaker expects robust cut in U.S. Afghan troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin said he believes President Barack Obama is inclined toward a "robust reduction" in ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
U.S. envoy: Gaddafi troops raping, issued Viagra
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy to the United Nations told the Security Council on Thursday that troops loyal to ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Iraq must decide in "weeks" on U.S. troops: Mullen
By Phil Stewart
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has only weeks to decide if it wants to keep U.S. troops beyond an end-2011 deadline for ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Thai, Cambodian troops clash on disputed border, 6 dead
By Ambika Ahuja
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled grenades and guns on their disputed border on Friday in a clash ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
Clinton: Libyan troops continue "vicious attacks"
By Tabassum Zakaria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have continued ...
Sat, April 09, 2011
Iraqi cleric warns of violence if U.S. troops don't go
By Muhanad Mohammed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's fiery anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will "escalate military resistance" and unleash his Mehdi Army militia if U ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Troops are political dynamite in budget battle
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A looming government shutdown would be felt thousands of miles away by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Heavy fighting after Ouattara troops reach Abidjan
By Loucoumane Coulibaly and Tim Cocks
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Heavy weapons fire rang out in central Abidjan on Thursday after presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara's ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
J.P. Morgan's Dimon, other CEOs descend on Tokyo to rally troops
By Chikafumi Hodo and David Dolan
TOKYO (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co boss Jamie Dimon and Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent were among top global executives ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Yemeni troops on streets as two party members quit
By Mohamed Sudam
SANAA (Reuters) - Two prominent members of Yemen's ruling party resigned on Saturday in protest against the killing of dozens of ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Iran objects to foreign troops in Bahrain
By Mitra Amiri
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran warned Saudi Arabia and its ally Washington on Tuesday the deployment of foreign troops in Bahrain to help ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Saudi sends troops, Bahrain Shi'ites call it "war"
By Lin Noueihed and Frederik Richter
MANAMA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia sent troops into Bahrain on Monday to help put down weeks of protests by ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
De La Hoya plans boxing clinics for U.S. troops
The Olympic gold medallist and former 10-time world boxing champion is planning a top-secret mission to undisclosed locations, where he'll stage fight clinics ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Hilton celebrates birthday with troops
The socialite marked the milestone with a whirlwind of parties and TV appearances, but she took time out from her busy schedule to head ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Wisconsin Troops Wrapping Up Deployment In Iraq
About 400 Wisconsin soldiers of the 724th Engineering Battalion are beginning to wrap up their deployment to Iraq. A Transfer of Authority ceremony was ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Minnesota National Guard Troops To Kuwait
About 24-hundred soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard have been notified they will deploy to Kuwait in May. They will help with the final ...
Sat, January 01, 2011
Israeli troops kill Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops on Sunday shot and killed a Palestinian who approached them at a West Bank checkpoint holding a bottle, the Israeli ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
Wahlberg visits U.S. troops in Afghanistan
The star is busy promoting new movie The Fighter ahead of the upcoming awards season but revealed earlier this month (Dec10), ""(I'm) going ...
Sat, December 25, 2010
For many U.S. troops, a last Christmas in Iraq
By Serena Chaudhry
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Colonel Lance Kittleson is looking forward to spending Christmas with his family next year as U ...
Fri, December 24, 2010
Pakistan clashes kill 11 troops, 24 militants
By Shams Mohmand
MOHMAND, Pakistan (Reuters) - Insurgents attacked five security checkpoints in a northwestern Pakistan region on the Afghan border on Friday killing 11 ...
Sat, December 18, 2010
Merkel meets Karzai and visits troops in Afghanistan
By Tilman Blasshofer
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Saturday to boost German troops' morale for ...
