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A top-ranking American warned Congress Wednesday that the military situation in Afghanistan likely will "get harder before it gets easier."
Gen. David Petraeus says the Marine Corps offensive launched Friday in southern Afghanistan is part of preparations for the arrival of 30,000 new U.S. reinforcements.
The commander of the U.S. Central Command says a decision is near on sending more American forces to Afghanistan.
U.S. policy in Afghanistan is clearly at a crossroads and a surge of troops -- similar to the one in Iraq - is being debated. Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent, analyzes the situation.
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February and has since undergone two months of radiation treatment.
The head of U.S. Central Command in Afghanistan warned that months of fighting lie ahead in what will likely be the biggest military operation there since the American-led invasion of 2001.
The head of U.S. Central Command warned Friday that the thousands of American troops surging into Afghanistan's turbulent Helmand province to battle the Taliban are in for a tough fight.
Closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay would purge the U.S. of a symbol used by enemies to divide the nation, the head of the U.S. Central Command said Friday.
The head of the U.S. Central Command says Taliban militants are a "true threat" to the existence of Pakistan. But Gen. David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-uhs) says he is confident that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is safe from militants.
The chief of the U.S. Central Command says al-Qaida no longer is operating in Afghanistan. But Gen. David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-uhs) says affiliated organizations still have "enclaves and sanctuaries" in the country.
The head of the U.S. Central Command says the American military will increase its presence near the Horn of Africa within 48 hours.
The commander of the U.S. Central Command said Friday that an Iraq-style surge cannot be a solution to the problems in Afghanistan.
Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, has told his troops that despite progress on both fronts, the U.S. and its allies face a tough fight in the year ahead.
The 20,000 additional troops sought by American commanders for the NATO mission in Afghanistan would come from the United States, with any additional increase supplied by allies, the U.S. general who oversees the Afghan war said Tuesday.
Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the new military overseer of America's two wars said Thursday.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday welcomed David Petraeus as the new chief of Central Command with responsibility for America's two wars, saying he hopes the general will help bring needed coherence to the U.S. and allied strategy in an increasingly volatile Afghanistan.
U.S. Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday that experience in Iraq shows it will take political and economic progress as well as military action to tackle increased violence in Afghanistan.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has given his military superiors and Defense Secretary Robert Gates his initial recommendation on when to resume a U.S. troop withdrawal and at what pace, a senior military officer close to the process said Friday.
Some major events in the Iraq war during Gen. David Petraeus' tenure as commander of U.S. multinational troops in Iraq.
One of the defining features of Gen. David Petraeus' tenure as leader of U.S. forces in Iraq is an unusually close partnership with his political counterpart here, Ambassador Ryan Crocker.
Comments by Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, in an Associated Press interview Saturday in Baghdad:
After intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday.
Notwithstanding months of partisan wrangling in Congress over the Iraq war, the Senate on Thursday handily confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the top commander in the Middle East and Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno to replace Petraeus as the chief military officer in Iraq.
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted Thursday to promote Gen. David Petraeus to become the top commander in the Middle East.
Quotes from the Senate confirmation hearing Thursday for Gen. David Petraeus, commander to U.S. troops in Iraq, to head U.S. Central Command, and Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, who served as Petraeus' deputy for 15 months, to become the senior U.S. military officer in Iraq:
FNS:Petraeus lays Smackdown on WallaceWallace, hoping for a quick sound bite, didn't like Petraeus fully answering the question. WALLACE: General, I just want to remind you you're under lightning round rules, so we're going to try to get a couple of more quick...
Pakistani PM Says Bin Laden Not in PakistanPakistan's prime minister Thursday rejected claims al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is hiding within his country amid mounting global pressure on Islamabad to tackle terrorists linked to escalating conflict in neighboring Afghanistan. More Articles
Uncertain trumpet by Charles KrauthammerNo one expected Obama to do a Henry V or a Churchill. But Obama could not even manage a George W.
Gen. David H. Petraeus voice harder to hear in Obama White HouseWASHINGTON — Gen. David H. Petraeus, the face of the Iraq troop surge and a favorite of former President George W.
