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Gunmen attack Pakistani army camp, kill 8 people

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th

By REBECCA SANTANA and ZARAR KHANAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Gunmen killed eight people in an attack Monday on a Pakistani army camp near a city where thousands of hardline Islamists stopped on their way to the capital to protest the decision to reopen the NATO supply line to Afghanistan,

NATO: 6 service members killed in Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 8th

By PATRICK QUINNAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed six NATO service members, on a day where a total of 29 people died from roadside bombs and insurgent attacks. NATO said the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device but provided no

Islamists protest NATO supply line in Pakistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 8th

By K.M. CHAUDARY and SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Thousands of hardline Islamists streamed toward Pakistan's capital in a massive convoy of vehicles Sunday to protest the government's decision to allow the U.S. and other NATO countries to

Bombs, attacks kill 23 in southern Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 8th

By RAHIM FAIEZAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Roadside bombs and insurgent attacks killed 16 Afghan civilians, five policemen and two members of the U.S.-led coalition in southern Afghanistan where militants are trying to reclaim territory, Afghan and NATO authorities said Sunday. A

Clinton looks for better US-Pakistani cooperation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 8th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed hope Sunday that Pakistan's recent reopening of NATO supply lines into Afghanistan might lead to a broader rapprochement in U.S.-Pakistani relations after a difficult period for the

US delivers 'powerful commitment' to Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 7th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S. designation Saturday of Afghanistan as its newest "major non-NATO ally" amounts to a political statement of support for the country's long-term stability and solidifies close defense cooperation after

US troops score win against IEDs in Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Almost afraid to say it out loud, lest they jinx their record, U.S. troops in Afghanistan achieved one small but important victory over the past year: They found and avoided more homemade bombs meant to kill and maim

First NATO supply trucks cross Pakistan border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By MATIULLAH ACHAKZAI and MUNIR AHMEDAssociated Press CHAMAN, Pakistan (AP) - Trucks carrying NATO supplies rolled into Afghanistan for the first time in more than seven months Thursday, ending a painful chapter in U.S.-Pakistan relations that saw the border closed until

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 4th

By The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: July 3 Los Angeles Times on Syria and the Russia connection: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is putting a

Former Marine guilty of having AK-47 from Iraq

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 4th

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A federal jury in Southern California has convicted a former U.S. Marine of illegally possessing a chrome-plated AK-47 that may have once belonged to a member of Saddam Hussein's royal guard. Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen Chiu said in