US Afghan buildup 'showing success'
The top US commander in Afghanistan says he believes a recent US troop buildup in the country has started to turn the tide against the Taliban. In an interview with ABC television on Monday, General Stanley McChrystal said the decision by Barack Obama, the US president, to increase American troop numbers in the country has "changed the way we operate in Afghanistan".
U.S. general: Taliban beaten in Helmand province
U.S. forces have driven the Taliban from most towns and villages in the strategic Helmand province of Afghanistan, leaving incoming troops with the mission of holding key areas and rebuilding the economy, Marine commanders say. "They've taken on the Taliban, the insurgency, right in the heartland and they've defeated them," said Marine Maj. Gen. Richard Mills in an interview with USA TODAY.
Pakistan suffers record number of deaths due to militant violence
A record number of Pakistani civilians and security forces died in militant violence last year as the country reeled from an onslaught of Taliban suicide bombings that propelled it into the ranks of the world's most perilous places.
Report: 20 percent of released detainees returning to terrorism
A classified report by the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) says that one in five former detainees returned or are suspected to have returned to terrorist activity after leaving the U.S. prison facility. That is an increase from 14 percent from a similar report by the DIA released in April, according to the official familiar with the new report.
2 Navy SEAL cases moved to Iraq
Two of three Navy SEALs accused in the alleged assault of an Iraqi suspected of orchestrating the 2004 killing and mutilation of four U.S. contractors in Falluja will have their cases heard in Iraq, a judge ruled Monday.
Security an issue for post-election Iraq
The next government of Iraq must create divisions between politics and national security mechanisms, a deputy prime minister said in Baghdad. Iraqis head to the polls in March to pick a new government. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is expected to ride on a national security platform in a bid to secure a second term in office.
Somalis fleeing to Yemen prompt new worries in fight against al-Qaeda
Thousands of Somali boys and teenagers fleeing war and chaos at home are sailing to Yemen, where officials who have long welcomed Somali refugees now worry that the new arrivals could become the next generation of al-Qaeda fighters.
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