*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. WASHINGTON • The Pentagon has increased its use of the military's most elite special operations teams in Afghanistan, more than ...

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - U.S. special operations troops were sent to Afghanistan to battle al-Qaida and Taliban. But here in Bamiyan province, they spend their days cruising the area, blowing up weapons ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The six-day death toll in Af-ghanistan rose to 286 on Monday after U.S. warplanes hunting Taliban fighters bombed a religious school and mud-brick homes in the southern part of ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- U.S. warplanes hunting Taliban fighters bombed a religious school and mud-brick homes in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing dozens of suspected militants and 17 civilians ...