Iraqi gov't bans election ads
Associated Press
The Iraqi government orders campaign materials in upcoming provincial elections to only feature pictures of candidates, in an apparent attempt to keep followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr from using his image to court voters.
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Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, 11:14 a.m. July 3 (AP)
The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time.
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and come home in early November rather than October, Marine Col. David Lapan confirmed Thursday.
WASHINGTON, 1:33 p.m. July 3 (AP)
State denies it pushed for Texas-Iraq oil deal: The State Department on Thursday denied charges by a House committee that it inappropriately encouraged a Texas-based oil company to strike an exploration deal with the Kurdish government in Iraq.
FARGO, N.D., 3:26 p.m. July 3 (AP)
Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy: Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war.
AMMAN, Jordan, 6:57 a.m. July 3 (AP)
Iraqi officials: Jordan's king to be first Arab head of state to visit since 2003 war: Jordan's King Abdullah II plans to visit Iraq soon in the first trip by an Arab head of state since Saddam Hussein was deposed in 2003, Iraqi officials said Thursday.
Security developments in Afghanistan, 5:21 a.m. July 3 (REUTERS)
Afghan developments: Following are security developments in Afghanistan reported until 1200 GMT on Thursday: LOGAR – Five Afghan soldiers were killed on Wednesday when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle, which was part of a convoy in Logar province to the south of Kabul, police said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 2:42 a.m. July 3 (AP)
5 Afghan soldiers killed in blast: A police chief says a roadside blast has killed five Afghan soldiers in central Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON, 11:46 p.m. July 2 (REUTERS)
U.S. officials condoned Hunt-Kurd oil deal-documents: U.S. officials condoned Hunt Oil Co efforts to obtain an exploration deal with Iraq's Kurdish regional government, contrary to public statements discouraging it, according to documents cited by a congressional committee.
WASHINGTON, 3:35 p.m. July 2 (AP)
Bush says U.S. to send more troops to Afghanistan: Grappling with a record death toll in an overshadowed war, President Bush promised Wednesday to send more U.S. troops into Afghanistan by year's end. He conceded that June was a “tough month” in the nearly seven-year-old war.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 7:35 a.m. July 2 (AP)
Gunfire downs coalition helicopter in Afghanistan, suicide bomber targets Afghan governor: A suicide bomber targeting an Afghan governor killed four people Wednesday, while a U.S.-led coalition helicopter crew escaped without serious injury after being shot down south of the capital, officials said.
BAGHDAD, 6:16 a.m. July 2 (AP)
Iraqi forces arrest 2 Sadrists leaders: Iraqi security forces arrested two locally prominent supporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday as part of their crackdown against Shiite militias in the southern city of Amarah, police and an al-Sadr spokesman said.
WASHINGTON, 10:30 a.m. July 1 (AP)
New Iraq report: 15 of 18 benchmarks satisfactory: No matter who is elected president in November, his foreign policy team will have to deal with one of the most frustrating realities in Iraq: the slow pace with which the government in Baghdad operates.
BAGHDAD, 10:30 a.m. July 1 (AP)
Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq: Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran – presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer.
BAGHDAD, 11:41 a.m. July 1 (AP)
Iraqi foreign minister urges deal with U.S.: Iraq's foreign minister told lawmakers Tuesday the U.S. made major concessions in talks on a new security agreement, urging them to approve the deal to keep U.S. troops here after the U.N. mandate expires at the end of the year.
PITTSBURGH, 5:51 a.m. July 1 (AP)
13 Americans, not 12, electrocuted in Iraq: Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, says 13 Americans were electrocuted in Iraq since September 2003 and a contractor has been ordered to inspect the facilities it maintains there for electrical safety hazards, a Pennsylvania senator said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 12:14 a.m. July 1 (AP)
Coalition: 33 militants killed in Afghanistan: Helicopters and a bomber attacked insurgents massing in eastern Afghanistan under cover of darkness, killing an estimated 33 people, the U.S.-led coalition said Tuesday.
BAGHDAD, 11:49 a.m. June 30 (AP)
Wave of attacks threatens Iraqi judges: Five Iraqi judges escaped assassination Monday in a series of small bomb attacks that police believe may be part of a Shiite extremist campaign to force them to free jailed militants or reduce their sentences.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 1:42 p.m. June 30 (AP)
U.S., NATO deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll: Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength.
BAGHDAD, 1:33 p.m. June 30 (AP)
Iraq opens bidding on 8 oil and natural gas fields: Iraq opened international bidding for eight enormous oil and gas fields Monday, paving the way for investment in a nation with some of the world's largest petroleum reserves.
