Gen. Petraeus said U.S. officials are seeing signs in Afghanistan that Taliban members are preparing to take up forthcoming offers of reconciliation.

Netanyahu and Abbas to begin direct Mideast peace talks Thursday, working to end a six decade long conflict. Also, Vets may receive ecstasy to treat PTSD.

Marking the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Obama said Tuesday night that America would continue supporting Iraq’s government. Petraeus reports the Taliban retain momentum in some areas.

Drug prescribed for sleepless vets with PTSD raises questions. And, Agent Orange benefits could expand Tuesday.

Rare footage surfaces of the Taliban in Afghanistan. And, international aid organizations appear unfazed by the Pakistani Taliban’s threats.

A foreign spy agency pulled off the most serious breach of Pentagon computer networks ever by inserting a flash drive into a U.S. military laptop. Wednesday, 9/11 Families Rally in Favor of Mosque.

String of attacks leave scores of people dead in Iraq. And, suicide task force faults Pentagon for lack of coordination.

The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003. Illiteracy and desertion slow Afghan training, yet the ambitious mission presses forward, says top NATO training commander.

Nine months after the fatal Fort Hood shooting, the nation’s largest Army post continues to be strained by more than 10,000 mental health evaluations, referrals or therapy sessions held every month.

U.S. troops continue to rush supplies and help evacuate some of the estimated 20 million flood victims in Pakistan. And, Thais plan to extradite suspected “Merchant of Death” to U.S.