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US, Germany, Italy vow key Afghan roles post-2014
Germany and Italy will join the United States as "lead nations" in regions of Afghanistan after NATO transitions into a noncombat mission there after 2014, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday. The Pentagon chief was speaking after the Atlantic alliance laid out a new plan shifting into a training ...
NATO to discuss post-2014 Afghan war details
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said it will likely be the fall before he is ready to recommend how many troops the U.S. and its allies should keep in Afghanistan after combat troops leave in 2014 and what exactly their missions will be. But Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford told ...
Tampa socialite sues gov't over Petraeus scandal
A Tampa, Fla., socialite and her husband claimed in a lawsuit Monday that the government willfully leaked false and defamatory information about them in the scandal that led to the resignation of Gen. David Petraeus as CIA director. Jill Kelley and Scott Kelley filed the lawsuit in federal court against ...
Officials: Kerry returning to Mideast next week
Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to the Middle East next week in another bid to revitalize peace hopes, officials said Monday, with the contours of a package possibly emerging to lure Israel and the Palestinians back into direct negotiations. It will be Kerry's fifth trip to the Jewish ...
NATO to discuss Libya training, Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other NATO defense ministers plan to take up the issue of training Libyan security forces as that country battles insurgents flowing into the south from Mali. Senior U.S. defense officials said Monday that the discussions are in the early stages, and come on the heels ...
Ex-general wants post-2014 troop levels announced
The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan called on the White House Friday to announce how many troops it intends to leave in that country after 2014. Retired Gen. John Allen said Afghans need certainty on how many U.S. troops will stay behind after the majority complete their withdrawal by ...
Allen wants post-2014 troop levels announced
The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is calling on the White House to announce how many troops it intends to leave in that country after 2014. Retired Gen. John Allen says Afghans need certainty on how many U.S. troops will stay behind after the majority complete their withdrawal by ...
Senator: Fire commanders allowing sex assault
From Congress to the White House, pressure is mounting to hold military commanders accountable for the rising number of sexual assaults in the armed services. "This needs to end," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and a member of the Armed Services Committee, said Sunday. "When a victim comes forward, they should ...
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