HAGERSTOWN, Md., 2:18 p.m. June 30 (AP)
Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture: Three Iraqis and a Jordanian filed federal lawsuits Monday alleging they were tortured by U.S. defense contractors while detained at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003 and 2004.
WASHINGTON, 8:18 a.m. June 30 (AP)
Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill:
 President Bush on Monday signed legislation to pay for the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of his presidency and beyond, hailing the $162 billion plan as a rare product of bipartisan cooperation.
WASHINGTON, 8:08 a.m. June 30 (AP)
Army, Marine units heading to Iraq in 2009: Army brigades from Texas, New York and Pennsylvania, and two Marine units from North Carolina have been ordered to deploy to Iraq early next year, the Pentagon announced Monday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 6:10 a.m. June 30 (AP)
Official: 28 militants killed in southern Afghanistan: U.S.-led troops backed by warplanes battled militants in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 28 rebels including several Taliban leaders, an Afghan official said Monday.
RADWANIYAH, Iraq, 12:50 p.m. June 29 (AP)
Program in Iraq against al-Qaeda faces uncertainty: Capt. David N. Simms wanted the tribal sheiks to have no doubts – the $500,000 his unit spends every month to pay and equip local tribesmen to keep peace here will soon run out and they had better be ready when it's gone.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 9:45 a.m. June 29 (AP)
U.N. official: Afghan civilian deaths up 60 percent: The number of civilians killed in fighting between insurgents and security forces in Afghanistan has soared by two-thirds in the first half of this year, to almost 700 people, a senior U.N. official said Sunday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 5:20 a.m. June 29 (AP)
Land mine kills British soldier in southern Afghanistan: Taliban militants killed at least two policemen in an assault in western Afghanistan, while a land mine killed a British soldier at an airfield in the south, officials said Sunday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 9:03 a.m. June 28 (AP)
U.S.-led coalition: 32 militants killed in southern Afghanistan amid intensifying struggle: Troops fought gunbattles and called in airstrikes against insurgents in southern Afghanistan, killing 32 militants, the U.S.-led coalition said Saturday.
KHYBER AGENCY, Pakistan, 4:06 a.m. June 28 (AP)
Pakistan launches strike at Taliban: Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hideouts with mortar shells Saturday as the government launched a major offensive against Taliban fighters threatening the main city in the country's volatile northwest, officials said.
WASHINGTON, 2:32 p.m. June 27 (AP)
Pentagon: Taliban a resilient force in Afghanistan: The Taliban has regrouped after its initial fall from power in Afghanistan and the pace of its attacks is likely to increase this year, according to a Pentagon report that offers a dim view of progress in the nearly seven-year-old war.
BAGHDAD, 11:45 a.m. June 27 (REUTERS)
U.S. C-130 makes emergency landing in Baghdad field: A U.S. Air Force C-130 transport plane made an emergency landing in a barren field northeast of Baghdad's international airport on Friday, the Air Force said.
WASHINGTON, 2:26 p.m. June 27 (AP)
Officials: 30,000 troops heading to Iraq in 2009: The Associated Press has learned that the Pentagon is preparing to send roughly 30,000 troops to Iraq early next year. The move would replace troops in Iraq and allow the U.S. to maintain 15 combat brigades in the country through 2009.
BAGHDAD, 4:28 a.m. June 27 (AP)
U.S. delays Anbar handover due to weather: The U.S. military on Friday postponed a ceremony to hand over Anbar province to Iraqi security control, citing forecasts of sandstorms. The announcement came a day after a suicide attack in the western province killed more than 20 people, including three U.S. Marines.
RANDALLSTOWN, Md., 12:58 a.m. June 27 (AP)
Md. mom uses son's Iraq death to help change law: U.S. Army Spc. Kendell Frederick lost his life while trying to become a citizen of the country he was fighting for.
BAGHDAD, 1:21 a.m. June 27 (REUTERS)
Iraq tries to entice back doctors who fled violence: The Iraqi government is trying to entice back hundreds of doctors who fled the country because of rampant violence and says improved security is already leading some to return.
BAGHDAD, 12:32 p.m. June 26 (AP)
Bombings kill dozens, 3 U.S. Marines: A suicide bomber attacked a meeting of pro-government Sunni sheiks west of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 23 people, including three U.S. Marines. At least 18 more people died in a car bombing in the northern city of Mosul.
