U.S. Marines in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images)
Thousands More Troops to Afghanistan
The U.S. commander there, in an exclusive interview, calls for a further buildup to counter the Taliban.
U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Battery, Fires Squadron, Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment prepare to leave their outpost for Operation Fires Festung in Qubah, north of Baghdad in Iraq's volatile Diyala province on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. U.S. troops secured the outskirts of Qubah as Iraqi Army troops swept through the primarily Shiite town, which had been overrun by al-Qaida. (Maya Alleruzzo//AP)
How to Find a Way Out of Iraq
In a new book, war correspondent Linda Robinson also assesses the performance of Gen. David Petraeus.
Sgt. David Gomez of US Army Delta Troop Task Force 2-1 Cavalry launches a shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV`s can stay in the air for up to six hours and can fly at heights up to 15,000 feet. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The Air Force's Drone Shortage in Afghanistan
Increased fighting calls for more unmanned aerial vehicles and the pilots who fly them.
An Iraqi police officer searches bags of female pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq. Three suicide bombers and a roadside bomb struck Shiite pilgrims taking part in a massive religious procession in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 92, police said. (Hadi Mizban/AP)
The Rise of Female Suicide Bombers
Terrorists recruit women who can slip through security checkpoints.
An Afghan woman walks with her children in Kabul. (Veronique De Viguerie/WPN)
Troubled Afghan Couples Seek Counseling
A counseling center, the nation’s first, tries to help battered wives and troubled husbands.
A soldiers with Bravo Co. 2-4 Infantry 10th Mountain Division scans the retina and fingerprints of a local man during a "census" patrol through the streets of the Dora District of southeastern Baghdad on Wed. Feb. 20, 2008. Dora which was as recently as six months ago the site of daily clashes between insurgents and US and Iraqi soldiers has become a place of relative peace and progress in recent weeks and months. (Lucian Read/Atlas Press for USN&WR)
Biometrics Used to ID Baghdad Residents
Retina and fingerprint scans help sort out who's who for a city-wide census.
Pakistani Taliban supporters pray for those killed in an alleged US missile strike in Damadola village in the northwestern Bajaur tribal district which borders Afghanistan's volatile Kunar province, on May 15, 2008. Pakistani militants on May 15 accused the United States of carrying out a missile strike in the country's lawless tribal region and vowed to avenge the attack, which killed at least 12 people. (Tariq Mahmood/AFP/Getty Images)
Where al Qaeda and the Taliban Hide
U.S. military wrestles with the problem of the Afghan-Pakistani border region.
An Iraqi man detained by US forces for alleged links to al-Qaeda in Iraq is led out of a combat outpost in the restive Diyala Province, located northeast of Baghdad, on March 25, 2008. Moqtada al-Sadr's militiamen battled troops in three Iraqi cities today , including the capital, as the hardline Shiite cleric threatened a countrywide campaign of civil revolt. (David Furst/AFP/Getty Images)
Defeating Al Qaeda in Iraq Holds Risks
Even if the U.S. succeeds, experts warn that jihadist fighters could carry their fight to other nations.
A handful of Iraq war protesters stand in front of the post office on State Street in downtown Montpelier, as they have done every Friday at noon since before the war began. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Does Antiwar Reporting Embolden Insurgents?
Study finds some linkages between reporting at home and the war overseas.
Lt Col. Jeff Ragland poses for a portrait in Reston, VA. (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)
Army Trains Soldiers to Battle Groupthink
One lesson this 'skeptics corps' is learning: More questioning may help avert mistakes.
Rasheed Street is reflected on a black and white portrait of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. 2/26/2003 (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)
Antiwar Protests Mark Anniversary
American involvement in Iraq remains controversial after five years, as President Bush refuses calls for a pullout.
Jessica Lynch at the Blennerhassett Hotel in Parkersburg WV. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Jessica Lynch Recalls Her Captivity
Former POWs Lynch, Shoshana Johnson, and Patrick Miller talk to U.S. News about moving on.
U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, Commander of American forces in Iraq, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committe on Capitol Hill April 8, 2008 in Washington, DC. Petraeus is expected to tell Congress that he does not recommend lowering the number of U.S. troops in Iraq below 140,000. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
The Petraeus Factor
While Congress and the White House wrestle, Petraeus tries to make headway in Iraq.
Command Sgt. Major Eddie Del Valle photographed at Ft Hood, TX between Iraq assignments. (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)
How Iraq Is Changing the U.S. Soldier
Iraq could also be changing Army culture.
US soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, chat with local Iraqis at a cafe while they patrol an area in Baghdad, 13 January 2008. After talks yesterday with General David Petraeus, the commander of US forces in Iraq, and US ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker, US President George W. Bush told reporters that his goal of reducing troop numbers in Iraq by July was on track but called on Syria and Iran to stop fueling violence in the war-torn country. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
Petraeus Considers Force Assessments
The commander says "nothing in Iraq is easy" and wants to go slowly on troop drawdowns.
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PHOTO ESSAY: Vermont's War. The state of Vermont, where nearly three quarters of residents oppose the Iraq war, has the nation's highest per capita death rate in the conflict. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR) (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Vermont's War
Known for liberal politics, the Green Mountain State has paid a heavy price in Iraq.
SPECIAL FORCES
Army Special Forces go through a training exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Steve Hebert/Atlas Press for USN&WR)
Demand Grows for Highly Trained Soldiers
With private security contractors competing for their services, the Pentagon's special ops warriors eye big paychecks.
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Army Staff Sgt. Darrell Ray Griffin.
The Life and Death of a Soldier
Staff Sgt. Darrell Griffin spent two tours with the Army's Stryker brigade.
