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Petraeus: 'We are in this to win'
General David Petraeus has formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan.
Republican chief: Afghan 'war of Obama's choosing'
Republican chief Michael Steele has drawn fire from his own party for calling the commitment of US troops to Afghanistan a 'war of Obama's choosing'.
Pakistanis blame US after shrine attack kills 42
Some Pakistanis are saying that the solution to the country's terror threat is a US exit from Afghanistan.
NZers in Afghanistan bomb scare
New Zealand defence personnel and a Television New Zealand film crew in Afghanistan were involved in a bomb scare while on bomb disposal patrol.
Obama's master of war has a way with words
David Petraeus has become Obama's third commander of the war since April last year.
<i>Gwynne Dyer:</i> When the military's out of step with its masters
General Stanley McChrystal deserved to be fired as the United States commander in Afghanistan, writes Gwynne Dwyer.
US general ordered back from Afghanistan
The Nato commander in Afghanistan has been summoned to Washington over a series of disrespectful remarks he and his staff made to Rolling Stone magazine.
Australian soldiers die in Afghanistan crash
Three Australian commandos have been killed and seven injured in a helicopter crash during an early-morning operation against Taleban insurgents.
Aussie soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Four soldiers, three of them Australian, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
Taleban hang seven-year-old boy accused of spying - report
The Taleban has reportedly hanged a seven-year-old boy accused of being a spy for US forces.
Soldiers' deaths fuel calls to pull out
The deaths of two Australian soldiers in a bomb blast has reopened debate on the nation's involvement in the war in Afghanistan.
Two Diggers among 10 killed
Australia has reaffirmed its support for the war in Afghanistan, despite the deaths of two of its soldiers yesterday.