Afghanistan Presses Obama to Expedite Troop Removal
During the night of March 11, a United States soldier went on a shooting rampage in the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar, leaving 16 dead. The unnamed suspect, who had apparently suffered a mental breakdown recently, returned to his base in Kandahar’s Panjwai district after the attack and handed himself into custody. Anti-US sentiment was already … Read more
U.S. Looking to End Formal Combat Role in Afghanistan
U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan expect to end their combat role in early 2013 and continue a training and advisory role with Afghan forces through 2014, says Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Until this date, the Obama Administration’s timeline had not been made public. Although U.S. and NATO forces still face a 2014 deadline to end the … Read more
