Attorney General Eric Holder met with Afghan officials Wednesday to discuss improving the justice system and fighting corruption in Afghanistan. And eight militants were killed in Jalalabad Airfield attack yesterday.

Petraeus Leaves Room for Pullout Changes

WASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus left open the possibility of recommending that President Obama delay his plans to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan next summer if the new commander can’t turn around the stalemated war.

Taliban attacks airfield, while U.S. attorney general is in Kabul

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Taliban insurgents attacked Jalalabad Airfield in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, hitting the entrance of the facility with a car bomb, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, said a statement from NATO’s International Security Assistance Force.

Holder in Kabul to Discuss Corruption

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was in the Afghan capital to talk with officials about improving the justice system and fighting corruption Wednesday, a day after Afghanistan’s top prosecutor defended himself against allegations that he’s being pressured not to pursue cases against powerful figures.

White House: McChrystal to retire with 4 stars

WASHINGTON — Gen. Stanley McChrystal, fired from his job as commander of the Afghanistan war after more than three decades in the Army, will be allowed to retire at the rank of four stars.

Military restricts use of Humvees

WASHINGTON — Top commanders in Afghanistan have further tightened restrictions on the use of vulnerable vehicles after roadside bomb attacks that have killed eight U.S. soldiers since late May.

Iran ready to resume nuclear talks in August, president says

Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Iran is prepared to resume talks over its nuclear program but will wait until late August as punishment for recently imposed U.N. sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday.

U.S. Toils To Build Police Force In Kandahar

A crucial part of the U.S.-led operation to take back southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province includes training the Afghan police, a force that is very much a work in progress. Its ranks suffer from lack of education, high dropout rates and drug use.

Petraeus faces queries by war-weary Congress

WASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus is on a mission to convince a war-weary Congress that he’s the man to turn around the war in Afghanistan and mend the military’s tattered relations with civilian leaders.

Republicans grill court nominee on military

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans and Solicitor General Elena Kagan are facing off over whether her objection to the military’s ban on openly gay soldiers and her decision to restrict recruiters at Harvard Law School disqualify her from serving on the Supreme Court.

FBI Arrests 10 Alleged Russian Secret Agents

WASHINGTON — The FBI has arrested 10 people who allegedly spied for Russia for up to a decade — posing as innocent civilians while trying to infiltrate U.S. policy-making circles and learn about U.S. weapons, diplomatic strategy and political developments.