The House voted down a challenge to President​ Obama's conduct of the war in Afghanistan​ Wednesday, rejecting a measure that would have​ compelled ...

Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who is not seeking a new​ term, decried the war in Afghanistan and the media​ coverage of the debate in a remarkable display of​ an...

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, is leading a small​ band of lawmakers who say the United States is​ overextending its authority by going into​ Afghanistan ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a test of congressional​ support for President Barack Obama's new​ Afghanistan strategy, lawmakers are set to vote on​ Wed...

Without giving specifics, the defense secretary​ said the withdrawal, "would have to be​ conditions-based."

The defense secretary praised the 800-soldier unit​ and told the troops that as the fight shifts​ toward securing Kandahar itself later this year,​ they ...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the offensive​ that began last month is encouraging, but he​ stopped short of saying the success in Marjah​ suggests ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert​ Gates is concerned about the conduct in​ Afghanistan of the company formerly known as​ Blackwater and ha...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon should​ consider blocking a potential $1 billion contract​ with the company formerly known as Blackwater to​ train Af...