Marine abuse tape may dent Afghan peace talk drive (Reuters)

15 January, 2012 (05:34) | great | No comments

KABUL (Reuters) ? A video showing what appear to be American forces in Afghanistan urinating on dead Taliban fighters could set back efforts to broker peace talks just as the Obama administration is launching a fresh round of shuttle diplomacy. The video, which was posted on YouTube and other websites, shows four men in camouflage [...]

Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 U.S. troops, civilian

30 October, 2011 (00:53) | great | No comments

KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber on Saturday killed 13 troops and civilian employees of the NATO-led force in Kabul, including Americans and a Canadian, in the deadliest single ground attack against the coalition in 10 years of war in Afghanistan. “Five International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members and eight ISAF civilian employees [...]