Afghanistan

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings, who

AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Officials say the four were killed by indirect fire, likely a mortar or rocket, but they had no other details. The officials spoke on

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines. Under details of the plans obtained by The Associated Press, women

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special