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Afghan Bathhouse Attacked in Deadly Bombing

A suicide bomber attacked a crowded bathhouse in southern Afghanistan today, killing at least 17 people, including a police commander, and wounding 23 as they cleansed themselves for Friday prayers. Local men were washing ahead of midday Friday prayers when the blast ripped through the building in the heart of Spin...

Petraeus: Quran Burning Could Endanger US Troops

(Sept. 6) -- Throughout history, whenever books have been set on fire, passions have been unleashed. In Gainesville, Fla., a pastor's plan to hold a public burning of Qurans to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has already set off angry protests from Afghanistan to Indonesia and elicited a formal...

Opinion: What Obama Left Out of His Luke Dill Story

(Sept. 1) -- President Barack Obama's elegy for Operation Iraqi Freedom Tuesday night quoted a staff sergeant from the 2nd Infantry Division's 4th Stryker Brigade, the last U.S. Army "combat" unit to cross into Kuwait: "I know that to my brothers in arms who fought and died, this would probably mean a lot." The staff...

Petraeus Insists Taliban Is Being Halted in Key Areas

(Aug. 23) -- The recently appointed commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan says that the Taliban's momentum has been reversed in many areas of the country, but that success comes at a price and "tough fighting" lies ahead. "When you take away areas that mean a lot to the enemy, the enemy fights back," Gen. David Petraeus...

Forget the News on the Kabul Conference. Read This Harper's Article Instead.

(July 20) -- News of Tuesday's Kabul Conference, bringing together delegates from 65 countries, can be met two ways. On the positive side, for the first time, the event actually was held in its namesake city -- an achievement of security and logistics only slightly diminished by the fact that rocket fire diverted a couple...