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An all-volunteer military poses challenges for U.S.

For the past 10 years, the United States has engaged in constant warfare. Does that mean the next 10 years will be the same, even after U.S. combat troops are out of Iraq and Afghanistan? Put it a different way: We have spent trillions of dollars to create the most professional and powerful military force in the world to fight those wars. It continues to cost hundreds of billions more each year to help sustain this all-volunteer force.

 

NATO: 13 troops killed in Afghan suicide bombing

NATO says 13 service members have been killed in a suicide car bombing in Kabul.

 

Afghanistan to back Pakistan if wars with U.S.: Karzai

Afghanistan to back Pakistan if wars with U.S.: Karzai

Afghanistan would support Pakistan in case of military conflict between Pakistan and the United States, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview to a private Pakistani TV channel broadcast on Saturday.

Senh: Wasn't Hamid Karzai the guy the U.S. wanted to run Afghanistan? He's already going against us.

 

Bombings, beheadings? Stats show a peaceful world

Bombings, beheadings? Stats show a peaceful world

It seems as if violence is everywhere, but it's really on the run. Yes, thousands of people have died in bloody unrest from Africa to Pakistan, while terrorists plot bombings and kidnappings. Wars drag on in Iraq and Afghanistan. In peaceful Norway, a man massacred 69 youths in July. In Mexico, headless bodies turn up, victims of drug cartels. This month eight people died in a shooting in a California hair salon.

Senh: As usual, the numbers don't lie. The news media, on the other hand, make it unbelievable.

 

Prince Harry arrives in US for military training

Prince Harry arrives in US for military training

Buckingham Palace said Friday that Prince Harry has arrived in the United States for a two-month military helicopter training course. The California desert in which he’ll train is similar to the harsh conditions of Afghanistan.

 

Obama: We are ending Afghanistan war responsibly

President Obama marked the tenth anniversary of the Afghanistan war with a statement praising the U.S. military and pledging to follow through ...

 

Ten years on, Taliban says "victory is with us"

Ten years on, Taliban says

The Taliban vowed to keep fighting until all foreign forces left Afghanistan in a statement on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. military campaign in the country.

 

Plot to kill Afghan President Karzai foiled

Plot to kill Afghan President Karzai foiled

A microbiology professor at Kabul University, a fourth-year medical student and a security guard at the presidential palace were among six people arrested in an alleged plot to assassinate President Hamid Karzai, Afghan officials said Wednesday.

 

Secret of the Taliban's success

The Taliban hit back with a vengeance following the US-led invasion of 2001.

 

Pakistan denies spy agency liked to Afghan killing

Pakistan has denied the Afghan government's claim its spy agency was involved in the killing of Afghanistan's envoy for Taliban peace talks.

 

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