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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a brief visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday to lob insults at the United States and argue that international forces won't stop terrorism and will only lead to more civilian deaths.
Iran fired up its verbal sparring match with the United States over Afghanistan on Wednesday, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Kabul and charged the US with playing a “double game” in the country.Latest News : House debates troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Anti-war lawmakers are getting a chance to make their case before facing almost certain defeat of a House resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.Latest News : Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defense Secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan, where Washington has troops at war but Tehran has growing clout.Latest News : House to vote on pullout from Afghanistan
In a test of congressional support for President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan strategy, lawmakers are set to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would direct him to pull U.S. forces out of the war.Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.Iran leader: US playing `game' in Afghanistan
Taking aim at the U.S., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that it's the United States that is playing a double game in Afghanistan, fighting terrorists it once supported.Gates: Early pullout reliant on 'conditions' in Afghanistan
After surveying training camps in eastern Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Wednesday that U.S. troops could be leaving earlier than the announced July 2011 troop withdrawal date.Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.Bomb kills 5 as Gates, Ahmadinejad visit Afghanistan
A car bomb killed five people in Afghanistan on Wednesday, as the Iranian president and the defence secretary of Iran's arch-foe, the United States, paid duelling visits to the war-torn country.Iran's Ahmadinejad in Afghanistan, Gates departs
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Wednesday for a visit to Afghanistan, after Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said he was wary of Tehran's influence in the country.'Foreign troops not peace solution in Afghanistan'
Iran does not consider the presence of foreign troops a solution for peace in Afghanistan, visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in Kabul on Wednesday.Ahmadinejad arrives in Afghanistan: govt
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flew into Kabul on Wednesday for summit talks on a visit overlapping with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who was in Afghanistan to review a US troop surge.Australian Forces Work to Secure Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australian forces are working to make Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan province more secure as the U.S. prepares its next military offensive and allies accept this stance, the Department of Defense said.Kucinich Brings Up New Resolution to End War in Afghanistan
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, is leading a small band of lawmakers who say the United States is overextending its authority by going into Afghanistan and want a withdrawal in 30 days.Iran President Ahmadinejad attacks US during Afghanistan visit
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the US of playing a 'double game' during his Afghanistan visit, echoing an accusation lobbed at Tehran by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates earlier this week.Ahmadinejad's Visit to Afghanistan Stokes Tensions
Iranian President used a brief visit to Afghanistan to lob insults at the U.S. and argue that international forces won't stop terrorism and will only lead to more civilian deaths.Ahmadinejad Says Foreign Troops Don’t Aid Afghanistan (Update1)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Afghanistan will only achieve security through the establishment of a strong government and not through the presence of foreign troops.Afghanistan war: New rules of engagement don't pit civilians vs. soldiers
New rules of engagement in Afghanistan that are designed to better protect civilians will safeguard US soldiers, too.Suicide attack kills NATO soldiers in Afghanistan
A suicide attack targeting a NATO-Afghan border police compound in eastern Afghanistan killed two foreign soldiers and wounded several others, the military alliance said Wednesday.Iran Leader: US Playing 'Game' in Afghanistan
Ahmadinejad: US playing 'double game' fighting Afghan militants it once backed. Afghanistan - United States - Taliban - Hamid Karzai - Mahmoud AhmadinejadU.S.-Iran tension plays out in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a brief visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday to lob insults at the United States and argue that international forces won't stop terrorism and only will lead to more civilian deaths. Mr. Ahmadinejad said the United States was playing a double game in Afghanistan, fighting militants it once supported. His comments were a retort to U.S ...Afghanistan war: Fight for Kandahar won't be like fight for Marjah
The operation that American and coalition forces are planning for Kandahar in southern Afghanistan won’t look like D-Day, the top commander there said Tuesday.Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a double game in Afghanistan.Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
Iranian President says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a double game in Afghanistan.Gates: Some Troops Could Leave Afghanistan Early
Gates says some US surge troops could leave Afghanistan before July 2011 Afghanistan - Asia - United States - Taliban - United States Secretary of DefenseGates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