WASHINGTON, 1:49 p.m. June 26 (AP)
Gates voices worry over Afghanistan: Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he has “real concern” about a sharp rise in attacks in eastern Afghanistan, and he blamed the spike on Pakistan's failure to put pressure on insurgents there.
BAGHDAD, 1:28 p.m. June 26 (AP)
Iraq disbands national soccer team after loss: It was less than a year ago that Iraqis poured into the streets in a rare show of unity and celebration after the national soccer team won the prestigious Asian Cup.
WASHINGTON, 2:51 p.m. June 26 (AP)
Senate committee approves Petraeus nomination: The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to promote Gen. David Petraeus to become the top commander in the Middle East.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 9:50 a.m. June 26 (AP)
Afghan blast kills 3 U.S. coalition members: Militants attacked troops from the U.S.-led coalition patrolling south of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing three of them as well as an Afghan interpreter.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, 1:19 p.m. June 25 (AP)
Pakistan vows to prevent attacks on Afghanistan: Pakistan's new government gave its strongest commitment yet on containing Islamic militancy, vowing Wednesday to prevent attacks on Afghanistan but insisting foreign forces would not be allowed to operate on Pakistani soil.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 9:16 a.m. June 25 (AP)
Afghanistan blames Pakistan in Karzai attack: An Afghan official on Wednesday accused Pakistan's premier spy agency of organizing a recent assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the most serious in a string of allegations against Pakistan.
BAGHDAD, 2:53 a.m. June 25 (REUTERS)
Iraqis fret about food prices as violence falls: Iraqi housewife Najat al-Azzawi once lived in constant fear of car bomb attacks when she went shopping. Now, when she goes to the market in Baghdad her biggest concern is soaring food prices.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 2:30 a.m. June 25 (AP)
Afghan airstrike kills 22 militants: Coalition airstrikes killed 22 militants who were attacking two towns in eastern Afghanistan, and explosions killed two more foreign soldiers in the south, officials said Wednesday.
BAGHDAD, 8:34 a.m. June 24 (REUTERS)
Bomb kills 6 Iraqis, 4 Americans in Baghdad: A bomb killed 10 people including two U.S. government employees and two U.S. soldiers at a council meeting in the Baghdad stronghold of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday, officials said.
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, 4:23 a.m. June 24 (REUTERS)
Latest security developments in Iraq: Following are security developments in Iraq at 1115 GMT on Tuesday: BAGHDAD – A bomb killed 10 people including two U.S. government employees and two U.S. soldiers at a council meeting in Sadr City, the Baghdad bastion of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, officials said. Six Iraqis were also killed.
BAGHDAD, 7:45 a.m. June 23 (REUTERS)
One U.S. soldier killed, five wounded in Iraq attack: One U.S. soldier was killed and five others were wounded by small arms fire southeast of Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said, quoting initial reports.
WASHINGTON, 2:24 p.m. June 23 (AP)
As U.S. military buildup in Iraq ends, what next?: The military buildup in Iraq is about to end. But as the last of the five additional combat brigades now heads home, it leaves the country far safer than it was a year ago. Yet Iraq is still not ready to stand alone.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 1:31 p.m. June 23 (AP)
Coalition: 55 militants killed in Afghan battle: U.S.-led forces rained fire for two days on militants near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan, officials said Monday, killing about 55 insurgents and underscoring how fighting with Taliban insurgents is escalating.
BASRA, Iraq, 1:51 p.m. June 23 (AP)
Freed of militias, Basra has new problems: Men and women can openly study and party together for the first time in years at Basra University, free from the threat of Shiite gunmen enforcing extreme Islamic views.
HERAT, Afghanistan, 7:01 a.m. June 23 (REUTERS)
Suicide car bomber kills 5 Afghan civilians: A suicide car bomber killed five civilians and wounded 11 more on Monday in an attack apparently targeting an international troop convoy in western Afghanistan, the district governor said.
BAGHDAD, 9:46 a.m. June 22 (AP)
Police: Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq: A female suicide bomber struck near a government compound northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 40, police said. At least 21 suicide attacks have been carried out this year by women.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 10:50 a.m. June 22 (AP)
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border: Militants in Pakistan fired rockets at NATO bases across the border in Afghanistan, killing three children in a village and prompting the alliance to launch a pair of retaliatory artillery strikes, officials said Sunday.
BAGHDAD, 4:41 a.m. June 22 (AP)
Talks on new Iraq oil law to resume this week: Officials from the Iraqi central government and the self-ruled Kurdish region in the north will resume talks this week in Baghdad to try to settle their differences over a proposed new oil law, a Kurdish spokesman said Sunday.
