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.

Readjustment to life back in the US is more difficult than many anticipate. While deployed, many spend most of their free time wishing they were home, but the sad irony is that, for some, once they are home all they can think about is returning to the battlefield. There is an increasing threat to the safety of active troops and veterans that is not found on the dusty plains of Iraq or the mountains of Afghanistan, but within the very troops themselves.

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.

One of my favorite scenes in the Night at the Museum sequel was when the two main characters stepped into the photograph of the celebration of VJ Day in Times Square. The ramifications of our victory in Japan aside, the nation was celebrating not just the end of a long and costly war, but that we very likely saved the world. When the pictures of the last combat brigade leaving Iraq were broadcast a little over 55 years later, there was no celebration. In fact, the prevailing question seems to be “was it worth it?”