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The U.S. Defense Department needs to shift its focus to the Asia-Pacific theater to address an imbalance in power, a U.S. security adviser said.
U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan have jumped dramatically this year, an apparent prelude to the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, officials say.
It may be premature for the U.S. Defense Department to shift its focus to the Asia-Pacific as al-Qaida's global network evolves, a Rand analyst says.
A loss of trust between coalition and Afghan forces may be more of a threat to the mission there than Taliban infiltration, a U.S. scholar said.
The military coalition in Afghanistan will conduct background checks on Afghan troops to address the rise in green-on-blue attacks, a U.S. general said.
The militant group al-Qaida in Iraq is threatening to launch an attack on the United States, security officials said.
Bush administration efforts to persuade NATO members to send more troops to Afghanistan fell far short of the total needed, NATO leaders say.
The death of Abu Laith al-Libi will be a blow to al-Qaida, especially in Afghanistan, but will not by itself reverse the declining security situation there.
The U.S. government expressed concern that the Pakistani government isn't serious in its counter-terrorism efforts, which is funded largely with U.S. aid.
Mercenaries from as far as Siberia are strengthening the ranks of the Taliban in Afghanistan, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
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