BAGHDAD, 9:07 a.m. June 21 (AP)
Battle shapes up over future of U.S. role in Iraq: The decisive battle of the Iraq war is shaping up – not in the streets of Baghdad but in the halls of government where the future of America's role across the region is on the line.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 11:23 a.m. June 21 (AP)
Bombs kill 5 foreign troops in Afghanistan: Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops and five government soldiers Saturday, part of a surge of violence that has made Afghanistan's battlefields deadlier for foreign forces than those in Iraq.
BAGHDAD, 10:43 a.m. June 21 (AP)
Sadrists accuse Iraqi gov't of targeting movement: Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr accused the government Saturday of targeting their political movement as security forces arrested 20 policemen linked to the anti-American cleric.
GARMSER, Afghanistan, 9:13 a.m. June 21 (AP)
Marines make headway in southern Afghan town: U.S. Marines are trading gunfire and artillery shells with Taliban militants in the volatile southern province of Helmand, the world's largest poppy growing region.
BAGHDAD, 7:36 a.m. June 20 (AP)
U.S. military: American soldier killed in Iraq: The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed and five others wounded by roadside bombs northeast of Baghdad.
BAGHDAD, 5:43 a.m. June 20 (AP)
Hundreds of Shiites protest U.S.-Iraqi security deal: Hundreds of followers of anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets after Friday prayers in Shiite areas to protest plans for a longterm security pact between Iraq and the United States.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, 3:55 a.m. June 20 (AP)
Officials: Suicide bomber kills 6 in Afghanistan: A suicide bomber attacked a military convoy as it drove through a town in southern Afghanistan Friday, killing five civilians and one soldier from the U.S.-led coalition, officials said.
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan, 8:46 p.m. June 19 (AP)
Afghan forces push Taliban militants from villages: Afghan and NATO troops backed by warplanes drove Taliban militants from villages within striking distance of southern Afghanistan's main city on Thursday, killing 56 of them, Afghan officials said.
BAGHDAD, 1:23 p.m. June 19 (AP)
Iraq, U.S. seek security compromise: Iraq's foreign ministry said Thursday that Iraqi and U.S. officials are seeking a compromise on the pending issues over a new security agreement between the two countries.
WASHINGTON, 2:26 p.m. June 19 (AP)
U.S. diplomat to visit Syria on Iraqi refugees: A senior American diplomat will make a rare visit to Syria next week in a bid to speed up the processing of Iraqi refugees for admission to the United States, the State Department said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, 2:40 p.m. June 19 (AP)
Senator questions Gates about GI electrocutions: A Pennsylvania senator sought assurance from the Pentagon on Thursday that it is taking action to prevent accidental electrocutions among U.S. troops in Iraq.
WASHINGTON, 2:54 p.m. June 19 (AP)
Democrats accuse KBR of negligence at Iraq plant: Senate Democrats are accusing defense contractor KBR of knowingly exposing its employees and U.S. troops to a potentially deadly chemical in Iraq in its rush to get the country's oil infrastructure up and running.
WASHINGTON, 2:14 p.m. June 19 (AP)
House to vote on war funds, unemployment benefits: The Democratic-led Congress finally appears ready to give President Bush $162 billion in long-overdue funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
BAGHDAD, 8:12 a.m. June 19 (AP)
Iraq nears first major oil service deals: Iraq is close to signing oil service deals with several major Western oil companies in an effort to boost its output capacity, the country's oil ministry said Thursday – the first major Iraqi contracts with big Western companies since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan, 7:24 a.m. June 19 (AP)
Afghan official: Taliban routed near Kandahar: A swift offensive by Afghan and NATO forces has driven Taliban militants from a strategic group of villages outside southern Afghanistan's largest city and killed 56 insurgents, Afghan officials said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, 12:57 p.m. June 18 (AP)
Iraq foreign minister hails U.S. 'flexibity': Iraq's foreign minister on Wednesday said prospects for a new security agreement with the United States had brightened because of U.S. flexibility on the terms.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 4:38 a.m. June 19 (AP)
Report: Bosnia to send 49 more troops to Iraq: Bosnia's army will send more troops to serve with the U.S.-led force in Iraq, Bosnian media reported Thursday.
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan, 12:50 p.m. June 18 (AP)
Afghan, NATO troops kill 36 Taliban near Kandahar: Backed by helicopters firing missiles, hundreds of NATO and Afghan forces hunted Taliban militants in villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday, killing dozens of insurgents.
