KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan is denying reports that American forces are pushing to expand special operations raids into tribal areas of neighboring Pakistan where Islamist militants are known to find refuge.

President Obama met for nearly two hours with top national security aides Tuesday to give final approval to a year-end review of his war strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan before a summary of the assessment is publicly released Thursday.

Where women really stand in Afghan society didn’t hit home to me until I walked down a busy market street in Kandahar without seeing a single woman. The birthplace of the Taliban, Kandahar is conservative even by Afghan standards. It is also the...

Sabar Mina is cloaked in a light green shawl tinged with dirt. She is holding an empty flour sack that she plans on filling with firewood. Her eyes are soft and kind, but they bear the signs of exhaustion. There’s a reason for that. Instead of...

Next week the German parliament will vote on the extension of the ISAF mandate. There seems to be a broad majority in favor of increasing the German contribution by 1000 troops to 4500 for the next 14 months.

Well now the truth is finally out. My long search for it is over. Now we know for SURE that the RepubliCons can’t manage a lemonade stand, let alone a country about to be hit by a recession.

wants you to know that she’s all right. Reminiscing about the series of scandals that have sullied her name and nearly deep-sixed her career, she is all contrition. “When I look back on this last year, it’s like what was I thinking?” she...

It’s the latest guessing game sweeping the internet - who’s the celebrity with the shiny top? Here’s how it’s played - take photos of well-known actors, actresses, singers and various other celebrities. Add a little computer...