Pentagon Worries Led to Command ChangeThere was no formal agenda. McKiernan, a silver-haired former armor officer, began with a brief battlefield update. Then Gates and Mullen began asking about reconstruction and counternarcotics operations.
Taliban Stir Rising Anger of Pakistanis...history moves quickly in Pakistan, and after months of televised Taliban cruelties, broken promises and suicide attacks, there is a spreading sense — apparent in the news media, among politicians and the public — that many Pakistanis are finally turning against the Taliban …
The major theme of Barack Obama's campaign was change, a sharp diversion from the policies of the Bush administration. The electorate, Mr. Obama and his advisers were all confident that many changes, some of them sweeping, would be effected once the new president took office.
For those who follow the war, the news was startling: after less than a year on the job, LTG David McKiernan, the commander of America's effort in Afghanistan, was resigning from the post.
1. Since the fall of 2001, the United States has .. depending upon your point of view .. Undertaken exceptional effort to convert Pakistan into a steady and reliable ally in the war against terrorism.
Predictably, the tactical situations in Pakistan and Afghanistan are getting messier.
What is the Unites States preparing in Pakistan?Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will undoubtedly come under renewed pressure to allow US military forces to wage war within Pakistan when he visits Washington this week for a trilateral summit meeting with President Obama and Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai.
Taliban Seize Control of Area Near Pakistani CapitalTaliban militants have established control of a strategically important area only 70 miles from the capital, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. The move is part of an unrelenting push by the Taliban toward the heart of Pakistan. More Articles
Sen. Carl Levin: Bush Officials Tried to Shift Blame for Detainee Abuse to Low-Ranking SoldiersSen. Carl Levin's remarks on the release of the declassified report of the Senate Armed Services Committee's investigation into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody.
America Expects Accountability From PakistanU.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will give Pakistan the tools it needs to help defeat al-Qaida, but expects accountability in return. More Articles
Petraeus says he does not agree with Cheney that Obama has made the country less safe (video included)Earlier this month, former vice president Cheney told CNN that President Obama is "making some choices that…raise the risk to the American people of another attack," referring to Obama's decisions to close Guantanamo and end torture.
Petraeus Rejects Cheney Comments, Says US No Less Safe Under Obama (VIDEO)On CNN Sunday, General David Petraeus countered former Vice President Dick Cheney's recent claim that Obama's administration had made America less safe.
NATO Says Senior Taliban Leader SlainA senior Taliban leader responsible for numerous roadside bombings and suicide attacks against NATO forces has been killed along with nine other insurgent fighters, NATO said Monday. More Articles
Gen. David Petraeus planning 2010 Visit to Iowa, May Signal Presidential AmbitionsTHE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that General Petraeus is planning on delivering the commencement address at the University of Iowa in 2010." So reports Michael Goldfarb, late of the McCain campaign, on the magazine's blog.
Philip Bennett -- What We Don't Know About Iraq - washingtonpost.comWhat do Iraqis call the war that is now entering its seventh year? If you can't answer that question, it's not because you haven't been paying attention. In this country, the Iraq war has been an American story. It was born inside the Beltway.
Taliban Poised at the Gates of KabulA top Taliban commander has told CNN his insurgents are poised and ready to attack Kabul and could strike virtually anywhere in the city. More Articles
Even as he is awaiting the recommendations of a high-level group studying the problem, last Friday President Obama mentioned that trying to divide the Taliban through non-military means was one possible way to emerge victorious in Afghanistan.
Thoughts on Corrupt GeneralsIt is starting to look like a conspiracy theorist's dream? Or just what Sibel Edmonds was talking about all along? And the State Department keeps popping up in these kind of stories.
The New World Order: America will do More for its Allies, but Wants More, too.For all the assorted domestic and foreign woes weighing down on it, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is still in the relatively sunlit early days when it can afford to plan a few steps ahead.
Petraeus Leaking Misleading Material To Undermine ObamaIf this report is true, it's the very kind of insubordination that I thought the U.S. military simply does not tolerate, especially when it involves efforts to undermine the commander in chief:
US-IRAQ: Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision"Nobody could have predicted":
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