Afghanistan

The Wyoming Army National Guard's A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery is preparing for a mobilization to assist security efforts in Afghanistan beginning in August.

A member of the Wyoming Army National Guard has died while serving in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort. And about half of those who oppose the war say the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. Army helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, killing all four American crew members. The U.S. military confirms that the chopper went down last night as it was responding to a suicide attack at a police checkpoint in Helmand province...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. defense official says an American military helicopter has crashed in southwestern Afghanistan with four U.S. troops aboard. There was no immediate word on casualties. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the crash is under investigation, said it could not be ruled out that the Black Hawk helicopter was taken down by enemy fire, but early indications we

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai says he is considering calling presidential elections a year early to lessen the strain on Afghanistan that could be caused by the departure of foreign combat troops at the same time as a national ballot...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior defense official says the U.S. soldier accused in the killings of 16 Afghan civilians is expected to be flown to the U.S. military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., as early as Friday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of security surrounding the move, says the shift does not necessarily mean a decision was imminent on announcing formal criminal c

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — About 40 members of the 30th Airlift Squadron are coming home from Afghanistan. Stewart Dyer of the Wyoming Military Department says the squadron members are scheduled to return to Cheyenne Wednesday evening. They’ve been in Afghanistan for about a month performing cargo carrying missions...