BAGHDAD, 12:54 p.m. June 18 (AP)
U.S.: Shiites behind deadly truck bombing in Baghdad: Faisal Mohammed stayed behind as his wife Zainab took their five children shopping at a market. Now they are gone – victims of a truck bombing that killed 63 people. Only Mohammed survived.
BAGHDAD, 6:56 a.m. June 18 (AP)
Iranian opposition criticizes Iraqi government: An Iranian opposition group said Wednesday that the Iraqi government's move to ban dealings with it reflected pressures on Baghdad by Iran.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 7:46 a.m. June 18 (AP)
U.S.: 4 helicopter engines worth $13M missing: The U.S. military says four helicopter engines worth $13 million are missing in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
BAGHDAD, 4:31 p.m. June 17 (AP)
Iraq bans dealings with Iran opposition group: The Iraqi government Tuesday banned any dealings with an Iranian opposition group based in Iraq.
WASHINGTON, 11:54 a.m. June 17 (AP)
Pentagon: Shooting of Reuters journalist in Iraq justified: The 2005 shooting death of a Reuters journalist in the midst of a firefight in Baghdad was justified because U.S. soldiers believed the camera protruding from an unmarked car was a rocket propelled grenade, the Pentagon's internal watchdog has concluded.
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan –, 3:32 p.m. June 17 (AP)
Taliban prepare for battle outside Kandahar: Taliban fighters destroyed bridges and planted mines after overrunning villages outside southern Afghanistan's largest city, Afghan officials and witnesses said. Hundreds of farm families fled while the Afghan army rushed in troops.
BAGHDAD, 2:53 p.m. June 16 (AP)
Iraqi violence down: Signs are emerging that Iraq has reached a turning point. Violence is down, armed extremists are in disarray, government confidence is rising and sectarian communities are gearing up for a battle at the polls rather than slaughter in the streets.
WASHINGTON, 8:01 p.m. June 16 (AP)
Official says Iraq contract dispute cost him job: The senior civilian official who managed the military's largest contract in Iraq says he was reassigned in 2004 when he refused to approve more than $1 billion in charges to KBR until the Houston company provided credible spending records, The New York Times reported.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, 1:07 p.m. June 16 (AP)
Taliban take over villages near Kandahar: Hundreds of Taliban fighters invaded villages just outside Afghanistan's second-largest city Monday, forcing NATO and Afghan troops to rush in while frightened residents fled.
BAGHDAD, 1:09 p.m. June 16 (AP)
Al-Sadr followers warn against arrests: Followers of anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr signaled Monday that they won't resist a military crackdown in one of their last southern strongholds unless government troops make arrests without warrants or commit other violations.
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, 8:19 a.m. June 16 (REUTERS)
Developments in Iraq: Following are security developments in Iraq at 1515 GMT on Monday: {PI:84} denotes new or updated item
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, 7:40 a.m. June 16 (AP)
Taliban fighters take over several Afghan villages: Hundreds of Taliban fighters took over several villages in southern Afghanistan on Monday just outside the region's largest city, and NATO and Afghan forces were redeploying to meet the threat, officials said.
KABUL, 7:20 a.m. June 16 (REUTERS)
Dozens of militants said killed in Afghan clashes: Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces, backed by air support, have killed 35 insurgents in the south of the country in two separate clashes, the U.S. military said on Monday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 6:26 a.m. June 16 (AP)
Afghans support threat to target Taliban havens: Hundreds of Afghans demonstrated Monday in support of President Hamid Karzai's threat to send troops against Taliban militant leaders in Pakistan, with many protesters saying they were ready to take up arms.
BAGHDAD, 2:59 a.m. June 16 (AP)
Iraqi president flies to U.S. for medical check: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is on his way to the United States for medical treatment. A statement from his office says Talabani left Iraq on Sunday for Jordan and is traveling to the Mayo Clinic for treatment that includes a problem with his knee.
LONDON, 8:24 a.m. June 15 (AP)
Bush, Brown to share Iraq strategies: Heading into two days of talks, President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown plan to discuss what progress is needed in Iraq before more U.S. and British forces can return home.
BAGHDAD (AP ), 10:51 a.m. June 15 (AP)
'Chemical Ali' on trial denies killing civilians: A cousin and top deputy of Saddam Hussein on Sunday denied opening fire on Iraqi civilians during a Shiite uprising in 1991 but acknowledged executing an Iranian national accused of sabotage.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 7:57 a.m. June 15 (AP)
Karzai threatens to send forces into Pakistan: Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops across the border to fight militants in Pakistan, a forceful warning to insurgents and the Pakistani government that his country is fed up with cross-border attacks.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, 10:55 a.m. June 14 (AP)
Afghan official: 870 inmates escaped from prison: U.S. and NATO troops aided Afghan forces with reconnaissance in a hunt Saturday for 870 inmates who escaped prison after a sophisticated Taliban assault that even NATO conceded was a success for the militants.
