32 min ago | Globe and Mail
U.S. ambassador 'proud' he helped convince Canada to stay in Afghanistan
United States Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson smiles during an interview June 17, 2013 at his official residence in Ottawa.
4 hrs ago | Tri-cityherald.com
Inspired by prayer, Virginia politician starts errant bedsheet drive for troops in Afghanistan
"Afghanistan MASH units are in GREAT NEED of sheets!" said the Facebook page created to help.
8 hrs ago | CNN
Opinion: You don't have to an unpaid intern
Unpaid internships in film and publishing may have once been educational, Alex Footman says, but they often aren't anymore.
13 hrs ago | Edmonton Journal
CFB Edmonton troops make historic final deployment to Afghanistan
In the chapel of the Serenity funeral home, Xavier Rejano peered into the coffin at his murdered father and made a promise no child his age should have to keep.
15 hrs ago | The News-Press
Veteran Notes: 2 awarded scholarships
Thanks to Bravo Company for supporting FMIT veterans who have given so much to our country.
19 hrs ago | Canada.com
Attack on Afghan convoy kills 3 drivers; southern police chief survives car bomb
Damaged parts of a car lie on a road at the site of a suicide car bomb attack in Helmand province southern Afghanistan, Monday, June 17, 2013.
20 hrs ago | Newkerala.com
11 militants killed in Afghanistan: ISAF
Kabul, June 17 : Eleven militants have been killed in three separate operations in Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said Sunday.
Precious Afghanistan heritage reclaimed
A Melbourne exhibition of Afghan treasures is a remarkable affirmation of a troubled land's ancient culture and a tribute to the people who saved them, writes Sue Green It's a tale with the lot: war and destruction, brave heroes, buried treasure.
Afghans poised to take security lead from US, NATO
In this Thursday, June 13, 2013 photo, An Afghan National Army soldier aims his weapon, in Sangin district of Kandahar province southern Afghanistan.
Book review: Investment in Blood: The True Costs Of Britain's Afghan War, by Frank Ledwidge
BY THE time British troops start coming home for good some time towards the end of next year, the 12-year campaign in Afghanistan will have cost UK taxpayers at least 40 billion - probably more.
Thousands of people have fled fast-moving wildfires in Colorado as state officials also evacuated more than 900 inmates from a prison threatened by a blaze.
'Green Zone' ripe for fight as insurgents meld into lush farmland
An Afghan National Army soldier works with a mortar launcher after Americans offer some additional training on aiming.
Review: In 'And the Mountains Echoed,' Hosseini weaves tales of beautiful ambiguity
Nuance is rare on the bestseller list. In most cases, ambiguity is stripped away to appeal to the greatest number and lowest common denominator.
From newspaper boy to Army general
This photo was taken earlier this year when Brookfield native Christopher McPadden, now serving the United States Army in Afghanistan, was promoted to brigadier general.
US forces will stay some time in Afghanistan after 2014: Mubashir
LAHORE: President Pakistan People's Party Punjab chapter Dr Mubashir Hassan has said the government of United States and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai are about to conclude an agreement under which the forces of US will stay in Afghanistan at specific point after 2014.
Ex-colonel to help homeless Afghans
Retired Colonel Steve Appleton talks about a robe given to him by an Afghan tribal leader, one piece of memorabilia collected from his years with the Canadian military, at his SW home Thursday June 13, 2013.
Afghanistan is our Vietnam, admits British Defence Secretary
The long war in Afghanistan has left Britain wary of more major military engagements abroad, much as Vietnam sapped America's will to fight, says British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.
Roadside bomb kills 5 police in Afghanistan
A shoe of a civilian is seen at the site of a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul June 11, 2013.
INTERVIEW-Expect more attacks on foreigners in Afghanistan, warns deputy commander
The international community in Afghanistan, recently hit by two high-profile attacks on aid organisations, should brace itself for more Taliban violence in the coming months, the deputy commander of foreign forces said.