The official charged with carrying out Iraq's crucial January polls warned Wednesday that they will be delayed if parliament doesn't approve a key electoral bill.
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Two powerful car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad Sunday in an apparent attempt to target the fragile city's government offices, Iraqi authorities said.
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United States soldiers take cover in a stream bed during a grueling, four-hour battle in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province.
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President Barack Obama has laid out bold new strategies for Iraq and Afghanistan, but critics question whether the timetables and troop shuffling will make the U.S. safer.
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He rousted Saddam Hussein from his spider hole and made the troop surge work. Now Gen. Ray Odierno is in the midst of his toughest task yet.
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This interactive offers important context for the complex U.S. mission in Afghanistan with a closer look at the nation's people, geography, economy and the Taliban.
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