Afghanistan

Two soldiers from Southern California killed in Afghanistan

2013-05-17 16:05:00

Two soldiers from Southern California have been killed in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Sgt. 1st-class Jeffrey Baker, 29, of Hesperia in San Bernardino County, and Spec. William Gilbert, 24, from Hacienda Heights, were...

Six Americans among at least 15 killed in Afghanistan bombing

2013-05-16 11:28:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-military contractor DynCorp International says four American employees were killed in a suicide car bombing Thursday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, bringing the number of Americans slain to six. Nine Afghan civilians were...

Afghan militants threaten more attacks after deadly bombing

2013-05-16 15:23:00

KABUL, Afghanistan — A militant group said its attack Thursday on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital marked a stepped-up campaign against the foreign presence in Afghanistan, and promised more such assaults. The suicide bombing killed six...

Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military?

2013-05-16 06:00:00

The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. One is suicide. The annual rate of military personnel taking their own lives has doubled to about 20 per 100,000. That translated to a record 324 suicides...

Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Doctor Who'

2013-05-17 12:18:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor's (Matt Smith)...

Afghanistan suicide attack kills 15, including at least two Americans

2013-05-16 09:50:00

KABUL, Afghanistan – The death toll from a powerful suicide car bomb that shook the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday morning has increased to 15, including two American troops and four foreign civilian contractors, according to U.S. and Afghan...

12 killed as suicide car bomber hits NATO convoy in Kabul

2013-05-16 05:58:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A powerful suicide car bomb rocked Kabul on Thursday, killing six foreigners and at least six Afghan civilians, according to local officials. The attack took place around 8 a.m., a time when many people in the Afghan capital were...

Veterans home-loan bond money going untapped

2013-05-14 18:41:00

SACRAMENTO — In the last century, Californians have said yes to every request for money to help veterans buy homes. Since 2000, they have signed off on $1.4 billion in bonds for that purpose. But most of that money remains untapped. In fact, the...

Three coalition troops killed in Afghanistan

2013-05-14 09:50:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three international service members were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. The soldiers were Americans, said Jawed Faisal, a spokesman...

Pakistan's Sharif wants good relations with U.S.

2013-05-13 08:01:00

RAIWIND, Pakistan — The Pakistani politician poised to become the country's next prime minister said Monday that Islamabad has “good relations” with the United States, but called the CIA's drone campaign in the country's tribal region...

Pakistan's incoming prime minister turns pragmatic

2013-05-15 15:14:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested....

Karzai: U.S. wants use of 9 bases in Afghanistan after 2014

2013-05-09 08:06:00

KABUL, Afghanistan – The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...

French soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan carry away the body of a suicide attack victim in Kabul.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Landing support team Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 prepare to hook cargo to a hovering Kaman K1200, "K-MAX," unmanned helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2012.

2013-05-03 07:16:00

Afghans carry the body of a police officer killed in a border clash with Pakistani troops in the Goshta district of Nangahar province.

2013-05-02 00:00:00