WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida's foreign fighters who have for years bedeviled Iraq are increasingly going to Afghanistan to fight instead, the Iraqi ambassador

Barack Obama finds himself in one of those absurd positions typical of politics, in which making the right decision might prove disastrous to his future.

Nancy Kruh is a freelance writer in Dallas; her e-mail address is nkruh@balanceofopinion.com. Barack Obama heads to Germany, France and England later this

Barack Obama’s final few hours in Iraq began this morning with breakfast at a former palace of Saddam Hussein, which currently functions as the US Embassy

Presidential candidate Barack Obama greets Gen. David Petraeus in Baghdad. Photo released by the US army, (AP Photo/Ssg. Lorie Jewell) A look at the young

Senator Barack Obama has demanded plans be drawn up immediately for US troops to be redeployed from Iraq to Afghanistan. By Alex Spillius in Washington and

By Tom A. Peter Reporter Tom A. Peter talks with Iraqi citizens about Sen. Barack Obama and the US presidential campaign. Senator Obama is an unknown

US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has arrived in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on the second stage of a major foreign tour.

Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, telling him the US will fight terrorism "with vigor" if elected, according to an Afghan

By FISNIK ABRASHI AP Writer AP Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, left, greets US Sgt. Anthony R. Lewis in Afghanistan during a visit to Camp Eggers in Kabul on Sunday.

By Michael Bowman Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has repeated a call for more US troops and greater funding for Afghanistan as

Senator Obama greets US troops at a camp in Kuwait ahead of his closely guarded visit to bases on the frontline in Afghanistan.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing

Barack Obama, the US Democratic presidential candidate is set to meet the president of Afghanistan, as his tour of the country enters its second day.

By Jon Hemming KABUL (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met the commander of US troops in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday to talk