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New Pakistan outreach could aid Afghan peace deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By HEIDI VOGT and SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan has increased efforts to reach out to some of its biggest enemies in Afghanistan, a significant policy shift that could prove crucial to U.S.-backed efforts to strike a peace deal in the neighboring country. The target

New Afghan war phase, with no decisive end seen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a

Suicide attack kills 41 at Afghan mosque

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By AMIR SHAHAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a mosque packed with senior regional officials in northern Afghanistan on a major Muslim holiday Friday, killing 41 people. The officials escaped unhurt, and many of the dead were soldiers and

British army dog joins list of animal war heroes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - British soldiers and military dogs gathered at a London army barracks Thursday to honor a fallen hero with selfless courage, nerves of steel - and four legs. Theo, a bomb-sniffing springer spaniel who died in Afghanistan on the day his soldier

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: ___ Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

WHY IT MATTERS: Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer The issue: U.S. troops are still in Afghanistan, 11 years after they invaded. Why? The answer boils down to one word: al-Qaida. The goal is to damage the terrorist group enough to prevent a repeat of the 9/11 attacks. ___ Where they stand: After nearly

Weakened, al-Qaida in Afghanistan tries comeback

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By DEB RIECHMANN and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission and

Taliban deny their bombs cause most Afghan deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban dismissed on Sunday a UN report that roadside bombs are causing most civilian casualties in Afghanistan as "Western propaganda." Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed that the insurgents only use the weapons to target foreign troops and the Afghan

Al-Qaida in Afghanistan is attempting a comeback

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th