4 Afghan Soldiers Are Killed by a Mistaken Airstrike
In a confusing nighttime firefight, an American-Afghan force called in an airstrike on an Afghan Army checkpoint on Saturday, killing four Afghan soldiers and prompting a denunciation from the country’s Defense Ministry.
Pakistan Taliban chief likely targeted by drone
Pakistan's Taliban leader may have been targeted in a drone strike on Jan. 17 after surviving a similar attack days earlier near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said on Sunday.
Afghan president to launch peace council for dialogue with Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday announced a plan to form a peace council, aimed at accelerating the reconciliation process with Taliban militants.
Iraq signs 10th oil deal, polls loom
Iraq signed a contract on Sunday with Russia's Lukoil and Norway's Statoil to develop one of the world's biggest oilfields, sealing the last of 10 deals that could turn the war-shattered country into a top oil producer.
U.S. citizen in CIA's cross hairs
The agency builds a case for putting Anwar al Awlaki, linked to the Ft. Hood shootings and Christmas bomb attempt, on its hit list. The complications involved are a window into a secretive process.
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