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Judge considers giving alleged Ft. Hood shooter more time for self-defense
By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 could learn on Tuesday whether a judge will grant him more time to prepare as he represents himself in the military trial. Major Nidal Hasan,…
Pentagon weighs larger post-2014 force in Afghanistan
The Pentagon is weighing a proposal for a larger, temporary US force to remain in Afghanistan after most NATO combat troops withdraw in 2014, a spokesman said Monday. Officials had previously suggested President Barack Obama’s administration was considering a smaller force of up to 8,000-12,000 troops to stay in Afghanistan…
Number of Afghanistan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’ like fleeing abuse rises sharply
The number of women jailed in Afghanistan for “moral crimes” such as fleeing abusive husbands has risen sharply, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, undermining claims that the status of women has improved. The campaign group said interior ministry statistics revealed that the number of women and girls convicted of “moral…
Roadside bomb kills three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killed three US soldiers in south Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said, the latest fatalities for the NATO-led coalition which is winding down after 12 years of fighting. The soldiers died in the volatile province of Kandahar, where five US troops were killed by a similar improvised explosive…
U.S. wants to keep nine bases in Afghanistan: Karzai
After more than 11 years of US-led military intervention in Afghanistan, the two countries are hammering out a deal to allow a limited US troop presence to remain after the international coalition leaves next year. The size of the “residual” force has not been agreed, with numbers ranging from 2,500…
Afghan interpreters fight for right to stay in Britain
Lawyers for three Afghan interpreters who served with British forces fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan have launched a legal challenge to a government decision not to let them settle in Britain, they said Friday. The three argue they should be entitled to the same treatment as interpreters with British…
Afghanistan blames opium surge on global demand
Afghanistan, the world’s largest grower of opium poppies, should not shoulder all the blame for its drug surge, its foreign minister said Tuesday while on a visit to Estonia. “It’s not only Afghanistan but the global demand for drugs that should be blamed for illegal narcotics from Afghanistan,” Zalmai Rassoul…
Afghanistan’s opium cultivation to surge in 2013: UN
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to increase for a third straight year, expanding even to poppy-free areas this year, a United Nations report warned on Monday. The Afghanistan Opium Risk Assessment 2013 said Afghanistan was moving towards record levels of opium production this year despite eradication efforts by…
Drone strike ‘condolence payments’ for targets killed ‘an expression of sympathy toward a victim’: U.S. Army
The U.S. drone war remains cloaked in secrecy, and as a result, questions swirl around it. Who exactly can be targeted? When can a U.S. citizen be killed? Another, perhaps less frequently asked question: What happens when innocent civilians are killed in drone strikes? In February, during his confirmation process,…
Removing military assets from Afghanistan to cost at least $5 billion
The US operation to remove military hardware and vehicles from Afghanistan as troops withdraw after 12 years of war will cost between five and six billion dollars, officials said Sunday. Among statistics released by the military about the process known as a “retrograde” was that 25,000 vehicles have been shipped…
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