KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces. Full story
Khalid Hosseini sat down with NBC’s Andrea Mitchell to discuss his new book, “And the Mountains Echoed,” which explores love, family relationships spanning generations of families from pre-Taliban Afghanistan to the West.
About 873,000 veterans are currently waiting for disability claims in a system bogged down by paper rather than computerized lists. IAVA Chief Policy Officer Tom Tarantino discusses.
Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks they face if they stay in their war-battered homeland. Full story
Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is. Full story
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday he had given a "wish list" of military equipment to India during a visit this week, presenting a conundrum for New Delhi as it weighs whether arming the Afghan army is in its interests. Full story
Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach and Casey, a golden Labrador, his constant companion in Afghanistan, are reunited in a surprise ceremony. WHO's Stephanie Moore reports.
Soldier returns home, after a year in Afghanistan, not only to a brand new house but a wife who lost more than 100 pounds. WECT’s Frances Weller reports.
At least six Americans and six Afghan citizens were killed after a convoy carrying two American soldiers and four contractors was targeted by a suicide bomber. NBC’s Atia Abawi reports.
Former Defense Secretary William Cohen discusses the attack and the cell which claimed responsibility for it. Cohen also shares his thoughts on the recently released Benghazi emails.
Afghan policeman in civilian clothes tries to secure the scene of an incident in Kabul May 25, 2013. Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on a U.N. compound in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul on Friday setting off explosions and battling the security forces. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (
A U.S. soldier, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force , keeps watch near the site of an incident in Kabul May 25, 2013. Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on a U.N. compound in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul on Friday setting off explosions and battling t
A French soldier, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force , investigates at the site of an incident in Kabul May 25, 2013. Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on a U.N. compound in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul on Friday setting off explosions and battling
Foreigners part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force arrive at the site of an incident in Kabul May 25, 2013. Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on a U.N. compound in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul on Friday setting off explosions and battling the security f
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