US soldier pleads guilty to Afghan deaths

A U.S. military judge has accepted the guilty plea of Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales for the premeditated murders of 16 unarmed Afghan civilians last year, including many women and children. Approval of the deal means Bales no longer faces the ...

An Afghan sapper has died in a US airstrike in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, Press TV reports. The attack was carried out in Panjwayi District on Monday, when Afghan sappers were defusing mines, according to Javed Faisal, a ...

The 60-year-old's courage spreads through villages and on to Afghanistan forces, producing a successful model of Afghan-driven security backed by U.S. combat power. ZANGABAD, Afghanistan The uprising began in early February with a Taliban ...

By 2014, in line with a pledge made by President Barack Obama, the US aims to have withdrawn all its combat troops from Afghanistan. Indeed, quietly and unobtrusively, that process has already begun. As units come to the end of their tour of duty ...

Memorial Day. For some, it means an extra day off of work. For many, it marks a time to celebrate with family and friends over food and drinks. For most, it serves as a day to recognize the lives of the heroes who sacrificed their well-being to ...

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, during a Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Battle Group Compound on 11 November 2010. Despite a busy schedule, soldiers took time to remember the sacrifices of those who ...