WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has decided to begin publicly walking away from what it once touted as key deadlines in the war in Afghanistan in an effort to de-emphasize President Barack ...

McClatchy reports: The Obama administration has decided to begin publicly walking away from what it once touted as key deadlines in the war in Afghanistan in an effort to de-emphasize President Barack ...

KABUL (Reuters) - A pledge to give Afghans the main role in securing several provinces by early 2011 is not the start of a major handover, but instead aims to hurry Kabul in building up security ...

Marjah, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2011: An Afghan translator working for the Marines takes a local boy for a bike ride on the boy’s bike on Marjah’s main drag. The road had just been paved, a first in the ...