http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Army_ActivitiesFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Army Activities from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:39:05 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Army_Activities14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Army Activities from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/04/h1n1.military.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/04/h1n1.military.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first shipment of H1N1 vaccine set aside for U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan arrived late Tuesday, but it contains only half the amount requested.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/29/dover.bodies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/29/dover.bodies/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama said Thursday that watching the arrival of 18 flag-draped cases containing bodies of Americans killed in Afghanistan was a "sobering reminder" of U.S. sacrifice as he prepares to decide on sending more troops there.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military suffered another day of heavy losses in Afghanistan on Tuesday as roadside bombs killed eight soldiers, two military officials told CNN.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghanistan.ieds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghanistan.ieds/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe most dangerous threat for U.S. troops in Afghanistan has come from roadside bombs -- often referred to as IEDs, short for improvised explosive devices.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/ied.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/ied.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe most dangerous threat for U.S. troops in Afghanistan has come from roadside bombs -- often referred to as IEDs, short for improvised explosive devices.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/mother.soldier.return/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/mother.soldier.return/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the Army flew home the body of Spc. Stephan Mace from Afghanistan, his mother climbed aboard a small jet with the flag-draped coffin for the last leg of his trip.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/afghan.iraq.surge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/afghan.iraq.surge/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's an air of mystery hanging over President Obama's war council, which meets in secrecy yet again this week to discuss a new strategy for Afghanistan in the highly secure White House Situation Room.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of militants attacked American and Afghan troops in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, opening fire on an outpost from multiple locations with rockets, mortars and heavy-caliber machine guns, according to an initial U.S. military report on the battle.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/04/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/04/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is no immediate danger of Afghanistan falling to the Taliban, National Security Adviser James Jones said Sunday.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/washington.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/washington.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers were killed by a homemade bomb while supporting anti-terror operations on an island in the southern Philippines, Army officials said Thursday.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/hiv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/hiv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA vaccine to prevent HIV infection, the virus that leads to AIDS, has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found, raising hopes that a disease that kills millions every year may someday be beaten.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/21/afghanistan.karzai/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/21/afghanistan.karzai/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that he backs a recommendation from the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan to boost American troop levels in the embattled Islamic nation.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/09/16/us.troops.afghanistan.camouflage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/09/16/us.troops.afghanistan.camouflage/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Army ground commanders in Afghanistan say they need help, fast. That's not a request for more troops, but a request from commanders who say the current camouflage uniform is not blending well in the diverse countryside.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/16/afghanistan.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/16/afghanistan.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs support for the war in Afghanistan dips to an all-time low, some leading lawmakers are questioning President Obama's approach to what he calls a "war of necessity."Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/15/baghdad.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/15/baghdad.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe highly fortified International Zone in Baghdad came under fire the same day that Vice President Joe Biden paid a surprise visit, an Interior Ministry official told CNN.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/15/afghan.war.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/15/afghan.war.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextSupport for the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, according to a new national poll.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/11/afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/11/afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to approve sending thousands of additional forces to Afghanistan to deal with the growing threat from roadside bombs, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Friday.Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/10/iraq.us.troop.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/10/iraq.us.troop.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Thursday that Iraq is making enough progress to stay on track for withdrawing all American troops by the end of next year.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/08/iraq.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/08/iraq.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoadside bombings in Iraq killed four American troops and seven Iraqis in a flurry of attacks Tuesday corresponding with a Muslim holy month when insurgents regularly step up their fighting.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/navarrette.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/navarrette.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs someone who often takes a conservative stance on issues, I once again find myself in the curious position of defending President Obama to disillusioned critics within his own liberal base. And once again, I'm glad to do it.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/31/us.afghanistan.reporters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/31/us.afghanistan.reporters/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. military contract that drew fire for creating profiles to rate the output of journalists as well as coverage of the Afghanistan war is being terminated, according to U.S. military officials.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/31/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/31/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuccess is achievable in Afghanistan if the United States revises its strategy there, the top U.S. commander in that country said in a statement issued Monday.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/afghanistan.us.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/afghanistan.us.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextAugust has become the deadliest month for the U.S. military in Afghanistan since the U.S. invasion after the attacks of September 11, 2001.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/24/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/24/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAdm. Michael Mullen, the highest-ranking man in the U.S. military, said the situation in Afghanistan is getting worse, as fresh indications emerge that President Obama soon could be asked to commit more American troops.