Gibbs: Rep. Cantor's Afghan remarks on need for quick decision are 'bunch of game-playing'. A senior Republican congressman said Wednesday that President Barack Obama was endangering U.S. troops in Afghanistan by spending time weighing his next move in Afghanistan. The White House called the lawmaker's comment a "bunch of game playing."

White House says Obama's meeting with his top commander in Afghanistan proves productive. At a pivotal point in the administration's Afghanistan strategy, President Barack Obama and his top Afghan war commander met privately aboard Air Force One Friday for a talk the White House described as productive.

Obama considers range of options for war in Afghanistan to achieve goal of defeating al-Qaida. President Barack Obama is considering a range of ideas for changing course in Afghanistan, from pulling back to staying put to sending thousands more troops to fight the insurgency.

Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, NATO is struggling to define a strategy to counter a spreading insurgency in Afghanistan, as a mounting coalition death toll saps public support.

Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, NATO is struggling to define a strategy to counter a spreading insurgency in Afghanistan, as a mounting coalition death toll saps public support.

The Italian government on Thursday strongly denied a British press report that it had paid the Taliban not to carry out attacks in an Afghanistan district where it had troops.

Italy denies newspaper report that it paid off Taliban to keep Afghan area quiet. Italy and NATO on Thursday denied a newspaper report that Italian intelligence secretly paid the Taliban thousands of dollars to keep the peace in an Afghan area under Italian control.

White House rejects claims from Cheney, GOP that Obama's Afghanistan decision taking too long. The White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that President Barack Obama's Afghanistan decision is taking too long.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with his top commanders in charge of the war in Afghanistan at a U.S. air base in Belgium, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The head of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Monday called for a revised strategy to turn around the war against the Taliban, describing the situation as serious but putting success within reach.

The head of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Monday called for a revised strategy to turn around the war against the Taliban, describing the situation as serious but putting success within reach.

KABUL (Reuters) - The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan is delivering his long-awaited review of strategy on Monday, a spokeswoman said, but there was no hint in public as to whether he would ask for more troops.

A NATO airstrike Friday destroyed two fuel tankers hijacked by Taliban insurgents in northern Afghanistan, causing dozens of casualties including civilians, officials and witnesses said.

A NATO airstrike Friday destroyed two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in Afghanistan, igniting a fireball that an Afghan official said killed about 90 people -- mostly insurgents.

A NATO airstrike Friday destroyed two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in Afghanistan, igniting a fireball that officials said killed between 50 and 90 people -- mostly insurgents.

AP Interview: NATO's top commander foresees `bad days,' ultimate victory in Afghanistan. NATO may face tough losses as Taliban guerrillas gain ground in the escalating war in Afghanistan, but ultimately the alliance will win, NATO's supreme commander said Wednesday in his first interview since taking charge.

The top US commander in Afghanistan warned in an interview published on Monday that the Taliban had gained the upper hand after the bloodiest month yet for US and British troops.

The top US commander in Afghanistan warned in an interview published on Monday that the Taliban had gained the upper hand after the bloodiest month yet for US and British troops.

A NATO bombing killed 56 to 90 people in Afghanistan on Friday, incinerating two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban and sparking new outcry over civilian casualties in military raids.

A NATO bombing killed 56 to 90 people in Afghanistan on Friday, incinerating two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban and sparking new outcry over civilian casualties in military raids.