Bombs kill 2 foreign troops in Afghanistan: NATO

Last Updated: Monday, August 23, 2010, 12:54

Sixty-six American troops were killed in July.

Study ties civilian deaths to attacks on US forces

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 13:44

Each time US or NATO forces accidentally kill Afghan civilians, insurgents and their sympathizers typically retaliate with six additional assaults on foreign forces over the next six weeks, researchers said.

US to build-up forces for push against Haqqani network: Gates

Last Updated: Monday, August 2, 2010, 15:26

The US is undertaking a major build-up of forces in eastern Afghanistan.

Govt not to fund study to move US forces drills to Tokunoshima

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 15:09

The Japanese government plans to give up earmarking spending on research in fiscal 2011 on a possible transfer of some US military drills.

Taliban say buildup under way in Kandahar: Report

Last Updated: Monday, April 19, 2010, 09:14

The Taliban are moving fighters into Kandahar, planting bombs and plotting attacks as NATO and Afghan forces prepare for a summer showdown with insurgents, according to a Taliban commander.

Outgunned Taliban mounting tough fight in Marjah

Last Updated: Monday, February 22, 2010, 11:03

Afghan officials say outnumbered Taliban fighters are mounting a tougher fight than expected in Marjah, as US-led forces converge on a pocket of militants in a western section of the southern Afghan town.

US forces given priority to use training ground near Mt Fuji

Last Updated: Friday, February 19, 2010, 15:19

Japan had prioritised the US forces stationed in the country to use a training ground near Mt Fuji for 270 days a year.

‘US-led forces need 25-30 days to secure Marjah’

Last Updated: Friday, February 19, 2010, 09:45

The US-led forces will need about 25 to 30 days to secure the Marjah area of Afghanistan as they face "stiff resistance" from Taliban insurgents to an allied assault, a British general said on Thursday.

US used several airbases for Afghan operation, admits Pak

Last Updated: Friday, January 15, 2010, 13:41

Pakistan Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has admitted that several air bases in Pakistan were used by the US forces for carrying out operations inside Afghanistan.

US to take lead role in southern Afghanistan: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 10:51

The United States forces are to take over the main role in southern Afghanistan from the British in a shake-up of the region`s command structure, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

7 in 10 Afghans support US forces: Poll

Last Updated: Monday, January 11, 2010, 19:19

Nearly seven in 10 Afghans support the presence of USs forces in their country, and 61 percent favor the military buildup of 37,000 US and NATO reinforcements now deploying, according to a poll released Monday.

5 Iraqis killed in traffic accident with US forces

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 18:58

An Iraqi police spokesman says five Iraqis were killed and eight injured after their minibus collided with a US military vehicle that was travelling in the wrong lane.