Tag: Afghanistan

DynCorp International won $2.8 billion in State Department contracts between 2002 and last year, primarily to train and equip law enforcement and counter-narcotics forces in Afghanistan, according to a new report by SIGAR.

Defense contractor DynCorp reaps two-thirds of State Dept.’s Afghanistan reconstruction dollars

Michal Conger · April 26, 2014 4:00 am

This undated photo provided by his family shows Dr. Jerry Umanos in Afghanistan. Umanos was one of three physicians killed Thursday, April 24, 2014, when an Afghan security guard opened fire on a group of foreign doctors at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Family Photo)

National Security

Slain US doctor’s colleague recalls Kabul attack

Kay Johnson · April 25, 2014 9:47 pm

An Afghan man carries his belongings over wet ground after a flood at Jawzjan province northern Afghanistan, Friday, April 25, 2014. Officials in Afghanistan say that flooding has killed dozens of people in remote parts of the country. (AP Photo/Mustafa Najafizada)

Flash floods in northern Afghanistan kill 75

Washington Examiner · April 25, 2014 5:33 pm

This undated photo provided by the Lawndale Christian Health Center in Chicago, shows Dr. Jerry Umanos, one of three physicians killed when an Afghan security guard opened fire on a group of foreign doctors at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday morning, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Lawndale Christian Health Center, Bernardo Barrios)

Gunman kills 3 Americans at Kabul hospital

Kay Johnson · April 24, 2014 10:08 pm

Pakistani security officials inspect the site of a bomb attack in Karachi Thursday, April 24, 2014. A Pakistani official says a bombing in the country's south targeted a police officer known for his anti-militant campaigns, killing him and his two friends. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Army: Airstrikes in Pakistan tribal region kill 37

adil-jawad · April 24, 2014 3:21 pm

National Security

White House condemns attack on Christian hospital in Kabul

Washington Examiner · April 24, 2014 4:00 am

Officials: Taliban kill 5 Afghan police officers

Washington Examiner · April 23, 2014 12:15 pm

Afghan ballot counters read instructions on how to count and register votes in Herat Province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 20, 2014. New partial results in Afghanistan's presidential election released Sunday show candidate Abdullah Abdullah is still the front-runner, though a runoff election looks likely. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)

Afghan election commission delays vote results

Kay Johnson · April 23, 2014 11:11 am

Graham, Ayotte, McCain: Don’t Repeat ‘Fatal Mistakes’ in Afghanistan

Michael Warren · April 22, 2014 8:50 pm

National Security

US reviewing plans for fewer troops in Afghanistan

Lolita Baldor · April 22, 2014 5:10 pm

Snatching Failure From Victory In Afghanistan

Frederick W. Kagan · April 22, 2014 3:38 pm

Afghan election workers count votes at the the Independent Election Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 20, 2014. New partial results in Afghanistan's presidential election released Sunday show candidate Abdullah Abdullah is still the front-runner, though a runoff election looks likely. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan campaign worker shot dead outside his home

Amir Shah · April 22, 2014 8:38 am