War in Afghanistan

U.S. deaths in Afghanistan drop sharply

1 American serviceman died there in November; variety of factors cited NBC News correspondents and producers around the globe share their insight on news events. One American serviceman died in Afghanistan in November, a...

Mumbai attack puts focus on Pakistan militant link

The militant group blamed for the Mumbai attacks has roots in the disputed Kashmir region where Pakistan's military has faced off against India for decades. There have long been suspicions that Pakistan's military and...

Obama's national security ‘team of rivals'

His choice of Gates, Clinton, and Jones reflects his goal of building a bipartisan cabinet. By Gordon Lubold | Staff Writer / December 1, 2008 edition Washington The new national security team President-elect Obama is...

Al-Qaeda 'hijack' led to Mumbai attack

The militants who carried out the attacks on Mumbai last week were originally meant to head for Kashmir as part of a low-profile campaign of Pakistani-sponsored militancy there. But key reshuffles within Pakistan's...

General McCaffrey: One Man`s Military-Industrial-Media Complex

General McCaffrey made his debut as a military analyst in the weeks after 9/11. He was identified as one of some 75 military analysts who were the focus of a Pentagon public relations campaign. more... | PDA

Strange storm brews in South Asia

Washington is trying to cool tempers and avoid an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between India and Pakistan in the wake of last week's terror attack in Mumbai - even as both the nuclear-armed adversaries race to get the...

A world of trouble awaits Obama (Politico)

Ben Smith, Bill Nichols Ben Smith, Bill Nichols – 1 hr 48 mins ago Picking the people was the easy part. From the speed of withdrawal from Iraq to the speed of investment in Afghanistan, from Kashmir to Moscow, Obama will make...

The Caucus: Bush: ‘I Was Unprepared for War’

In what might be considered one of the first exit interviews, President Bush told ABC News’s Charles Gibson that during the eight years of his administration, the thing he was most “unprepared” for was the war in Iraq after the...

Strategy shift poses stiff challenge for Obama

Strategy shift poses stiff challenge for Obama : One of the most difficult challenges President-elect Barack Obama's national security team faces is Obama's vow to send thousands of American troops to help defeat the Taliban in...

Scrutiny Focused On Pakistan Terror Group

"Army Of The Pure," Blamed For Mumbai Terror Attacks, Has Links To Al Qaeda, Taliban In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, a gunman identified by police as Ajmal Qasab walks through the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station...

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