Divers find U.S. soldier's body in Afghanistan river
Military divers have found the body of a U.S. paratrooper who went missing last week in a river in western Afghanistan.
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said the soldier was found close to where he disappeared November 4. Officials are continuing their search for a second paratrooper lost at the same time.
Driving through bomb country
Crammed into the back of a Humvee, soldiers in Afghanistan head out onto Highway 1, also known "IED Alley." The stress of bombs, dust, and a monotonous pace lead the soldiers to come up with some interesting coping techniques.
Photo Highlight: Veterans Day in Afghanistan
U.S. troops observe Veterans Day in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Obama seeks revisions to Afghanistan plans, sources say
President Obama told his war council Wednesday that the U.S. troop commitment to Afghanistan is not open-ended, and he asked for revisions to options he previously received for sending more troops, a senior administration official told CNN.
The war council - made up of top Cabinet, Pentagon and administration officials - met with Obama for the eighth time to discuss a request by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan for up to 40,000 more troops. The meeting lasted more than two hours, according to the senior administration official.
Poll: Opinion split with Obama's wait on Afghanistan decision
Americans are split over whether President Obama is taking too long to decide whether to send more U.S. troops to the war in Afghanistan, according to a new national poll.
The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey also indicates that, by a narrow margin, Americans think that the president should listen to the recommendations of the generals in charge of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Farming boost in Afghanistan
After being estroyed by the Taliban, a once fertile region of Afghanistan, known as the "valley of the flowers," is now producing a variety of produce.