BAGHDAD, 10:13 a.m. June 14 (AP)
Celebratory gunfire over Iraq soccer win: Iraqis danced in the streets or in the backs of pickups and fired guns in the air to welcome their national soccer team's victory Saturday in a World Cup qualifying game.
BAGHDAD, 9:56 a.m. June 14 (AP)
Female suicide bomber strikes soccer fans: Iraqi police say a female suicide bomber has targeted soccer fans near a cafe north of Baghdad as they were celebrating Iraq's win in a World Cup qualifying game.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 9:15 a.m. June 14 (AP)
Chinese prostitutes imported to Afghanistan: A string of lights spells out the name of the bar in the back of the basement in capital letters, PARADISE. A dozen Chinese women in skintight miniskirts and halter tops flit around clusters of beefy Western men and flirt in broken English.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 9:14 a.m. June 14 (AP)
Sex trade thrives in Afghanistan: The girl was 11 when she was molested by a man with no legs. The man paid her $5. And that was how she started selling sex.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 6:20 a.m. June 14 (AP)
Bomb kills 4 U.S. troops in Afghanistan: A roadside bomb exploded near a U.S. military vehicle on Saturday, killing four Marines in western Afghanistan in the deadliest attack against U.S. troops in the country this year, officials said.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, 8:11 p.m. June 13 (AP)
Taliban attack helps inmates escape Afghan prison: Taliban militants staged a brazen bomb and rocket attack on the main prison in southern Afghanistan late Friday, blowing down the front gate and helping more than 600 inmates to escape, officials said. At least 17 police officers and prisoners were killed.
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 3:00 p.m. June 13 (AP)
May's combat deaths in Afghanistan outnumber Iraq: It's a grim gauge of U.S. wars going in opposite directions: American and allied combat deaths in Afghanistan in May passed the monthly toll in Iraq for the first time.
UNITED NATIONS, 2:07 p.m. June 13 (AP)
Iraqi minister tells U.N. council security improving: Iraqi security forces and U.S. troops are gaining the upper hand but the government still needs outside help maintaining control, Iraq's foreign minister told the U.N. Security Council on Friday.
PARIS, 6:58 a.m. June 13 (AP)
U.S., Pakistan will investigate air strike together: The United States says it will conduct a joint investigation with Pakistan of an air strike along the Afghan border that Pakistan says mistakenly killed 11 of its soldiers.
AMMAN, 6:44 a.m. June 13 (REUTERS)
Iraq says talks with U.S. on pact deadlocked: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday talks with the United States on a long-term security pact were at a stalemate because of U.S. demands that encroached on Iraq's sovereignty.
BRUSSELS, 5:51 a.m. June 13 (REUTERS)
NATO seeks to replace U.S. Marine Afghan mission: NATO allies have yet to come up with replacements for a key deployment of some 3,000 U.S. Marines due to leave Afghanistan later this year, alliance officials said after talks on Friday.
WASHINGTON, 2:19 p.m. June 11 (AP)
U.S. strikes undercut efforts on Pakistan-Afghan border: Whoever was to blame, the U.S. airstrikes that may have killed friendly fighters in Pakistan have inflamed the already touchy relations between Washington and Islamabad and could set back the struggle to stem violence along the Afghan border.
BAGHDAD, 1:13 p.m. June 12 (AP)
Iraq lawmakers reject draft pact: New U.S. proposals have failed to overcome Iraqi opposition to a proposed security pact, two lawmakers said Thursday, and a senior government official expressed doubt an agreement could be reached before the U.S. presidential election in November.
PARIS, 7:36 a.m. June 12 (REUTERS)
Donors pledge over $16 billion for Afghanistan: Donors led by the United States pledged more than $16 billion in aid for Afghanistan on Thursday but said Kabul must do more to fight corruption and the international assistance must be better coordinated.
PARIS, 1:23 p.m. June 11 (AP)
U.S. pledging $10B for Afghanistan development: The Bush administration wants to spend about $10 billion for development and related aid to Afghanistan over two years, an amount roughly on par with recent U.S. donations and sure to be the single-largest pledge at an international fundraising conference.
