Julian E. Barnes

The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that security there is no longer deteriorating, a view that represents his most optimistic assessment yet. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, talking...

Pakistan to receive spy drones U.S. grants ally's request, will send unarmed aircraft ISLAMABAD -- The Obama administration has agreed to provide Pakistan with unmanned spy drones, granting a longstanding...

The leading edge of a massive relief effort gained a toehold around Haiti's capital Friday, with the U.S. military taking control of the airport and helicopters ferrying supplies from an...

U.S. military officials in Afghanistan have ordered steps to overhaul intelligence gathering and analysis in the war-torn country in response to deficiencies uncovered during a lengthy White House strategy review...

Afghanistan's security forces will need U.S. support for another 15 to 20 years, President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday, the latest in a series of indications that U.S. involvement there is...

After a grim assessment from his top military commander in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama has begun a wholesale re-evaluation of war strategy. In a report made public late Sunday, top...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Pentagon targets roadside bombs Special troops trained to defuse explosives will be deployed in Afghanistan U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is preparing to add U.S. troops to Afghanistan...

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is preparing to add U.S. troops to Afghanistan by sending counterexplosives units to help fight the growing threat of roadside bombs in the war zone....

On the day of the largest one-day death toll in months for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, military officials and experts warned that the American public should brace for rising casualties...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Afghan casualties draw U.S. focus A report concludes that at least 2 airstrikes against buildings May 4 should not have been ordered A newly released investigation says the...