Sun, December 12, 2010
Afghan attack kills at least six foreign troops
By Ismail Sameem
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An insurgent attack in south Afghanistan killed at least six foreign troops and two Afghan soldiers on Sunday ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Celebs Around Town: Marisa Miller Salutes the Troops
Well, unfortunately for Angelina Jolie, Paris Hilton, and others like Eva Mendes and Natalie Portman, Victoria's Secret model Marisa Miller attended VH1 Divas ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Obama in Afghanistan, says troops making progress
By Caren Bohan
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama praised American troops for "important progress" against militants in Afghanistan, during an unannounced ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Correction: Mexican troops find 18 bodies near U.S. border
(Clarifies that Palomas is across from Columbus, New Mexico, not the Big Bend National Park in Texas)
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers found ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Ivory Coast to put troops in rebel zones for poll
By Ange Aboa and Tim Cocks
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's military and rebels will deploy 4,000 extra troops to rebel territory under ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
New Yorker accused of plan to attack U.S. troops
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man accused of trying to join the U.S. military with the intent of attacking ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Venezuela sends troops to U.S. glassmaker's plants
By Frank Jack Daniel
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela sent troops to two plants owned by U.S. bottle maker Owens Illinois on Tuesday after President ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Army focused on cutting costs, not troops
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Army officials on Monday said they had met Pentagon cost-cutting targets that should allow them to avoid cuts ...
Wed, October 20, 2010
U.S. backs calls for more AU troops for Somalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States supports proposals to raise more African Union troops for Somalia and the U.N. Security Council will likely debate ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
Attacks kill 4 foreign troops in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Four foreign troops from the NATO-led force were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan on Thursday, NATO said, bringing to 10 ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
Six foreign troops killed in Afghanistan attacks
KABUL (Reuters) - Six foreign troops were killed in three separate attacks in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the latest in a growing number of casualties as ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Troops storm Ecuador hospital where Correa holed up
By Hugh Bronstein and Alexandra Valencia
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean troops stormed a hospital in Quito late on Thursday where President Rafael Correa was holed ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Decorated fighter pilot rallies Pavin's Ryder Cup troops
By Tony Jimenez
NEWPORT, Wales (Reuters) - United States captain Corey Pavin has enlisted the help of a leading military figure to rally his troops ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
U.S. troops fight on despite end to combat in Iraq
By Jim Loney
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Since President Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations in Iraq, U.S. troops have waged a gun ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Crash kills 9 U.S. troops, 2010 deadliest year of Afghan war
By Tim Gaynor and Hamid Shalizi
KABUL (Reuters) - A helicopter crash killed nine American troops from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan's south on ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Troops Welcomed Home In Chisholm
(Chisholm, MN) -- Hundreds turned out Sunday to welcome home members of the Duluth-based 114th Transportation Company of the Minnesota National Guard in Chisholm. The ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
UK hands over violent Afghan district to U.S. troops
LONDON (Reuters) - British troops have handed over responsibility for one of the deadliest districts in southern Afghanistan to American forces, Britain's defense ministry ...
Sun, September 19, 2010
Iran denies detaining seven U.S. troops
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran denied on Sunday that border guards had detained seven U.S. troops, calling the report "unfounded," the state-run English language Press ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
Iraq combat over but U.S. troops still in danger
By Rania El Gamal
CAMP SPEICHER, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. Staff Sergeant Kendrick Manuel swung his rifle over his shoulder and grumbled about being ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
U.S. troops charged with murder of Afghan civilians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve U.S. soldiers have been charged with gruesome crimes in Afghanistan ranging from murdering civilians to keeping body parts as war ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Venice film recounts trauma of war-scarred U.S. troops
By Silvia Aloisi
VENICE (Reuters) - A documentary premiering at the Venice film festival explores the trauma of U.S. soldiers returning from war in ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
U.S. commander seeks 2,000 new troops for Afghanistan
By David Brunnstrom
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has requested another 2,000 troops for the foreign force fighting ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010
By Paul Tait
KABUL (Reuters) - The number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year has reached at least 500, compared with 521 in ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Seven U.S. troops killed in south Afghan bombings
KABUL (Reuters) - Seven U.S. troops were killed in two separate roadside bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Biden visits Iraq as troops withdraw
By Rania El Gamal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden flew into Iraq on Monday to assure Iraqis the United States is not abandoning ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
Mexican troops hunt killers of 72 migrants
By Henry Romero
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican troops fanned out in the remote countryside near the Texas border on Thursday as they hunted ...
