BRUSSELS, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The mission in Afghanistan will be accomplished when Afghan forces can take responsibility for their own security, a statement from NATO members said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. mission in Afghanistan should be to build up national security forces so Afghans can take responsibility for their safety, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said President Barack Obama is "dithering" about a troop surge in Afghanistan, endangering forces already deployed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama's review of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan is looking beyond the military component to include the civilian effort, officials said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama should deploy more troops to Afghanistan and adopt a clear counterinsurgency strategy, the Afghan ambassador to the United States said.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, believes the Afghan army and police must expand more rapidly than planned, officials say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 27 (UPI) -- An Afghan soldier shot and killed two coalition service members Friday in northern Afghanistan, U.S. officials said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama needs to bolster U.S. troops numbers in Afghanistan to create stability, military officials say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has assured him the United States will continue to aid his nation.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's campaign Wednesday chided Republican rival John McCain's latest proposal for more U.S. troops in Afghanistan as a flip-flop.
