HOUSE ARMED SEVICES ON SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN
Commander of the Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the status and security of Afghanistan, in Washington on June 28, 2006. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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HERAT, Afghanistan, June 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. public is getting frustrated with the commitment to Afghanistan because of opinions expressed by Kabul, the departing U.S. envoy said.
HERAT, Afghanistan, June 19 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai was given a strong rebuke about mounting anti-U.S. sentiment Sunday by U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry in Herat, Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- President Obama spent part of his holiday Monday on the phone with two key U.S. figures in Afghanistan, Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and Gen. David Petraeus.
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- There is a general sense of cautious optimism regarding military operations under way in Afghanistan, top U.S. military officials said in Washington.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan has offered a grim assessment of President Hamid Karzai as a strategic partner with the United States, documents indicated.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Talks between U.S. President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ranged from peace to Turkish-Armenian relations, the leaders said.
LONDON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan advised President Obama against a troop surge, questioning if Afghan leaders could be effective partners, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. funding for non-military spending on Afghanistan should be increased by about 60 percent over what the White House has requested, a U.S. diplomat said.
WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry as ambassador to Afghanistan and Christopher Hill as ambassador to Iraq.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A NATO military official says he's skeptical of the European Union's plans to put more emphasis on its common security and defense policy.
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