BAGHDAD, 8:09 a.m. June 11 (AP)
Iraqi police: Bomb kills 5 on minibuses in Baghdad: A bomb planted near a bridge in northern Baghdad killed five people on passing minibuses during rush hour Wednesday, Iraqi police said.
ISLAMABAD,, 8:07 a.m. June 11 (REUTERS)
Pakistan condemns 'cowardly' U.S. attack: Pakistan said on Wednesday an “unprovoked and cowardly” air strike by U.S. forces had killed 11 Pakistani soldiers on its border with Afghanistan and undermined the basis of security cooperation.
WASHINGTON, 2:29 p.m. June 10 (AP)
Congress briefed on U.S.-Iraq agreement: The Bush administration promised Congress on Tuesday that it would provide lawmakers advance details of any security agreement it reaches with Iraq, according to a senior Democrat.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 10:16 a.m. June 10 (AP)
Afghan gov't seeks $15b in aid from Paris meeting: Afghanistan hopes leaders from more than 60 countries meeting in Paris on Thursday will pledge some $15 billion to help rebuild a nation wracked by poverty and the Taliban insurgency.
BAGHDAD, 8:20 a.m. June 10 (AP)
Iraq plans census: Iraq's government announced on Tuesday that it will conduct a census next year in an effort to determine the real numbers of the country's religious and ethnic groups.
AWJA, Iraq, 6:41 a.m. June 10 (REUTERS)
Head of Saddam tribe blown up in car bomb blast: The head of Saddam Hussein's tribe was killed by a bomb planted on his vehicle north of Baghdad on Tuesday, police said.
6:48 a.m. June 10 (REUTERS)
Factbox: Breakdown of troop numbers in Afghanistan: Afghanistan is due to meet its international donors on Thursday in Paris, where President Hamid Karzai will ask for $50 billion to fund a development plan THAT his government has drawn up.
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, 5:11 a.m. June 10 (REUTERS)
Security developments in Afghanistan: Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1130 GMT on Tuesday: NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN – An explosion killed a soldier from NATO-led forces on Tuesday in northern Afghanistan, the alliance said.
WASHINGTON, 7:48 p.m. June 9 (AP)
Bush administration says it may not get Iraq deal this year: The Bush administration is conceding for the first time that the United States may not finish a complex security agreement with Iraq before President Bush leaves office.
TEHRAN, Iran, 8:10 p.m. June 9 (AP)
Iran's supreme leader opposes U.S.-Iraq deal: Iraq's prime minister made little headway in easing Iranian opposition to a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, as Iran's supreme leader told him Monday that American troops must leave the country.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 11:23 a.m. June 9 (AP)
U.S. think tank: Pakistan helped Taliban insurgents: Pakistani intelligence agents and paramilitary forces have helped train Taliban insurgents and have given them information about American troop movements in Afghanistan, said a report published Monday by a U.S. think tank.
BAGHDAD,, 11:12 a.m. June 9 (AP)
Iraq to announce 1st round oil tenders this month: The Iraqi Oil Ministry this month will announce the first round of tenders to develop several vast oil fields, a spokesman said Monday.
BAGHDAD, 7:23 a.m. June 9 (REUTERS)
Stolen antiquities found in U.S. returned to Iraq: Iraq took delivery on Monday of several ancient artefacts seized by U.S. customs officers in Philadelphia after being looted from Baghdad's national museum during the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
6:04 p.m. June 8 (AP)
U.S. military deaths in Iraq war at 4,094: As of Sunday, June 8, 2008, at least 4,094 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
TEHRAN, Iran, 8:32 a.m. June 8 (AP)
Iraqi leader says security deal won't harm Iran: Iraq's prime minister sought to ease Iranian fears over a proposed security deal with the U.S. Sunday, saying his government will not allow Iraq to become a launching pad for an attack on its neighbor.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 7:46 a.m. June 8 (AP)
Insurgents attack convoy, kill 11 police in Afghanistan: Insurgents attacked a police convoy in central Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 11 police and wounding one, an official said. Militants in the east attacked and killed four men including a local government official.
IRBIL, Iraq, 10:56 a.m. June 6 (AP)
Women bombers show shifting insurgent tactics in Iraq: A girl strapped with explosives approaches an Iraqi army captain, who dies in the suicide blast. A woman posing as a mother-to-be to disguise a bulging bomb belt strikes a wedding procession as part of a coordinated attack that kills nearly three dozen people.