Pul-E-Charkhi, Afghanistan -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility today that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.Iran's Ahmadinejad Criticizes US Role in Afghanistan
Iranian President accuses United States of playing a double game in AfghanistanGates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, center, speaks with troops as he tours Camp Blackhorse training grounds with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, unseen, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 ...Boulder Rep. Jared Polis: Withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan
Boulder Congressman Jared Polis on Wednesday threw his support behind a resolution that calls for the president to remove troops from Afghanistan within 30 days.Gates tours broken, abandoned market that has come to symbolize progress in Afghanistan
NOW ZAD, AFGHANISTAN -- This southern Afghan city has been touted as a symbol of the progress U.S. troops have made in recent weeks. But when Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates swung through the main market on Tuesday, it seemed mostly to be a symbol of the work that remains to be done.Ahmadinejad in Afghanistan as Gates departsÂ
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Wednesday for a visit to Afghanistan, after U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates said he was wary of Tehran's influence in the country.No advisory issued to Indians in Afghanistan, says Ministry
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday asserted that its commitment to development partnership with Afghanistan remained undiluted and refuted reports that it planned to scale-down its presence in that country.Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan, where Washington has troops at war but Tehran has growing clout.Suicide attack kills 2 NATO troops in Afghanistan
A suicide attack Tuesday at a joint NATO-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan killed two international service members and wounded several others, the military alliance said.House to vote on pullout from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – In a test of congressional support for President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan strategy, lawmakers are set to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would direct him to pull U.S. forces out of the war. The resolution by liberal Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich is not expected to pass. But it could be an important indicator of how Obama's Democrats feel about the war ...Iran, U.S. spar over Afghanistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a top U.S. official accused each other's countries of having ulterior motives in Afghanistan during separate meetings with Afghan officials on Wednesday.Gates: Troops could exit Afghanistan early
PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal. Without giving specifics, Gates said, It would have to be conditions-based. Gates made the remarks during a visit to a dust ...Two NATO soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan
Two NATO soldiers were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a military base in Afghanistan, the alliance and local government sources said.Robert Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of...Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan
Source: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) (Recasts after Ahmadinejad news conference) By Golnar Motevalli KABUL, March 10 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and U.S. Defense ...Sullivan County man killed fighting in Afghanistan
A soldier from Sullivan County is reported to have died in Afghanistan.House to debate Afghanistan pullout
WASHINGTON — Fiery liberal Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich has succeeded in requiring a House floor debate on his resolution calling for the removal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan within 30d ays.Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal. Without giving specifics,... United States - United States Secretary of Defense - Afghanistan - Afghan National Army - Kabul ProvinceIndia mulling pull out from Afghanistan
India is looking at various options including paring down of the operations of its missions in Afghanistan in the wake of terror attacks on Indians there. Government is also planning to put all the Indians working in projects like power and road together to ensure their safety.Soldier blog: well earned rest in Afghanistan
Trooper Pete Sheppard, from the Brigade Reconnaissance Force, writes from Afghanistan where his patrol have been building bridges and getting some well earned rest.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses US of creating Afghanistan terrorists
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian President, today said that the US is playing a double game in Afghanistan, fighting the terrorists it once supported.Roadside bomb kills 3 in southern Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killed two Afghan border police and a civilian riding in their vehicle Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, police said, as Britain's defense secretary urged patience in the push to secure the volatile region.Gates visits with, praises hard-hit battle unit in Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.Afghanistan war: Fight for Kandahar won't be like fight for Marjah
In the next stage in the Afghanistan war, coalition forces are expected to build up gradually on the outskirts of the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, perhaps for months. That strategy departs from the one executed in the Marjah offensive, in which troops entered quickly. 1 2 3
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