NATO: Al Qaeda #2 in Afghanistan killed Sakhr al-Taifi, high-ranking al Qaeda, and another militant killed in airstrike near Pakistan border, NATO says
- Afghan official: NATO strike kills 8 civilians
Coalition investigating report of family members killed in Paktia province
Read More » - France pulling out of Afghanistan by year end
New French President Francois Hollande announces withdrawal of nation's combat troops in surprise visit to Kabul
Read More » - U.S. envoy to Afghanistan steps down
Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker to leave Afghan post this summer, following NATO announcement of exit strategy from war
Read More » - Obama confident Afghans can take security lead
Alliance leaders solidify plans for an "irreversible transition," with Afghan security forces taking control next summer
Read More » - Obama warns of "hard days" ahead in Afghanistan
At Chicago summit says Alliance will seal deal to shift foreign forces off front lines a year faster than once planned
Read More » - NATO chief: No rush to exits in Afghanistan
At Chicago summit says timetable for withdrawal will remain the same
Read More » - Graham: Some troops must stay in Afghanistan
NY Times' Friedman says training Afghans to fight Taliban won't work, says Afghans "don't want to fight for a corrupt gov't"
Read More » - French leader sticks to Afghan pullout timetable
Newly-elected French President Francois Hollande affirms to President Obama his plans to withdraw French troops by year's end
Read More » - House OKs continued war in Afghanistan
More than 10 years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, American public support for the overseas conflict has deteriorated
Read More » - Afghan army funding a key concern at NATO summit
Chicago conference to focus on building nation's army when 130,000 international troops pull out after 2014
Read More » - Bowe Bergdahl: Prisoner of war, politics and diplomacy
Jere Van Dyk, a former hostage himself, discusses the plight of a U.S. soldier held hostage by Pakistani militants
Read More » - Leading figure talks of divisions within Taliban
Says only "a few" hard-liners resist peace settlement, but also that West fails to bolster moderates within fundamentalist Islamic movement
Read More » - Poor Afghans becoming more vulnerable to Taliban
As the U.S. prepares to leave and aid money appears threatened, Afghanistan's many poor may be attracted by Taliban offers
Read More » - Afghan peace negotiator shot dead
Ex-Taliban official active in peace talks killed by assassin with silenced pistol at Kabul traffic intersection
Read More » - Men in Afghan police uniforms kill 2 NATO troops
Officials say coalition service members gunned down in Helmand province
Read More » - Deadly attack by gunman in Afghan military uniform
Taliban claims responsibility for 20th attack this year involving Afghan soldiers or insurgents disguised in military uniforms
Read More » - Pentagon: We're doing "everything" to find POW
A day after the parents of the sole U.S. POW in Afghanistan speak out in frustration, the Pentagon says it's trying hard
Read More » - Film industry unites to support military vets
Hollywood's power players and a host of nonprofits have created the "Got Your 6" initiative, an effort to support military veterans and their families
Read More » - "Secret talks" for sole U.S. POW in Afghanistan
Parents of Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier held captive by the Taliban, are frustrated with U.S. efforts
Read More » - AP poll: Afghan war support reaches new low
Only 27 percent of Americans back continued U.S. presence in Afghanistan, 66 percent oppose conflict
Read More » - U.S. troops in Afghanistan in danger from "allies"
88 NATO troops have been killed by Afghan security forces since January 2007. CBS News spoke to victim Army Major Robert Marchanti's family
Read More » - Bomb kills NATO troop in Afghanistan
Service member killed in blast in eastern part of country
Read More » - New U.K. anthology: "Poetry of the Taliban"
Editors hope collection will increase understanding of Afghan militants
Read More » - Family: Army officer dies in Skype chat with wife
Wife "tragically witnessed" U.S. captain's death in Afghanistan, family says; Pentagon probing circumstances
Read More » - Pelley: Obama address was message to Iran, Pakistan
President's Afghanistan speech seeks to reassure Pakistan's national security concerns, send warning to Iran
Read More » - Taliban attack kills 7 as Obama leaves Kabul
Taliban claims attack on foreign housing compound was response to Obama's visit; Assailants disguised themselves as women
Read More » - Obama, Karzai ink partnership deal
President makes surprise trip to Afghanistan; Signs 10-year support deal with Karzai; Will speak around 7:30 p.m. ET
Read More » - 4 US troops killed in separate Afghan incidents
Since beginning of the year, there have been at least 16 deadly attacks by Afghan soldiers on U.S. counterparts
Read More » - NATO: Man in Afghan uniform kills coalition troop
Assailant in Afghan army uniform guns down NATO service member before being killed by allied forces
Read More » - Afghan official: US pledges post-drawdown defense
New agreement also says U.S. promises it will not launch attacks on other countries from Afghan soil, official says
Read More » - Afghan bomb attack kills 2 NATO service members
Coalition doesn't identify nationality of troops killed; Blast took place where most forces come from U.S.
