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In its first formal report on the situation in Afghanistan, the U.S. Defense Department says the Taliban is a resilient insurgency and is expected to expand its challenges to the Afghan government. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. The repo
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In early October of last year, U.S. troops were ambushed by Islamist extremists while on patrol in Niger. Four Americans and four Nigerian soldiers were killed in the fighting. The Pentagon hasn't said much about what happened that
By Al Pessin Washington 29 May 2007 A Pentagon spokesman says the United States would be disappointed if Russia stopped meeting its obligations under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. The comment came the day after Russia called for a meeting
By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 December 2006 The new U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, took office Monday, with a private swearing-in at the White House and a public ceremony later at the Pentagon. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. From left:
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 09 February 2007 A U.S. Senate panel Friday opened hearings on an internal Defense Department report criticizing the intelligence work on Iraq by senior civilian officials before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. VOA's Debo
By Gary Thomas London 24 August 2006 The British government Thursday announced the creation of a commission to examine issues raised by the explosive growth of ethnic communities in Britain. The study was sparked in large part by revelations that yo
By Al Pessin Washington 18 January 2006 A US Marine, left, patrols with soldiers of the Iraqi Army in the streets in Husaybah, Iraq The top civilian official in charge of the U.S. army says the force
By Jim Fry Washington 16 February 2007 watch Iraq reort U.S. military leaders are repeating claims that an elite Iranian military force supplied Iraqi insurgents with weapons and explosives. But the Pentagon's chief civilian leader and top military o
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 20 December 2006 watch report on Iraqi Attacks The U.S. Defense Department says insurgent and sectarian attacks in Iraq have soared to record highs over the last three months, to about 1,000 incidents each week. The Pe
By Al Pessin Pentagon 01 September 2006 A quarterly report by the U.S. Defense Department on the situation in Iraq says sectarian tension and attacks on civilians increased during the summer, in spite of progress toward building the new security for
By Al Pessin Pentagon 30 August 2006 The Defense Department has called on the Associated Press to correct a report that it says mischaracterized a speech by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday. But the AP is standing by the story and many o
By Al Pessin Pentagon 22 March 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says if the Congress does not approve additional funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by mid-April, without special conditions, the department will have to make cuts that
By Al Pessin Washington 20 March 2007 A senior U.S. military officer says he expects Afghan Taleban insurgents to launch a new series of attacks starting Wednesday to mark the Afghan New Year. The officer spoke at a news conference at the Pentagon, a
The Pentagon says U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have reached a draft agreement establishing the legal framework for U.S. troops to stay in Iraq after the United Nations authorization expires at the end of the year. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pent
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We are breaking news this morning on a Pentagon investigation into the deaths of four American soldiers. What's known is they were ambushed by ISIS fighters in the West African country of Niger. What wasn't known is, did they hav
The Pentagon says no civilians were killed in an air strike Sunday in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan, which local officials say killed 27 people who were walking to a wedding. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. U.S. military officials
By Al Pessin Pentagon 14 March 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says dozens of foreign fighters are moving into Iraq from Syria every month, mostly to conduct suicide attacks against Iraqi civilians. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon
By Al Pessin Pentagon 08 December 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has cautioned against moving too fast to remove U.S. troops from Iraq, responding to the Iraq Study Group report this week that recommends removing most U.S. combat forces
By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 05 December 2006 watch Gates report The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing today on Robert Gates -- President Bush's nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. Defense Secretary. Gates had a lo
By Paula Wolfson White House 08 November 2006 President Bush says Democratic Party gains in the U.S. Congress are in part the result of voter disillusionment with the war in Iraq. Mr. Bush says it is time for a big change at the Pentagon. ----- From