Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Afghanistan published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 5120
» View ky3.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-427
•
Next >
-
America's Moms for Soldiers seeks new home
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAmerica's Moms for Soldiers has been doing good work on the local scene for a few years, an all-volunteer group that sends monthly care packages to overseas military from its Pompano Beach headquarters. Now the organization needs help. It is......Tags: Pompano Beach, Trips and Vacations, Armed Forces, Holiday Vacations, Social Issues
-
Fleet week's here -- Give thanks to those who serve
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI wrote about the latest local war casualty for today's print column -- 22-year-old Michael Metcalf of Boynton Beach, an Army soldier who was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday when the Humvee he was driving detonated a roadside bomb. Metcalf,......Tags: Elvis Costello, Palm Beach County, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Army, September 11, 2001 Attacks
-
Petraeus stays out of mosque debate
The Swampby Mike Memoli America's top commander in Afghanistan is staying out of the debate raging back home over a proposed Islamic community center and mosque to be constructed blocks from Ground Zero. David Petraeus, speaking with Fox News Channel's Jennifer......Tags: New York, Unrest, Conflicts and War, David Petraeus, Wars and Interventions
-
GOP prebuttals: McCain, McConnell and Boehner
The Swampby Mike Memoli The common theme as Republicans comment ahead of President Obama's Iraq speech tonight is that he should acknowledge the surge strategy he opposed as a U.S. senator is what made tonight's announcement possible. From a speech given......Tags: George W. Bush, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Unrest, Conflicts and War, David Petraeus
-
Obama on Iraq, and the economy
The SwampPresident Obama's speech from the Oval Office, as prepared for delivery, is available after the jump.......Tags: National Security, Politics, Injuries and Wounds, Iraq, U.S. Army
-
Bagram and beyond: Rivalling Iraq in '09
The Swampby Mark Silva A grim turning point may be nearing in America's two wars: As the U.S. military scales back forces in Iraq and ramps up in Afghanistan, the number of American military deaths in Afghanistan this year is rivaling......Tags: Guerrilla Activity, National Government, Armed Conflicts, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions
-
Peter King doesn't stop 'til he gets enough
Spin CycleIn the latest of his sidewalk dispatches, Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) takes aim at the mortal national foe that is Michael Jackson coverage. In a two-minute YouTube video that appears to have been smuggled out of Iran, King has his......Tags: YouTube, Disasters and Accidents, Fires, Michael Jackson, Abusive Behavior
-
Biden, Obama: 'Misread the economy'
The Swampby Mark Silva A few months into the federal government's attempt to stimulate the economy, with unemployment at a 26-year-high of 9.5 percent in June, Vice President Joe Biden, the Obama administration's point-man on the stimulus program, allows that...Tags: National Security, Unemployment, Politics, North Korea, Joe Biden
-
Obama-Medvedev: Arms reductions
The Swampby Christi Parsons MOSCOW -- President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced this morning that they had reached agreements on a range of issues including a framework to reduce their nations' nuclear arsenals and steps to fight...Tags: Arms, Politics, Human Body, National Government, Crimes
-
Obama on racial matters: 'Door still open'
The SwampPresident Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan and travelling through Ghana today, was asked what Africa means to him - "Is it half of you?'' "Well, no, I don't think it would be fair to say it was half,''......Tags: National Security, Politics, Weather, Defense, Terrorism
-
Hillary Clinton: 'Advisor,' team player
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated It's 3 a.m. The telephone is ringing in the White House. Wrong number. The national security line has been set on call-forwarding to the Naval Observatory, the vice president's domain. The crisis hot-lines are ringing......Tags: Politics, North Korea, National Government, Barack Obama, Dennis Ross
-
Clinton: If 'Obama walked on water...'
The Swampby Mark Silva While maintaining that husband Bill Clinton's journey to North Korea to secure the release of two American journalists was "a private mission,'' apart from any consideration of nuclear proliferation, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says...Tags: Medical Services, Politics, North Korea, Trials, Television Industry
Dec 21, 2012
|Blog| Sun-Sentinel
Apr 26, 2012
|Blog| Sun-Sentinel
Aug 25, 2010
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Aug 31, 2010
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Sep 1, 2010
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jun 22, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jul 6, 2009
|Blog| Newsday
Jul 5, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jul 6, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jul 12, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jul 26, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Aug 9, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Original site for Afghanistan topic gallery.