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/sotu.fort.riley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/sotu.fort.riley/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey are lined up neatly, but casually, waiting to be outfitted for another trip to the place they call "The Sand Box."Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/afghanistan.us.role/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/afghanistan.us.role/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmericans shouldn't expect to see the 62,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan come home any time soon, no matter who is declared the victor in the country's presidential election.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/11/al.qaeda.plot.foiled/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/11/al.qaeda.plot.foiled/index.html#cnnSTCTextKuwaiti security forces arrested six Kuwaitis linked to al Qaeda who planned to attack a U.S. military installation, the country's state-run news agency reported Tuesday.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/24/iraq.petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/24/iraq.petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq is still the center of the U.S. battle against terrorism even as American troops shift their focus toward the nearly eight-year-old war in Afghanistan, the U.S. commander in the region said Friday.Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/afghanistan.us.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/afghanistan.us.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour U.S. troops were killed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday in what NATO's International Security Assistance Force said was a roadside bombing, according to a senior U.S. official there.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/us.gates.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/us.gates.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt is possible more U.S. troops could be added in Afghanistan if the new U.S. commander there needs them, but Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he does not expect a significant increase.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/13/iraq.us.wounded/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/13/iraq.us.wounded/index.html#cnnSTCTextA blast outside a local council meeting in northern Iraq wounded seven U.S. troops and a linguist, U.S. military officials said Monday.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/06/afghanistan.strategic.shift/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/06/afghanistan.strategic.shift/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Marines mount a new U.S. push to force Taliban fighters from a stronghold in southern Afghanistan, a new military strategy is taking root.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo separate militant assaults Saturday in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktika led to the deaths of two U.S. soldiers and at least 42 insurgents, military officials said.Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/04/iraq.biden/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/04/iraq.biden/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqis "want us want us to be engaged with them in helping them realize their potential," said Vice President Joe Biden after leaving Baghdad on Saturday.Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/afghanistan.karzai.dispute/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/afghanistan.karzai.dispute/index.html#cnnSTCTextTensions mounted between U.S.-led coalition forces and the Afghan government Monday, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded U.S. troops hand over private security guards suspected of involvement in the killing of a top Kandahar law enforcement official.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/30/iraq.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/30/iraq.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextA national poll suggests that nearly three-quarters of all Americans support the plan to withdraw most U.S. combat troops from Iraqi cities and towns, even though most respondents said they think the troop movements will lead to an increase in violence in that country.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/29/iraq.us.pullout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/29/iraq.us.pullout/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqis welcomed the Tuesday deadline for American troops to leave their towns and cities with a street festival in Baghdad, though fears of renewed violence tempered celebrations of what their government called "National Sovereignty Day."Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/23/us.iraq.newspaper.censorship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/23/us.iraq.newspaper.censorship/index.html#cnnSTCTextStars and Stripes, the newspaper that receives U.S. military funding to help it cover and get distributed free to American forces in war zones, complained Tuesday of censorship by military authorities in Iraq.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/22/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/22/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of five bombings killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens of others Monday in Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/19/afghan.civilian.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/19/afghan.civilian.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military's use of airpower in a fight in Afghanistan was "appropriate" but it did kill civilians unintentionally, a U.S. military investigation concluded in a report released Friday.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/afghan.civilian.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/afghan.civilian.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military is responsible for civilian deaths during a firefight with Taliban militia in May in western Afghanistan, the nation's highest ranking military officer said Thursday.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/11/us.army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/11/us.army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe suicide rate among U.S. Army soldiers jumped in May -- continuing a four-month upward trend and on a record pace for a second straight year, according to Army statistics released Thursday.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/us.military.bibles.burned/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/us.military.bibles.burned/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary personnel threw away, and ultimately burned, confiscated Bibles that were printed in the two most common Afghan languages amid concern they would be used to try to convert Afghans, a Defense Department spokesman said Tuesday.Fri, 22 May 2009 06:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/21/iraq.abu.ghraib.inmate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/21/iraq.abu.ghraib.inmate/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbu Ahmed says he was there: An Iraqi held prisoner at Abu Ghraib by the American military when inmates were abused.Thu, 21 May 2009 21:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/19/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/19/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of three Afghan civilians wounded when U.S. contractors shot at them in an incident in early May died of his wounds Sunday, according to U.S. military officials in Afghanistan.Wed, 20 May 2009 03:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextA car bomber targeted a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people Wednesday, a day after Taliban militants attacked many locations in the city of Khost, U.S. military officials said.Wed, 13 May 2009 06:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Taliban suicide bomb squad disguised as regular Afghan army troops stormed a strategic city close to the border with Pakistan Tuesday, prompting a fierce six-hour battle with U.S. troops, local officials and the U.S. military said.Tue, 12 May 2009 17:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/08/us.mosul/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/08/us.mosul/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the deadline nears for U.S. troops to exit major Iraqi cities, units in Mosul are in the midst of a months-long operation to sweep out extremist fighters.Fri, 08 May 2009 23:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA southern Baghdad marketplace became a scene of carnage for the second time in a month when a car bomb exploded Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 40, an Interior Ministry official said.Wed, 06 May 2009 18:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/04/military.conversion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/04/military.conversion/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military is denying that troops in Afghanistan have been attempting to convert Afghans to Christianity, countering video showing a chaplain delivering a sermon about religious conversion and Bibles printed in local languages.Mon, 04 May 2009 21:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/03/iraq.mosul.us.