Read More » - U.S., Afghanistan reach deal on strategic pact
Agreement on sharing security responsibilities key to America's exit strategy
Read More » - Afghan plot foiled, 11 tons of explosives seized
Officials arrest Taliban fighters smuggling explosives in truck carrying potatoes from Pakistan
Read More » - Karzai: Latest U.S. troop photos "disgusting"
Afghan president condemns photos of American soldiers posing with mangled remains of insurgents as "odious"
Read More » - Pentagon dealt another Afghan scandal
Los Angeles Times releases photographs apparently showing U.S. Army personnel with dead bodies of Afghan suicide bombers
Read More » - Photos show U.S. GIs posing with dead Afghans
Los Angeles Times releases photographs apparently showing U.S. Army personnel with dead bodies of Afghan suicide bombers
Read More » - Report: Taliban man turns self in for reward
Mohammad Ashan, a mid-level Taliban commander, walked into a police station with a wanted poster bearing his own face
Read More » - Report: 150 Afghan schoolgirls poisoned
Female students suffer headaches and vomiting at school in Takhar province; Officials call contamination "an intentional act"
Read More » - Karzai: U.S. must detail cash in security deal
Afghan president wants specifics on how much money U.S. will give Afghan forces in coming years
Read More » - Australian troops to exit Afghanistan a year early
Largest non-NATO coalition member now expects to pull out most troops by end of 2013; U.S. plans to withdraw combat force by 2014
Read More » - U.S. preps for its last major Afghan offensive
As NATO prepares to drawn down its troop levels in Afghanistan, commanders look at a final full-strength assault on the enemy
Read More » - Kabul attack may hurt U.S.-Pakistan relations
The U.S.-Pakistan relationship likely to be upset again over continued attacks by militants out of Pakistan
Read More » - Taliban: Kabul attack revenge for U.S. atrocities
18-hour attack in Afghan capital retribution for U.S. troops' Koran-burning, alleged civilian massacre, spokesman says
Read More » - Afghan gov't: Qaeda-linked Haqqani behind attacks
Militant arrested amid 18-hour assault on Kabul, 3 other cities confesses to Qaeda, Taliban-linked group's involvement
Read More » - Taliban attack near the center of Afghan capital
The second day of a "spring offensive" by the Taliban in Afghanistan strikes near the country's parliament building
Read More » - Taliban's spring offensive is a worrying sign
A Taliban spokesman says the latest attacks are in revenge for a series of U.S. transgressions in Afghanistan
Read More » - Taliban launch coordinated Afghan attacks
Explosions, gunfire rock Kabul and eastern provinces, as militants target parliament building, foreign embassies, NATO bases
Read More » - Lawyer: Bales won't participate in "sanity board"
U.S. soldier charged in Afghanistan massacre will not participate in an Army review aimed at determining his mental state
Read More » - U.S. maps out special ops-heavy Afghan war plan
Potential plan would pair smaller special operations teams with Afghan forces to secure country
Read More » - 16 die as bombers target Afghan forces
Taliban claims responsibility for pair of suicide suicide attacks that left 16 dead
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View Videos After several requests for help from his ambushed unit were denied, Dakota Meyer took matters into his own hands, to try and save his trapped comrades in Afghanistan. His efforts earned him the Medal of Honor. David Martin reports.
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