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Followup film hears US soldier's thoughts on Afghan war
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
Four years after making Oscar-nominated film "Restrepo," about soldiers' life on the Afghan frontline, Sebastian Junger focuses on their thoughts on war, addict...
Taliban swap for US soldier was 'tough call': Hagel
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel on Wednesday staunchly defended the swap of five Taliban detainees for a US soldier as a "tough call" but a necessary one to secure S...
At least 10 militants killed in 2nd US drone strike in Pakistan
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
At least 10 militants were killed in a new US drone strike early Thursday in a northwest tribal district where pressure was building on Islamabad to react after...
Five US soldiers killed by 'friendly fire' in Afghanistan
Jun 10, 2014 (AFP)
A NATO air strike in Afghanistan killed five US soldiers in an apparent "friendly fire" accident during clashes with insurgents, officials said Tuesday, as troo...
Kerry defends US soldier swap with Taliban
Jun 08, 2014 (AFP)
Secretary of State John Kerry defended Sunday the prisoner swap that freed US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, said to have been sometimes kept in a metal cage and in tot...
Fledgling Afghan air force faces solo mission as US withdraws
Jun 08, 2014 (AFP)
Afghanistan's air force is already woefully short of planes and skilled pilots -- and US plans to scale back supportive air strikes will leave it without crucia...
China detains 29 Xinjiang 'terrorist suspects': report
Jun 05, 2014 (AFP)
China has detained 29 people described as "terrorist suspects" in its ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang, state media said Thursday, as authorities c...
Obama makes 'no apologies' for Taliban hostage deal
Jun 05, 2014 (AFP)
President Barack Obama vehemently refused to apologise Thursday for doing a prisoner trade with the Taliban to free a US soldier, despite a fierce political sto...
Senators: Bergdahl looked sick, drugged in video
Jun 05, 2014 (AFP)
The soldier who was returned to US forces in exchange for the release of five Taliban operatives looked sick and drugged in a proof-of-life video, US senators s...
Congress kept in dark after Bergdahl death threat: aide
Jun 05, 2014 (AFP)
Congress was deliberately kept out of the loop regarding negotiations to free a US soldier because his Taliban captors threatened to kill him if the news leaked...
China sentences nine 'terrorists' to death: report
Jun 05, 2014 (AFP)
China has sentenced nine people to death on terrorism-related charges in its ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang, state media said Thursday, as author...
Pakistan: Decline and fall?
Jun 05, 2014 (UPI)
Pakistan's Taliban -- known as TTP -- are facing a major army offensive against the wishes of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz, as he is known (Sharif is as c...
White House apologizes to lawmakers over prisoner swap
Jun 04, 2014 (AFP)
The White House apologized for keeping lawmakers in the dark regarding the exchange of an American soldier for five Taliban fighters, senators said Tuesday, as ...
Obama defends deal with Taliban to free US soldier
Jun 03, 2014 (AFP)
President Barack Obama Tuesday defended a prisoner swap with the Taliban to free an American soldier, saying his "sacred" trust as commander-in-chief outweighed...
Prisoner swap raises questions in US and Afghanistan
Jun 02, 2014 (AFP)
Relief at the release of the only US soldier taken prisoner in the Afghan war gave way on Monday to concern and in some cases anger over the price paid for his ...
US prisoner swap ignites criticism, hopes for peace talks
Jun 02, 2014 (AFP)
The dramatic deal to free soldier Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for Taliban prisoners ignited criticism after the insurgents' leader declared a "big victory", but a...
Freed US soldier celebrated Xmas, played badminton with captors
Jun 01, 2014 (AFP)
Freed US soldier Bowe Bergdahl developed a love for Afghan green tea, taught his captors badminton, and even celebrated Christmas and Easter with the hardline I...
Taliban leader Mullah Omar says prisoner swap was big victory
Jun 01, 2014 (AFP)
Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar Sunday hailed the release of five senior insurgents in exchange for US soldier Bowe Bergdahl as a "big victory". "I ...
'We needed to get him out': Hagel defends Bergdahl operation
Jun 01, 2014 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday an operation to free soldier Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for Taliban prisoners was undertaken to save his life, as th...
US prisoner swap sparks political firestorm
Jun 01, 2014 (AFP)
The US decision to release five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay in order to recover a soldier held in Afghanistan sparked a furor in Washington, with Repu...
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