Afghanistan

LITCHFIELD - Friends, family members and supporters of the Minnesota National Guard 849th Mobility Augmentation Company lined the streets of Litchfield on Tuesday morning to send the soldiers off to Texas. The soldiers of the 849th MAC, based in Litchfield, left Tuesday for pre-deployment...

LITCHFIELD — An official deployment ceremony was held Sunday at the Litchfield Civic Arena for a Litchfield-based Minnesota National Guard...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- It's been a rough start for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- It's been a rough start for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. After surviving a combative Senate confirmation battle, he jumped on a...

Afghan lawmakers expressed anger Thursday that the U.S. flew an American soldier accused of killing 16 civilians to Kuwait, saying Kabul shouldn't...

WILLMAR -- A Willmar area family is mourning the loss of a loved one who was killed in action in Afghanistan on Friday. Army Spec. Christopher David Horton and two fellow soldiers were killed by enemy small arms fire when they were ambushed in Paktia, Afghanistan, according to information...

A video Christmas greeting from U.S. Army Tech. Sgt. Taylor Maertens in Afghanistan:

NEW LONDON -- Standing at the flagpole in front of the New London-Spicer High School on Veterans Day, the family, friends and former school teachers of Ryane Clark joined local veterans and students in a ceremony to honor the soldier who was killed Oct. 4 while serving in Operation...

The West Central Tribune has posted a video about Operation Chocolate Chip Cookies in memory of New London's soldier Ryane Clark. Clark was...