Afghanistan

Business as usual for Menendez amid investigations

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Beyond the investigations, it's business as usual for Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez. The new Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman presides over hearings on North Korea and counterterrorism, travels to Afghanistan and Pakistan and meets

Kerry meets again with Afghan President Karzai

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press KABUL (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met again Tuesday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a day after they put on a show of unity as they tried to end recent bickering over anti-American comments made by the Afghan leader. Kerry also met Tuesday at the

Kerry in Afghanistan to prod Karzai on future ties

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press KABUL (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry embarked on talks Monday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. The session came shortly after the U.S. military

Amputee veteran helps train troops for war

By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The sailor had been back from war for just over a year when friends invited him to watch an unusually emotional training exercise for troops preparing to deploy. The drill happened not on a military base but at a film studio, where Marine and Navy