The ten-year-and-counting Western intervention in Afghanistan moves towards its inevitable conclusion.
Afghanistan round-up
United States
F-35 price tag still climbing?
The probable price tag for the F-35 fighters the Harper government insists on buying continues to climb.
U.S. Marines video: How not to win hearts and minds
The actions of four U.S. Marines caught on video laughing and urinating on Afghan bodies have been condemned by the United States, NATO, and the …
War and peace in the Middle East
The United States has declared its involvement in the war in Iraq over (Thom Shanker & Michael S. Schmidt, “U.S. War in Iraq Declared Officially …
Pentagon's F-35 director says production should be slowed
The U.S. Department of Defense’s top officer on the F-35, Adm. David Zenlet, has recommended that deliveries of the aircraft be delayed because of the …
Panetta: F-35 could be on chopping block
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned the U.S. Congress that the Pentagon may be forced to cancel its planned purchase of the F-35 Joint …