Sun, August 22, 2010
U.S. troops in Iraq below 50,000 as combat ends
By Serena Chaudhry
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had cut its troops in Iraq to below 50,000 before ...
Sat, August 21, 2010
Feingold Happy With Drawdown of U.S. Troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold says he’s pleased with the drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq.
The Wisconsin ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
Russian troops dig canal to bar fire from atom site
By Vladimir Soldatkin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian troops dug a 8-km (5-mile) long canal to keep fires caused by a record heatwave away from a ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
Chavez beefs up border troops in Colombia spat
By Javier Faria
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela said it beefed up its troop presence along the border with Colombia as its neighbor's ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Duluth Troops Return Home
51 Soldiers from the 312th Army Reserve Engineer Company, based in Duluth, returned home from a tour in Iraq. The troops were deployed last ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
UK troops may start leaving Afghanistan in 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain could start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan as early as next year, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.
Britain has ...
Mon, July 19, 2010
U.S. troops to arrive at Mexico border August 1
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. National Guard troops will begin arriving along the border with Mexico on August 1 to bolster security ...
Sat, July 17, 2010
Sudan army: 300 rebels, 75 troops killed in Darfur
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army said it has killed more than 300 fighters from Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in recent ...
Sun, July 11, 2010
U.S. troops face Afghan enemy too young to kill
By Jonathon Burch
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. Staff Sergeant Aaron Best made no apologies as his soldiers escorted 14-year-old Ahmad, blindfolded and handcuffed ...
Sat, July 10, 2010
6 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (WTAQ) - 6 American service members died in attacks Saturday in Afghanistan. At least a dozen civilians were also injured in the country ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
Slow, deadly road to peace for U.S. troops in Kandahar
By Jonathon Burch
KUHAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - As U.S. soldiers from Alpha Company stepped out of their outpost on a scorching July morning in ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Cameron takes troops message from England coach
By Adrian Croft
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron brought troops in Afghanistan a message from "the most important person in ...
Thu, June 10, 2010
British PM rules out more troops for Afghanistan
By Adrian Croft
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday ruled out sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying Britain's ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Ten foreign troops killed in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Ten servicemen with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan were killed in separate incidents on Monday, the alliance said ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Mexico backs U.S. border troops plan in principle
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Mexico does not object to U.S. plans to station troops along the border between the two nations as long as the ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Troops not militarizing Mexico border: U.S. envoy
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. troops deployed to the Mexican border will take a backseat role to civilian security forces combating illegal flows of ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
AZ Sen: Guard Troops Not Patrolling, on Desk Duty
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - President Obama is sending up to 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexican border to help deal ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
AZ Lawmakers: National Guard Troops to Deploy to U.S-Mexico Border
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - President Obama will deploy up to 1,200 National Guard troops along the U.S.-Mexican border, according to Arizona ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
Obama sending 1,200 troops to Mexico border
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek $500 million for security and send up to 1,200 National Guard troops to ...
Sat, May 22, 2010
Troops wounded as Taliban attack southern Afghan base
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a rocket and ground attack on Kandahar airfield in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the alliance said, days after ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
British troops in Afghanistan to get U.S. commander
By Mohammed Abbas
LONDON (Reuters) - Almost all British troops fighting in Afghanistan will answer directly to a U.S. commander as part of a ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Kuwait says finds Gulf War mass grave of Iraq troops
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti authorities have found a mass grave of 55 Iraqi soldiers killed in the 1991 Gulf War, the state news agency KUNA ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Afghan MP says U.S. troops raid home, kill relative
By Rafiq Sherzad
NAZARABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. troops raided the home of a female member of the Afghan parliament and killed a neighbor ...
