US forces raided Pak on Qaeda hunt: UK media

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 11:39

According to a Guardian newspaper report, American special forces conducted multiple raids into Pak`s tribal areas.

Afghan surge is new challenge for US forces exiting Iraq

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 19:28

US military in Iraq faces logistical challenge in maintaining combat effectiveness while giving max possible support to soldiers in Afghanistan.

`Japan-US deal on US forces realignment difficult to scrap`

Last Updated: Monday, November 16, 2009, 20:10

Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said on Monday it would be difficult to "completely scrap" a 2006 Japan-US accord on the realignment of US forces in Japan.

No alternative to deal on US forces in Japan: Gates

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 13:53

Robert Gates has ruled out reopening negotiations on a deal to relocate a US airbase in Okinawa, saying alternatives had proven "unworkable."

US forces leave isolated Afghan base after attack

Last Updated: Friday, October 9, 2009, 23:18

US forces have withdrawn from an isolated base in eastern Afghanistan that insurgents attacked last week in one of the deadliest battles of the war for US troops, the NATO-led coalition said Friday.

US forces in Afghanistan leave base after attack

Last Updated: Friday, October 9, 2009, 13:31

US forces have withdrawn from an isolated base in eastern Afghanistan after a fierce insurgent attack last week that marked one of the deadliest battles of the war for US troops, the NATO-led coalition said on Friday.

US, Afghan forces kill Afghan child in raid

Last Updated: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 15:50

The US military says American and Afghan forces accidentally killed a child during a raid on a Taliban compound in eastern Afghanistan.

Obama admin divided over size of US forces in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2009, 13:56

Amid growing demand for more American troops in Afghanistan from the commanders on the ground, the Obama administration seems to be literally divided on what should be the size of the US forces in the war-torn country.

`A few years` of combat in Afghanistan: Gates

Last Updated: Friday, August 14, 2009, 11:34

The Pentagon presented a grim portrait of the Afghanistan war on Thursday, offering no assurances about how long Americans will be fighting there or how many US combat troops it will take to win.

A new sense of optimism seen among Iraqi people: UN

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 10:24

A new sense of optimism is spreading among the Iraqi people as the level of violence in their country has began to decline with "promising moves" towards political reconciliation, a top UN official has said.

4 US troops die in deadliest month in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 18:05

A roadside bomb killed four American troops in eastern Afghanistan, driving the July death toll for US forces to the highest monthly level of the war.