Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Wednesday for a visit to Afghanistan, after US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said he was wary of Tehran’s influence in the country.
(2010-03-11 00:00:00)
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the US forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.
(2010-03-10 00:00:00)
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday they would soon be part of a “decisive phase” in the war -- an operation to impose control over the Taliban heartland of Kandahar province.
(2010-03-10 00:00:00)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday to brace for a tough fight as generals readied plans to battle the Taliban in Kandahar. Gates is on the second day o...
(2010-03-09 12:03:39)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates held talks in Kabul on Monday, warning of "hard fighting" ahead as his ground commander said NATO could take on the Taliban in their spiritual capital thi...
(2010-03-08 15:34:59)