KABUL, Afghanistan - Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi thumbs excitedly through a brochure prepared for him by Textron, the U.S. defense contractor. "This is what I want!" the Afghan army chief of staff says, ...

Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, Afghanistan army chief of staff, and Gen. John Campbell, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, address the media during a rollout ceremony for six armed MD-530 helicopters ...

KABUL — More than a decade of war and billions in U.S. funds to build up an Afghan military force have failed to defeat a Taliban insurgency that remains a threat across the country, according to ...

SCHENECTADY -- Many things make Mohammad Karimi happy. For starters, he loves cartoons, pizza and dodgeball. But the 11-year-old boy also was happy to get a nostril, a nose and an eye socket.

Aref Karimi, a photojournalist originally from Herat in west Afghanistan, has been named the winner of the third edition of the Marai Photo Award in the Photo Story category. His winning entry was a ...