Sun, April 11, 2010
Defense chief backs troops on Apache attack video
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A video showing U.S. Apache helicopters killing 12 people, including two Reuters news staff, is painful to watch but an investigation ...
Fri, April 09, 2010
Thai troops move in on "red shirts," firing in air
By Damir Sagolj and Ambika Ahuja
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai troops fired in the air above thousands of "red shirt" protesters Saturday in the biggest ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
Troops fire on Kyrgyz anti-government protests, many killed
By Olga Dzyubenko
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz troops opened fire on anti-government protesters on Wednesday outside the offices where President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was sheltering from ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
Israel faults troops in two fatal W.Bank incidents
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Unnecessary intervention by Israeli troops in a West Bank protest last month resulted in the deaths of two Palestinian youths, according to ...
Sun, March 28, 2010
Obama rallies troops on first Afghan trip
By Jeff Mason
KABUL (Reuters) - Barack Obama made his first trip to Afghanistan as president on Sunday, delivering a rousing speech to troops and ...
Sun, March 28, 2010
Troops, cash needed to fight Uganda rebels: group
By Katrina Manson
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations must boost peacekeeping forces in areas of Africa where Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels operate ...
Sun, March 21, 2010
Palestinians warn Israel after troops kill 4
By Ali Sawafta
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Four Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank were buried on Sunday following violence that ...
Sun, March 21, 2010
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians who tried to stab a soldier on Sunday, the Israeli army said, in West Bank violence that ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
Attacks kill 12 as Iraqi troops and police vote
By Khalid al-Ansary
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed in Baghdad on Thursday, including seven soldiers and police blown up by suicide bombers, days ...
Sat, February 27, 2010
Chile rushes troops, aid to quake-stricken towns
By Mario Naranjo
CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chile scrambled on Monday to provide aid to tens of thousands of homeless people in areas devastated by ...
Fri, February 12, 2010
Five killed as U.S., Iraqi troops raid border village
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces backed by U.S. troops killed at least five people Friday in a raid on suspected members of ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
UK troops pave way for massive NATO Afghan assault
By Baris Atayman and Abdul Malek
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - British troops have launched helicopter advances in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province to prepare ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
Pentagon: 18,000 more troops in Afghanistan by spring
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday it expected about 18,000 of the 30,000 additional U.S. troops authorized by President Barack ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
NATO troops clash with Afghan allies
By Asif Andalib
SALAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - NATO troops clashed with their Afghan allies in a so-called "friendly fire" incident on Saturday, calling in air ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
No policing role for U.S. troops in Haiti: Gates
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - U.S. forces have not taken up a policing role in Haiti but do have the authority ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
NATO, Afghan troops fire on Afghan crowd wounding five
By Peter Graff
KABUL (Reuters) - At least five Afghan civilians were wounded when a combined force of Afghan troops and U.S. Marines opened ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
U.S. sending up to 3,500 Army troops to Haiti
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will send up to 3,500 soldiers to Haiti from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division to ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
U.S., Brazilian troops hand out aid in Haiti slum
By Patricia Zengerle and Matthew Bigg
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers and Brazilian U.N. troops handed out food and water in one of ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
Western, Afghan troops fire during demonstration
By Abdul Malek
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - NATO troops and Afghan security forces opened fire during a demonstration in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, sharply ...
Tue, December 29, 2009
Facing combat ups depression risk in U.S. troops
By Laura Buchholz
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Perhaps it's not surprising, but for members of the U.S. armed forces, combat duty in ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Colombia's troops hunt for kidnapped governor
By Patrick Markey
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian troops on Tuesday searched for a local governor kidnapped by leftist FARC guerrillas in a nighttime raid that ...
