US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for 1st time in years (AP)

US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for first time in years (AP)
AP - U.S. Marines are crossing the sands of southern Afghanistan for the first time in years, providing a boost to a NATO coalition that is growing...

AP Exclusive: Incremental Anbar drawdown expected (AP)
AP - The drawdown of Marines from the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Anbar will take time because there is still much work to be done, a top...

Fewer Marines needed in Iraq's western province (AP)
AP - The U.S. Marine commandant said Wednesday that his forces in Iraq's once-volatile western Anbar Province can be reduced, as the military moves...

US coalition kills 25 militants, 8 Afghan hostages (AP)
AP - A series of clashes and an airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed 25 militants and eight civilians held hostage by insurgents, the U.S.-led...

Mine hits bus with Afghan wedding party; 10 die (AP)
AP - A road mine blasted a bus carrying a wedding party in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 10 civilians, a police official said.