Plans to double the number of US troops in Afghanistan will see them suffer the same defeat as the Soviet army the Taliban claims. Visit this link to read more: Taliban taunts US over 30000 extra troops

Afghanistan welcomes US pledge to increase troop presence, but requests the troops be stationed near its border with Pakistan. Visit this link to read more: Afghanistan welcomes US pledge for more troops

Taliban militants killed two Afghan nationals in northwest Pakistan for allegedly acting as spies for U.S. forces fighting the resurgent militant group across the border in Afghanistan, a police official said Sunday. Visit this link to read more: Police: Taliban kill 2 accused spies in Pakistan

The top US military officer said Saturday that the Pentagon could double the number of American forces in Afghanistan by next summer to 60,000, the largest estimate of potential reinforcements ever publicly suggested. Visit this link to read more: Afghanistan to get 30000 US troops

Afghan and coalition troops found and destroyed 2.5 tons of marijuana in an abandoned school in southern Afghanistan, while coalition troops killed four militants elsewhere in the south, officials said on Sunday. Visit this link to read more: US forces find 2.5 tonnes of marijuana in Afghan school

The US is planning to strengthen its military presence in war-torn Afghanistan, sending up to 30,000 extra troops to the country next year. Visit this link to read more: US to double troops in Afghanistan

Afghan and coalition troops found and destroyed 2.5 tons of marijuana in an abandoned school in southern Afghanistan, while coalition troops killed four militants elsewhere in the south, officials said Sunday. Visit this link to read more: 2 1/2 tons of marijuana found in Afghan school

The United States is aiming to send 20,000 to 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan by the beginning of next summer, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Saturday. Visit this link to read more: Up to 30,000 new US troops in Afghanistan by summer

KABUL: The United States plans to send between 20,000 and 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan by next summer, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs Visit this link to read more: 30,000 new US troops in Afghanistan by mid-2009

The top U.S. military officer said Saturday that the Pentagon could double the number of American forces in Afghanistan by next summer to 60,000--the largest estimate of potential reinforcements ever publicly suggested. Visit this link to read more: Afghanistan could get up to 30,000 new US troops

Militants in Pakistan launched rockets at two trucks returning from delivering fuel to US-led forces in Afghanistan, killing three people along a critical and increasingly dangerous supply route, an official said yesterday. Visit this link to read more: Militants kill three in convoy attack

The United States plans to send between 20,000 and 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan by next summer, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, said. Visit this link to read more: 30,000 new US troops in Afghanistan next year: Admiral Mullen

Militants in Pakistan launched rockets at two trucks returning from delivering fuel to US-led forces in Afghanistan, killing three people. Visit this link to read more: Three killed in convoy attack in Pakistan

The US is to send up to 30000 extra troops to Afghanistan by next summer to help forces stretched to the limit in their battle with the Taliban. Visit this link to read more: US to send up to 30000 extra troops to Afghanistan next year

The top US commander says the US will drastically boost its troops in Afghanistan, while warning it would not guarantee peace in the country. Visit this link to read more: Mullen promises 'surge' for Afghanistan

The top U.S. military officer says that up to 30,000 new American troops could be sent to Afghanistan next year. Visit this link to read more: 30k new US troops for Afghanistan

The top U.S. military officer says that up to 30,000 new American troops could be sent to Afghanistan next year. Visit this link to read more: 30,000 new US troops for Afghanistan

The chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff says up to 30,000 additional troops could be sent to Afghanistan next year. Visit this link to read more: US increases Afghan troop pledge

The top U.S. military officer says that up to 30,000 new American troops could be sent to Afghanistan next year. Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says between 20,000 and 30,000 additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan by summer. Visit this link to read more: Afghanistan could get 30,000 new US troops

Suspected Taliban militants launched rocket attacks on a key truck depot in NWFP capital city Peshawar, destroying NATO supply trucks bound for Afghanistan, a news report said. Visit this link to read more: Taliban militants attack NATO supply trucks in Peshawar

KABUL: Eight Taliban-linked militants were killed in a joint operation by Afghan and US-led forces in volatile southern Afghanistan, the interior mini Visit this link to read more: Nine militants killed in Afghanistan

Militants in Pakistan launched rockets at two trucks returning from delivering fuel to U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, killing three people along a critical and increasingly dangerous supply route, an official said Saturday. Visit this link to read more: Pakistan: Militants kill 3 in latest convoy attack

Three Danish soldiers serving with Nato forces in Afghanistan were killed when their vehicle was hit by an explosion. Visit this link to read more: Nato soldiers killed in Afghan blast

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday was forced to postpone a trip to Afghanistan for talks with his counterpart Hamid Karzai on the anti-terror fight due to bad weather, officials said. The two leaders were due to discuss how to combat a resurgent Taliban militia that is staging deadly attacks on both sides of the rugged border. Visit this link to read more: Zardari puts off visit to Kabul because of poor weather

Defence Secretary John Hutton has compared Taliban fighters in Afghanistan to the Nazis saying British forces are defending Western values rather than borders as they did in the Second World War. Visit this link to read more: Defence Secretary John Hutton: Taliban in Afghanistan 'like the Nazis'

Two people have been killed and one injured when their oil tankers coming back from the Afghanistan border, came under insurgency attack. Visit this link to read more: Two killed in NATO-supply route attack

Three Danish soldiers are killed, and one injured, in Afghanistan when their vehicle is hit by a roadside bomb or mine. Visit this link to read more: Afghan blast kills Danish troops

Three Danish soldiers and one from the Netherlands were killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan on Friday. Visit this link to read more: 3 Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan

A small but alarming number of UK citizens are turning the conflict in Afghanistan into a "civil war" says Con Coughlin. Visit this link to read more: British Muslims training for terror in tribal areas

A recent increase in Taliban attacks on a crucial Nato transportation route from Pakistan to Afghanistan could imperil efforts to bolster the flagging, seven-year US-led military campaign in Afghanistan, US and Pakistani officials say. Visit this link to read more: Route attacks could imperil military campaign