Sat, December 19, 2009
Afghan troops kill Taliban attackers, official says
By Elyas Wahdat
KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan security forces put down an attack by Taliban fighters, including suicide bombers, in a volatile southeastern town ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
Iran troops have made partial withdrawal: Iraq
By Missy Ryan and Mohammed Abbas
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian troops have withdrawn partly from a disputed oil area claimed by both Tehran and Baghdad ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Mullen, in ex-Taliban redoubt, promises Afghan troops
By Yara Bayoumy
NAWA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer visited U.S. Marines at the front in a former stronghold of ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Afghan surge troops won't target drug crops
By Yara Bayoumy
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Thousands of extra Marines pouring into Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland will go after those who process drugs ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
New troops let Marines tackle Taliban stronghold
By Yara Bayoumy
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The first reinforcements of President Barack Obama's Afghanistan "surge" will give U.S. Marines the forces ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
Facing combat ups depression risk in troops
By Laura Buchholz
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Perhaps it's not surprising, but in the Air Force, combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan increases ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
U.S. wants allies' new troops in Afghanistan by mid-2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States aims to get all new troops pledged by allies into Afghanistan in the first half of 2010 and wants ...
Fri, December 04, 2009
NATO allies offer 7,000 extra troops for Afghan war
By Luke Baker and Andrew Quinn
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Twenty-five NATO allies promised on Friday to send about 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan, backing ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
More U.S. troops will only strengthen resolve: Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama's plan to send tens of thousands of extra troops to the ...
Thu, November 26, 2009
U.S. allies must send more troops to Afghanistan: NATO
BERLIN (Reuters) - Allies of the United States must follow its lead and boost their troop levels in Afghanistan, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said ...
Sat, November 14, 2009
Britain probes new claims of abuse by troops in Iraq
By Stefano Ambrogi
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's defense ministry said Saturday it was investigating fresh complaints that its troops had abused prisoners in Iraq ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
Afghan war taking psychological toll on troops: Army
By Adam Entous
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fierce combat and multiple deployments are taking a heavy psychological toll on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, where one ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
U.S. envoy to Afghanistan warns on more troops: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, a former military commander there, has expressed deep concern to Washington about sending more U.S ...
Sun, November 08, 2009
More troops needed for Afghanistan: U.S. General Casey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General George Casey, Army chief of staff, on Sunday became the latest U.S. military official to advocate sending more troops to ...
Sun, November 08, 2009
Afghan Taliban deny have missing U.S. troops' bodies
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban denied on Sunday they were holding the bodies of two U.S. soldiers who had gone missing last week in ...
Sat, November 07, 2009
Afghans killed during search for missing U.S. troops
KABUL (Reuters) - NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Europe reluctant to send troops to Afghanistan
By Ross Colvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European nations are unlikely to contribute more troops to Afghanistan, the head of the European Commission said on Tuesday ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
October deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - October has been the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since the start of the war in 2001, Pentagon officials ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
Eight U.S. troops killed in Afghan bomb attacks
KABUL (Reuters) - Eight U.S. service members working for the NATO-led force and one Afghan civilian were killed in multiple bomb attacks in southern ...
Sat, October 24, 2009
Pakistan troops retake Taliban stronghold in Waziristan
By Hafiz Wazir
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after ...
Sat, October 24, 2009
Pakistani troops retake Taliban stronghold
By Hafiz Wazir
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after ...
Sat, October 17, 2009
Decide Afghan vote before adding troops: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It would be irresponsible of President Barack Obama to commit to sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan when the outcome of ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
Four U.S. troops killed in southern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Four U.S. service members have been killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, the latest in a rising tide of ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
NATO mulls Afghan troops, decision hinges on Obama
By David Brunnstrom
KABUL (Reuters) - NATO's top defense officials will examine proposals Saturday for a big troop surge to contain Afghanistan's escalating ...
