A sign is seen as a United States Marine from the 2nd MEB, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion walks by in Qwual-e-now, in the volatile Helmand province of southern Afghanistan, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)In Afghanistan war, marines' struggle to recruit locals could delay US exit
In Khan Neshin, near the Pakistan border, recruitment of locals for the Afghanistan war effort is an often frustrating process. Obstacles include candidates' drug use, illiteracy, and fear of the Taliban.
Fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan
As President Obama announced plans to send 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan to tackle the Taliban, Mark Urban spent time with some of the troops on the front line in Helmand province.
Taliban driven out of key battleground: Pak PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Saturday the army had driven the Taliban out of South Waziristan, a key battleground in the nation's fight against the Islamist insurgency.
Al-Qaida denies killing civilians in Pakistan
Al-Qaida issued a new English-language video Saturday denying it was behind a series of bombings in Pakistan that have killed hundreds of civilians, calling such attacks un-Islamic.
F.B.I. Questions 5 Americans Detained in Pakistan
F.B.I. investigators on Friday were questioning five Muslim American men suspected of pursuing jihadist training in Pakistan, but it remained unclear whether the men would be deported to the United States.
Virginia mosque grapples with young members' arrest in Pakistan
The five young Americans from immigrant families reportedly 'never talked about politics' or violence. FBI and Pakistani officials are still investigating whether they sought to join a militant group.
Iraq security chiefs to answer for bombings
Iraqi state television reports the top security chiefs are in parliament to answer questions over security lapses that allowed a third attack since summer against government sites in Baghdad killing 127 people.
US military-run Iraq jail an al-Qaeda 'recruiting centre'
Since the US invaded Iraq in 2003, it has detained an estimated 100,000 people in its military-run jails. But now former inmates of one prison have told Al Jazeera it was used as a recruiting and training ground for al-Qaeda.
Under Tight Security, Iraq Sells Rights to Develop 2 Oil Fields
Iraq’s government sold development rights to two of its largest untapped oil fields at a public auction held under extraordinary security on Friday, three days after a series of coordinated bombings killed more than 100 people here in the capital.
Antiwar movement fighting burnout and awkwardness
Activists find themselves up against the same politician many helped elect. Only 1,500 are expected today at a rally against the Afghanistan war, a shadow of the masses that came out against the Iraq
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