The top commander of NATO and US forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday recommended a plan to stem growing violence by empowering local Afghan leaders, including former Taliban members."That is the local leadership that we have to work with
Pakistan and the U.S. had a chance to sort through tensions in their anti-terror alliance on Monday as David Petraeus, the general newly tasked with responsibility for America's two wars, visited Pakistan. Petraeus' visit is part of his
A suspected US missile strike on a militant training camp in Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan killed a top Taliban commander and at least 15 other people, officials said Monday. The attack was the latest in a series on