Wed, October 14, 2009
Britain ready to send 500 more troops to Afghanistan
By Tim Castle
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is ready to raise troop numbers in Afghanistan by 500 to 9,500, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Karzai says would welcome more American troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday he supports U.S. General Stanley McChrystal's assessment on Afghanistan and would welcome more ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
Pakistani jets bomb militants, more troops move
By Alamgir Bitani
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani aircraft bombed Taliban fighters in their South Waziristan bastion on Wednesday as more soldiers and tanks moved ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Obama receives request for troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has received a request by the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan for additional troops, and the ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
Taliban Afghan momentum due to lack of U.S. troops
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 Reuters - The Taliban has the momentum in Afghanistan now because of the inability of the United States and its allies to ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
Gates blames past lack of troops for Taliban edge
By Arshad Mohammed and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates blamed the Taliban's revival on a past failure to deploy enough ...
Sun, October 04, 2009
Eight U.S. troops killed in east Afghan battle
By Amin Jalali
ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Insurgents stormed remote Afghan outposts near the Pakistani border, killing eight U.S. troops and cutting off scores ...
Sat, October 03, 2009
Eight U.S. troops killed in Afghan battle
By Peter Graff and Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgents stormed remote outposts in eastern Afghanistan killing eight Americans in the deadliest battle in more ...
Sat, October 03, 2009
Afghan soldier shoots dead two American troops
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan soldier on guard at a joint base with U.S. troops shot dead two American servicemen and wounded two others ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
About 4,000 U.S. troops to leave Iraq in October
By JoAnne Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will withdraw about 4,000 troops from Iraq by the end of October, the U.S ...
Sun, September 27, 2009
Honduran troops shut down pro-Zelaya media
By Patrick Markey and Gustavo Palencia
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto government sent troops on Monday to shut down two media stations loyal to ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Commanders hold secret meeting on Afghan troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military official flew to Germany for an unannounced meeting on Friday with his commander in Afghanistan to discuss ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Bin Laden demands Europe withdraw Afghanistan troops
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden demanded that European nations withdraw their troops from Afghanistan in a new audio tape aired on ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Five U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Five U.S. troops were killed in three separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, the military said on Friday.
Two were killed and ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
NY man accused of seeking to kill U.S. troops
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man was indicted on Thursday for allegedly seeking training from Islamic militants to fight U.S. troops in ...
Sun, September 20, 2009
U.S. commander says Afghan war needs more troops
By Peter Graff and Matt Spetalnick
KABUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Afghan war will be lost unless more troops are sent to pursue a ...
Sat, September 19, 2009
U.S. Afghanistan commander's troops request ready
By Peter Graff
KABUL (Reuters) - The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan has drawn up a long-awaited and detailed request for ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Gates says "take our time" on troops to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that a decision to deploy additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan should not be hurried ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Suicide bomber hits Italian troops in Afghan capital
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb hit an Italian military convoy on a road between the U.S. embassy and the ...
Wed, September 16, 2009
Obama sets Afghan, Pakistan goals, waits on troops
By Susan Cornwell and Adam Entous
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would not make a swift decision on ...
Wed, September 16, 2009
Obama: no immediate decision on troops for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that an immediate decision on additional resources for Afghanistan was not pending, adding that ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Karzai says vote was fair, Italian troops hit
By Sayed Salahuddin and Maria Golovnina
KABUL (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai defended Afghanistan's disputed presidential election on Thursday after preliminary results showed he ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Afghan war likely needs more US troops: Mullen
By Andrew Gray
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will probably need to deploy more troops to Afghanistan despite almost doubling the size of its ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Congress wary of more U.S. Afghanistan troops: Pelosi
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is little support in Congress for sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, the top Democrat in the ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
NATO troops free kidnapped NY Times reporter
By Mohammad Hamed
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - NATO troops freed a kidnapped British reporter for the New York Times in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, but ...
Tue, September 08, 2009
Blasts kill four U.S. troops in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two roadside bomb attacks killed four U.S. soldiers in northern and central Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. military said, an ...
Sun, September 06, 2009
Aid group says U.S. troops raid Afghan hospital
By Jonathon Burch
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. troops burst into a Swedish charity-run hospital in Afghanistan and tied up patients' relatives and staff, the ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
Obama aides see need for more troops in Afghanistan
By Adam Entous and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many of President Barack Obama's top advisers on Afghanistan agree with military commanders that more ...
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