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/03/iraq.mosul.us.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's government said Sunday it won't extend a June deadline for U.S. combat troops to leave Iraqi cities despite concerns about ongoing attacks in cities like Mosul.Mon, 04 May 2009 00:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/02/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/02/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iraqi soldier fatally shot two American soldiers and wounded three others on Saturday, the U.S. military said.Sat, 02 May 2009 23:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomb was detonated near a coffee shop in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Friday, killing at least six people, an Interior Ministry official said.Fri, 01 May 2009 17:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/iraq.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/iraq.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix car bombings in four hours killed 48 people and wounded 81 in various Baghdad neighborhoods Wednesday, according to Iraq's Interior Ministry.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/26/iraq.troops.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/26/iraq.troops.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is accusing U.S. troops of violating the security agreement between the two countries after a raid in Wasit province Sunday that left two people dead, Iraqi State TV reported.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/afghan.war.stories/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/afghan.war.stories/index.html#cnnSTCTextVeterans of the war in Afghanistan appeared before a Senate committee Thursday, sharing stories of success and failure in the nearly eight-year conflict while offering sharply differing opinions of the current U.S. military and diplomatic strategy.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/detainees.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/detainees.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenior Bush administration officials authorized aggressive interrogation techniques -- including forced nudity and waterboarding -- on suspected terrorists, despite concerns from military psychologists and attorneys, according to a Senate report released Tuesday.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/afghanistan.status/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/afghanistan.status/index.html#cnnSTCTextSending 21,000 more troops to Afghanistan is the centerpiece of the Obama administration's strategy for winning there . Commanders say victory is achievable, but those in the field expect a long road ahead.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/18/iraq.falluja/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/18/iraq.falluja/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi police and soldiers on Saturday launched major raids in a once-notorious insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad.Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/frank.gays.military/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/frank.gays.military/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week, four senior retired officers wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post predicting "grave harm" to the military if President Obama moves forward with his vow to let gays serve openly.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.us.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.us.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextGen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, said Sunday he believes U.S. troops will be out of the country by the end of 2011.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive U.S. soldiers were killed Friday in a suicide bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul -- the single deadliest attack on U.S. troops in more than a year, the U.S. military said.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama lauded the U.S. military in Baghdad on Tuesday during an unannounced visit to Iraq, reminding troops that the next 18 months will be difficult as the United States plans to start withdrawing its forces.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/17/al.qaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/17/al.qaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe man said to be the leader of an al Qaeda front group in Iraq is heard in a new audiotape blasting the U.S. president's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from that country.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/military.assaults/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/military.assaults/index.html#cnnSTCTextReports of sexual assault among U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan rose 26 percent from the previous year, according to an annual Pentagon report presented to Congress on Tuesday.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:20:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20265883,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20265883,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe comedian joins forces with Operation HelmetMon, 16 Mar 2009 18:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/16/iran.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/16/iran.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. fighter jets in Iraq have shot down an unmanned Iranian spy drone aircraft, the U.S. military said Monday.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/iraq.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/iraq.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTextNow that President Obama has set the timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, the debate has begun over its possible consequences.Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/25/obama.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/25/obama.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama is expected to approve a proposal to withdraw most combat troops from Iraq within 19 months, Pentagon officials told CNN Wednesday.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/02/Obama.afghan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/02/Obama.afghan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe ancient Persians called it "the land of the unruly." Historians call it "the graveyard of empires." President Obama calls Afghanistan something else: The "central front" in the battle against terrorism.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/02/news/economy/jobless10.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/02/news/economy/jobless10.fortune/index.htmLynette Mendez wears pink sweaters and recently took in an unwanted cat. She is a mother hen who shuttles her daughter, Cheramie, to her after-school job and picks up her kids' friends from work. So it's hard to picture Mendez decked out in camouflage, scaling walls or firing M-16s. But that's what she'll be doing as soon as the paperwork goes through. Despite having a master's degree in accounting, she can't find a job - so she has joined the U.S. Army Reserve.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/02/afghanistan.drop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/02/afghanistan.drop/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoadside bombs in Afghanistan have become the single biggest killer of civilians, coalition and Afghan troops, according to U.S. and coalition military documents obtained by CNN.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/01/29/pentagon.body.armor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/01/29/pentagon.body.armor/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Army is recalling more than 16,000 sets of body armor even though the secretary of the Army disagrees with a Department of Defense report that some of the ceramic plates failed testing and might not offer the protection required for troops on the battlefield.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/22/iraq.