TEHRAN, Iran, 12:07 p.m. June 7 (AP)
Iraqi PM in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was in Tehran Saturday for talks that are expected to focus on a proposed U.S.-Iraq security agreement that Iran fears will keep the American military in neighboring Iraq for years.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 7:40 a.m. June 6 (AP)
Airstrike kills at least 20 militants in eastern Afghanistan: An airstrike has killed at least 20 militants in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Friday.
BAGHDAD, 5:35 a.m. June 6 (AP)
2 Shiite militia leaders surrender in Iraq: Two suspected Shiite militia leaders surrendered Friday during raids by U.S. forces, while tens of thousands of Shiite faithful streamed out of mosques to join protests against a security agreement with the United States.
BAGHDAD, 11:58 a.m. June 5 (AP)
United Arab Emirates to name ambassador to Baghdad: The United Arab Emirates announced Thursday it will name an ambassador to Baghdad in the coming days, the first Arab country to restore full diplomatic ties to Iraq since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 9:34 a.m. June 5 (AP)
Helicopter crash kills 2 in Afghanistan: Two service members died in a helicopter crash Thursday as they were returning from a maintenance mission in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said.
TEHRAN, 7:31 a.m. June 5 (REUTERS)
Iran says kills 12 in clash near Iraq : Iran said 12 members of an armed group and four border guards were killed in a clash near the Iraqi border, a news agency reported on Thursday.
8:01 a.m. June 5 (REUTERS)
Military and civilian deaths in Iraq: June 5 – A U.S. soldier was killed on Wednesday by small arms fire during a patrol south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, 4:40 p.m. June 4 (AP)
Iraqis wary of U.S. security agreement: Iraqi lawmakers told Congress on Wednesday that they have serious misgivings about a long-term security agreement being negotiated this year with President Bush, putting themselves squarely in line with Democrats who say hashing out a deal before Bush leaves office is bad timing.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 8:01 a.m. June 4 (AP)
New NATO commander in Afghanistan says he plans to revive Pakistan meetings: The new U.S. commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said Wednesday that he plans to visit Islamabad to revive a stalled cross-border security dialogue with Afghan and Pakistani military leaders.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 4:33 a.m. June 4 (AP)
Dozen insurgents killed in Afghanistan: U.S.-led coalition forces killed more than a dozen insurgents in southern Afghanistan, and a suicide car bomber targeting Canadian troops killed one Afghan child, officials said Wednesday.
BAGHDAD, 10:34 a.m. June 3 (AP)
U.S.-Iraq pact shapes up as major battle: A proposed U.S.-Iraq security agreement is shaping up as a major political battle between America and Iran, as the debate over the future of troops here intensifies ahead of the fall U.S. presidential election.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 3:51 p.m. June 3 (AP)
New NATO commander in Afghanistan: The U.S. general who led American troops into Iraq took command Tuesday of the 40-nation NATO-led campaign in Afghanistan.
BAGHDAD, 3:17 p.m. June 3 (AP)
U.S. nets 2 al-Qaeda suspects, Shiite leader in Iraq: American troops grabbed two al-Qaeda in Iraq bombing suspects and a Shiite militia leader Tuesday in separate raids north and south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD, 1:13 p.m. June 2 (AP)
Suicide car bomber kills 9 in northern Iraqi city: A suicide car bomber targeted the provincial police headquarters in Mosul on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens, police said. The attack underscored fears that Sunni insurgents are regrouping despite a U.S.-Iraqi offensive in the northern city.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 11:19 a.m. June 3 (AP)
Kurdish official: Iraq should sharply boost oil output: Iraq should boost crude oil export capacity to 6 million barrels a day, nearly three times the amount the country currently sends to international markets, a top Kurdish political leader urged Tuesday.
KABUL, 7:53 a.m. June 3 (REUTERS)
New U.S. general takes command of Afghan NATO force: U.S. General David McKiernan took command of around 50,000 troops in NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan on Tuesday, pledging that anyone who stood in the way of security would be dealt with.
GENEVA, 7:10 a.m. June 3 (REUTERS)
Iraqi families returning to parts of Baghdad-IOM: Iraqi families who fled recent sectarian violence and military operations are returning in numbers to certain areas of Baghdad where security has improved, an international aid agency said on Tuesday.
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Sergeant was slated for mid-tour visit home: Alejandro A. Dominguez loved the Army so much that he listed “my tank manual” as his favorite book on his MySpace page.
Marine moms, dads, often drop out of boot camp: Franklin Smith had a wife and an infant son when he convinced a recruiter in Biloxi, Miss., that he wanted to be a Marine.
The Iraq Study Group report released Dec. 6, 2006 (PDF).
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