Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance's plans for arm's-length support for Afghanistan will be a central focus of the summit President Obama is hosting Sunday and Monday in Chicago.
Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance's plans for arm's-length support for Afghanistan will be a central focus of the summit President Barack Obama is hosting Sunday and Monday in Chicago.
Defense Secretary Defense Leon E. Panetta on Tuesday directed the Air Force to take measures addressing pilots' concerns about the F-22 Raptor fighter jet's oxygen system.
China Defense Minister Liang Guanglie will visit the United States this week and is expected to face questioning on the presence of a Chinese-made mobile strategic-missile launcher that was spotted carrying a new North Korean long-range missile in Pyongyang on April 15.
The Pentagon said Friday that officials are concerned about violence by Afghan citizens upset by recently published photographs showing U.S. soldiers posing with body parts of dead militants.
In another embarrassment to the Pentagon, newly published photographs purport to show U.S. troops posing with the bodies of dead insurgents in Afghanistan.
The top U.S. military officer said Monday the nation's military leadership is embarrassed by allegations of misconduct against several U.S. military members at a Colombia hotel on the eve of President Obama's visit over the weekend.
North Korea's three-stage rocket launch, though a failure, is still a violation of international law, the Pentagon said Friday.
Afghan judicial panels will review plans for and approve night raids by U.S. and Afghan forces against terror suspects in villages around the country, the Pentagon said Monday.
