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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 15 June 2006 At least 10 people were killed and 15 seriously wounded when a bomb destroyed a bus taking Afghan workers to a U.S. military base in the southern city of Kandahar. The attack came as coalition forces intensifi
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Senators that President Barack Obamas decision to withdraw 33,000 American troops from Afghanistan by the end of next summer was a tough call that strikes the right balance amid competing interests. At a Senate
By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 July 2007 A senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan says Pakistan-based al-Qaida is having a growing impact on the Afghan insurgency even though Pakistan's military offensive along the border has reduced the number of insurgent
By Dan Robinson Washington 31 January 2007 watch Ernest Leong Afghanistan report US House lawmakers who have just returned from Iraq and Afghanistan have delivered sobering assessments of the situations there. VOA's Dan Robinson reports on remarks b
By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 04 February 2006 Iraqi Special Police Commandos of the 2nd Brigade The Iraqi Army has been billed as the U.S. Army's ticket home. As part of the 11-point-five billion dollar eff
By Scott Stearns Washington 01 May 2007 President Bush gestures as he speaks to members of the coalition forces during a visit to US Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, 1 May 2007 President Bush says coalition forces are maki
By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 August 2006 U.S. Defense Department officials say American and Iraqi forces are making progress toward bringing security to Baghdad. But, the comments came amid surging sectarian violence and the day after statistics from th
By Sonja Pace London 21 February 2007 Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced a withdrawal of 1,600 British troops from Iraq in the months to come, reducing total British troop strength to 5,500. Speaking in parliament, the prime minister a
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 21 February 2007 International aid agencies are expressing frustration and alarm at their lack of access to several needy regions of Somalia because of continuing insecurity. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in our East Africa Bure
A top American commander in Iraq says the country's Shi'ite dominated government will accept responsibility for supporting more than 50,000 mostly Sunni fighters currently armed and paid by the U.S. military. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has deta
By Al Pessin Pentagon 23 January 2008 A senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan says Taliban and al-Qaida forces in the Pakistan border area are turning their attention more toward Pakistan, and are working together to hit Pakistani forces. Major Genera
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 22 March 2007 Following a day of heavy fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the Ugandan commander of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia is urging several African countries, who have pledged to contribute tr
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
By Al Pessin Pentagon 23 March 2006 Donald Rumsfeld U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the delay in forming a new Iraqi government is contributing to the ongoing violence in the country. ----
By Jim Randle Baghdad 25 January 2007 Iraq's prime minister says his new security plan for Baghdad will leave no sanctuaries for militants to hide, not mosques, schools, or offices of political parties. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad, where M
The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Eastern Afghanistan says his area has experienced a 40 percent increase in insurgent attacks on coalition and Afghan forces since January, compared to the same period last year. And, speaking via satelli
The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia says it may be possible to work with Iran on some issues related to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. But at the same time General David Petraeus also said some Iranian elements m
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 02 February 2007 The U.S. military said Friday that coalition forces in Iraq killed 18 insurgents in the western city of Ramadi. VOA's Jim Randle reports from northern Iraq. A U.S. soldier in Baghdad Officials say the fight
By Mil Arcega Washington 21 June 2007 Military commanders in Afghanistan say attacks against civilians and U.S.-led forces have stepped up in recent weeks. Although the uptick in violence comes as no surprise, U.S. and Afghan officials claim the rene
By Simon Marks Caracas 09 March 2007 watch Venezuela report Hugo Chavez Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is at odds with U.S. President George W. Bush, straining relations between their two countries. But opinion polls show Mr. Chavez has the support