Iraq, Afghan Leaders Hailed in U.S., Threatened at Home
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When President Bush meets Iraq and  Afghanistan's leaders this week, his re-election campaign will  tout their countries as foreign policy successes but analysts  point to the political fragility of these men.
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American officials warned U.S. citizens Monday to avoid high-profile locations and government facilities in the Afghan capital after Sunday's car bombing outside the office of an American security firm here.
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Despite threats from insurgents, Iraqi leaders meet weekly to address the concerns of citizens.
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Criticism aimed at Britain and allies by Afghanistan's government threatens to undermine public backing for military action, lawmakers warned Thursday.
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The day of ceremony, remembrance was bracketed by fresh scenes of violence in Iraq and Afghanistan and renewed jitters at home.
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Kabul, Afghanistan -- The kidnapping of three foreign election workers has raised fears that an Iraq-style hostage crisis may be about to engulf the country.
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President Hamid Karzai took the helm yesterday of a country whose revival is threatened by a growing opium trade and a persistent Taliban insurgency, pledging to bring stability and prosperity to Afghanistan even as rebels made attacks near the Pakistani
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A top US commander in Iraq warned Iran and other countries against underestimating the US military because its forces are engaged in two major wars, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Vice President Dick Cheney, in a series of blunt and sometimes biting statements during a visit to Asia, defended the Iraq war, attacked administration critics at home and warned that the U.S. would confront potential adversaries abroad.
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: Plagued by violence and fearing reprisals, many of Iraq&#39;s Sunnis said today they had resolved to stay at home on election day long before Osama bin Laden said anyone who voted was a infidel.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, talks with US Gen. James L. Jones, left, in the presence of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO senior civilian representative for Afghanistan, Hikmet Cetin, center
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Afghanistan gave a welcome on Thursday to U.S. plans to send an extra 3,000 troops to fight the Taliban insurgency, but Washington's move highlights divisions between Western allies over how much to commit to the country.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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The US government is warning its citizens in Afghanistan to &quot;keep a low profile&quot; after a car bombing Sunday at the offices of a US private security contractor in Kabul killed 11 people, including three Americans.
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U.S. and Iraqi commanders said on Saturday there had been a remarkable improvement in the country's security over the past year, but the top American general also warned that the gains could be reversed.
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President Bush, celebrating his fourth July Fourth as a wartime leader, said Tuesday U.S. troops will overcome persistent violence in Iraq and a rekindled insurgency in Afghanistan because the enemy is vulnerable.
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President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan.