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Bomb kills 4 U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Four U.S. service members died in a roadside bombing attack, and two civilians were killed in crossfire during a military operation, military authorities in Afghanistan said Friday.

Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid

Afghan presidential election results from five polling stations were declared invalid by the Electoral Complaints Commission on Thursday because of fraud.

Yellow ribbons, vigil for hometown's captured soldier

Jeff Gunter stood on his flatbed truck and spoke directly to U.S. Army Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl, captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Bombers dressed as women kill three Afghan officers

Seven suicide bombers dressed as women targeted Afghan police officers about 60 miles from the capital on Tuesday, a police commander said.

U.S. soldier captured by Taliban: 'I'm afraid'

A United States soldier captured by the Taliban says in a video posted on the Internet he is "scared I won't be able to go home."

U.S. soldier sold to Afghan militant clan, official says

An American soldier captured in southeastern Afghanistan is being held by a notorious militant clan, a senior U.S. military official said.

U.S.: Afghan militants using white phosphorus

Militants continue to use a material not designed for use as a weapon against people to strike international forces in Afghanistan, the U.S.-coalition said Tuesday.

A goodwill mission turns violent in Afghanistan

The convoy was rolling down the road toward Terwa, one of the Paktika Province's regions most sympathetic to the Taliban when we saw some of the scouts had dismounted running onto a hill.

U.S. vows to back off if fighters use Afghan civilians as cover

U.S. forces in Afghanistan will "back off" from firing at insurgents if the fighters are using civilian buildings as cover, the U.S. commander in eastern Afghanistan told CNN.

Bomb kills 4 coalition troops, Afghan national

A roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed four members of the U.S.-led coalition and an Afghan national on Wednesday morning, a U.S. military statement said.

Bomb kills 4 U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Four U.S. service members died in a roadside bombing attack, and two civilians were killed in crossfire during a military operation, military authorities in Afghanistan said Friday.

Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid

Afghan presidential election results from five polling stations were declared invalid by the Electoral Complaints Commission on Thursday because of fraud.

Yellow ribbons, vigil for hometown's captured soldier

Jeff Gunter stood on his flatbed truck and spoke directly to U.S. Army Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl, captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Bombers dressed as women kill three Afghan officers

Seven suicide bombers dressed as women targeted Afghan police officers about 60 miles from the capital on Tuesday, a police commander said.

U.S. soldier captured by Taliban: 'I'm afraid'

A United States soldier captured by the Taliban says in a video posted on the Internet he is "scared I won't be able to go home."

U.S. soldier sold to Afghan militant clan, official says

An American soldier captured in southeastern Afghanistan is being held by a notorious militant clan, a senior U.S. military official said.

U.S.: Afghan militants using white phosphorus

Militants continue to use a material not designed for use as a weapon against people to strike international forces in Afghanistan, the U.S.-coalition said Tuesday.

A goodwill mission turns violent in Afghanistan

The convoy was rolling down the road toward Terwa, one of the Paktika Province's regions most sympathetic to the Taliban when we saw some of the scouts had dismounted running onto a hill.

U.S. vows to back off if fighters use Afghan civilians as cover

U.S. forces in Afghanistan will "back off" from firing at insurgents if the fighters are using civilian buildings as cover, the U.S. commander in eastern Afghanistan told CNN.

Bomb kills 4 coalition troops, Afghan national

A roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed four members of the U.S.-led coalition and an Afghan national on Wednesday morning, a U.S. military statement said.

Misunderstanding leaves 9 dead in Afghan airstrike

A misunderstanding between local police and coalition forces led to an airstrike in southwestern Afghanistan on Sunday that left nine police officers dead, a defense ministry official said.

Rise in Taliban attacks worries U.S.

An increase in attacks by Taliban fighters operating from Pakistan is a "real concern" in the nearly 7-year-old war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.

Afghan fighting claims four coalition soldiers

Up to two dozen militants and four more foreign troops in Afghanistan have been killed in fighting since Tuesday, according to the U.S.-led coalition and the British military.

Afghanistan foreign troop deaths in June exceed those in Iraq

Five foreign troops were killed Saturday in Afghanistan, bringing the number of NATO and U.S.-led coalition troop deaths in June to 32 -- more than in Iraq.

Time.com: Afghan Officials: Airstrikes Kill 31

Officials say 31 people, mostly foreign fighters, died in airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, but a conflicting report says nine civilians were killed

Kidnapped American aid worker feared dead in Afghanistan

An American aid worker and her Afghan driver who were kidnapped in Afghanistan a month ago are feared dead, according to their aid group.

'Taliban commander' killed in battle

Several armed militants including a "a local Taliban commander" were killed early on Friday during battles in southeastern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said.

Airstrike on al Qaeda kills 7 children in Afghan madrassa

Seven children were killed in an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition on a compound in eastern Afghanistan where al Qaeda fighters were believed to be gathered on Sunday, according to a U.S. military statement.

NATO-led troops move into Helmand

In the Sangin Valley in southern Afghanistan, hundreds of British troops swept into lush poppy fields Monday, drawing hostile fire at the start of a NATO operation to expel the Taliban from a valley stronghold.

'Civilian casualties' in Afghan battle

NATO's International Security Assistance Forces said Wednesday it has received "credible reports" of civilian casualties -- including women and children -- from at least one of three fights Tuesday involving government, ISAF and Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan.

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Bomb kills 4 U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid

Yellow ribbons, vigil for hometown's captured soldier

Bombers dressed as women kill three Afghan officers

U.S. soldier captured by Taliban: 'I'm afraid'

U.S. soldier sold to Afghan militant clan, official says

U.S.: Afghan militants using white phosphorus

A goodwill mission turns violent in Afghanistan

U.S. vows to back off if fighters use Afghan civilians as cover

Bomb kills 4 coalition troops, Afghan national

Bomb kills 4 U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid

Yellow ribbons, vigil for hometown's captured soldier

Bombers dressed as women kill three Afghan officers

U.S. soldier captured by Taliban: 'I'm afraid'

U.S. soldier sold to Afghan militant clan, official says

U.S.: Afghan militants using white phosphorus

A goodwill mission turns violent in Afghanistan

U.S. vows to back off if fighters use Afghan civilians as cover

Bomb kills 4 coalition troops, Afghan national

Misunderstanding leaves 9 dead in Afghan airstrike

Rise in Taliban attacks worries U.S.

Afghan fighting claims four coalition soldiers

Afghanistan foreign troop deaths in June exceed those in Iraq

Time.com: Afghan Officials: Airstrikes Kill 31

Kidnapped American aid worker feared dead in Afghanistan

'Taliban commander' killed in battle

Airstrike on al Qaeda kills 7 children in Afghan madrassa

NATO-led troops move into Helmand

'Civilian casualties' in Afghan battle

Kabul crash kills Italian soldier

Afghan attack: Soldier, girl dead

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U.S. service member, six insurgents killed in Afghanistan

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