Headlines from Iraq

The White House says President Barack Obama is almost finished gathering information and advice on how to proceed in Afghanistan.

President Barack Obama is promising Marine and Navy personnel at a Florida base that he "will never rush" choosing whether to send U.S. troops into war

Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday -- 11 troops and three drug agents -- in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale conference on the future of the troubled war.

Pakistan's military is again setting its sights on the Taliban's sanctuary along the country's border. This, after nearly two weeks of deadly bombings across the country.

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Eleven men and women from the Metro East will be part of the 458th Transportation Detachment deploying to Iraq.

Election workers began recounting ballots from the disputed Aug. 20 presidential election Monday, and a senior official said he expected to announce late next week whether President Hamid Karzai had won or would face a runoff with his main rival.