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/22/iraq.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. ambassador to Iraq on Thursday warned against an abrupt American military departure from Iraq, saying "a precipitous withdrawal" could run severe risks.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/us.troop.plans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/us.troop.plans/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlthough President-elect Barack Obama will become the next commander-in-chief in just two weeks, several key issues remain to be resolved regarding the drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq and the buildup of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/01/iraq.green.zone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/01/iraq.green.zone/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military formally handed authority over Baghdad's "Green Zone" to Iraqis on Thursday as new pacts governing the mission of international troops replaced a U.N. mandate.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/31/specialops.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/31/specialops.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Army is investigating allegations that Special Forces troops killed an al Qaeda suspect in cold blood and cut off his finger during an overnight operation near Baghdad earlier this month.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/us.afghan.training/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/us.afghan.training/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military plans to help the Afghanistan government recruit, train and arm local Afghans to fight a resurgent Taliban, U.S. military officials say.Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/afghanistan.dutch.soldier.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/afghanistan.dutch.soldier.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops to Afghanistan next year, according to U.S. military officials.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/afghanistan.us.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/afghanistan.us.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextUp to 30,000 additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan next year, military officials said Saturday.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/gates.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/gates.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military plans to move three more combat brigades to Afghanistan by summer, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/08/pakistan.violence.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/08/pakistan.violence.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military is looking at alternative ways of transporting equipment into Afghanistan, two sources said, after militants Monday torched 50 trucks at a northwestern Pakistan staging post.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/05/iraq.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/05/iraq.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. troops in Iraq will gradually reduce their visibility after a new security pact takes effect, but they won't lose the "fundamental ability to protect" themselves, the top U.S. general in Iraq said Friday.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextBombings across Iraq on Thursday claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including U.S. soldiers, tribal leaders, and an Iraqi government official, according to Iraqi officials.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/12/02/slave.camp.folo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/12/02/slave.camp.folo/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. lawmakers have urged U.S. Army Secretary Peter Geren to recognize 350 American soldiers held as slaves by Nazi Germany during World War II, saying "these heroes have not received the recognition and honor they deserve."Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least two people were killed early Saturday in a rocket attack near a U.N. compound in Baghdad's Green Zone, an official with the United Nations mission in Iraq said.Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/27/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/27/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter months of tough negotiations and intense political wrangling, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday approved the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, a pact that allows the presence of American troops in Iraq for three more years.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Marine and a soldier were shot to death Tuesday while conducting a humanitarian mission north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/pakistan.convoy.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/pakistan.convoy.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. military Humvees are missing after suspected Taliban militants attacked a transport convoy carrying equipment destined for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, U.S. military and local officials said Tuesday.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/afghan.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/afghan.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. forces in Afghanistan will "back off" from firing at insurgents if the fighters are using civilian buildings as cover, the U.S. commander in eastern Afghanistan told CNN.Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/06/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/06/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree bombings in or near Baghdad killed five people Thursday, authorities said.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/05/bergen.iraq.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/05/bergen.iraq.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration is making plans for the transition of management of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to the next president.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/afghanistan.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/afghanistan.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military is investigating two airstrikes this week that Afghan officials say killed as many as 60 civilians.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/afghanistan.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/afghanistan.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday that his first demand of the new U.S. administration will be "no civilian casualties in Afghanistan."Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/04/iraq.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/04/iraq.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States has signaled to Iraqi officials that it is seriously considering proposed changes to an agreement that would set the terms for U.S. troops in Iraq, an adviser to the Iraqi prime minister told CNN on Tuesday.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855733,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855733,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIraq's prime minister is pushing the idea that the U.S. departure is in sight in a bid to sell the security deal with Washington to IranSat, 01 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/31/petraeus.command/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/31/petraeus.command/index.html#cnnSTCTextGen. David Petraeus took charge Friday of U.S. Central Command, the American military headquarters that focuses on a region of the world that includes Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/31/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/31/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. monthly troop death toll in Iraq is down by almost 50 percent so far in October, a sign of growing security gains across the nation.Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:16:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854859,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854859,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs violence increases, the U.S. plans to increase its military presence. What's still lacking, though, is a plan for victory Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/27/syria.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/27/syria.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military conducted a successful strike into Syria on Sunday to kill a suspected al Qaeda facilitator, a U.S. official said Monday.Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:41:00 EDT