KABUL – The Afghan capital was rocked Saturday by an accidental blast just as Washington's military chief promised business as usual despite the sacking of the US commander of foreign forces.The blast, near the foreign ministry in Kabul's embassy district, happened when an anti-personnel mine in an Afghan army vehicle accidentally detonated, a NATO spokesman said.The blast shook Kabul afte
KABUL – Washington's senior military officer was due to arrive in Afghanistan on Friday to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration said it was not bogged down in the war.Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, left late Thursday for Afghanistan and Pakistan to reassure regional leaders that the war effort would not be derail
KABUL – Washington's senior military officer was due to arrive in Afghanistan on Friday to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration said it was not bogged down in the war.Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, left late Thursday for Afghanistan and Pakistan to reassure regional leaders that the war effort would not be derail
WASHINGTON – The top US military officer was en route to Afghanistan Friday to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration insisted the United States was not bogged down in the fight against the Taliban.Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, departed late Thursday for a tour of Afghanistan and Pakistan to reassure the region's
When President Barack Obama picked Stanley McChrystal to be his general in Afghanistan, I thought he might have picked the right man for the right mission.After all, McChrystal was a highly successful head of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), with a strong record of going after jihadist leaders and cadre.And since the one underlying thing we must do in Afghanistan is deny its reprise a
WASHINGTON – The White House has summoned the top U.S general in Afghanistan to Washington to explain controversial remarks critical of the Obama administration, U.S military and Obama administration officials said on Tuesday. The move comes a day after General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S and NATO forces in Afghanistan, apologized for comments by his aides insulting some of
When it first became law in 1993, Don't ask, don't tell was a congressional slap at the Clinton Administration's impertinent attempt to allow openly gay men and women to serve in uniform before lawmakers - or for that matter the armed forces - were ready for such a change.That was nearly a generation ago, however, and with public opinion shifting, Don't ask, don't tell has become a political
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates sought on Friday to ease concerns among U.S troops about plans advancing in Congress to end the military's ban on homosexuals, saying a long, careful review process lay ahead.Gates, in his first major address to U.S troops on the politically charged legislation, said he did not expect Congress to pass the repeal for months, perhaps not until th