"… ry stands at the entrance to the Middle East, and is a short distance from Iraq and Iran — a location that is of obvious strategic value to American int …"

"… n Afghanistan and Pakistan.That does not count the price tag of the war in Iraq, where Americans footed the bill for another $800 billion since the 2003 i …"

"… as appropriated, almost $1.3 trillion for emergency military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere; foreign aid and reconstruction projects; and t …"

"… rt by the CRS.Of that amount, CRS estimates that $806 billion was spent on Iraq, $444 billion on Afghanistan and other counter-terror operations, and $34 …"

"… veteran’s benefits, the CRS said.The anticipated troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan won’t save as much as much money as might be expected, t …"

"… ina alone, and Bin Laden gave money to the families of those killed. After Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait he lobbied the Royal Family to organize a popular d …"

"… nse of the kingdom and raise a force from the Afghan war veterans to fight Iraq. Instead, King Fahd invited in the Americans. This came as an enormous sho …"

"… ans of the Afghan war, who were all disgusted by the American victory over Iraq and the attitude of the Arab ruling elites who allowed the US military to …"

"… beration of the entire Muslim Middle East. As the American air war against Iraq escalated in 1998, Bin Laden called on all Muslims to “confront, fight a …"

"… uld have celebrated his 51st birthday next month if he hadn't been sent to Iraq.Instead the Postal Service dock worker was mobilized in 2005 despite a bad …"

"… icer based at Taji, north of Baghdad. He died five months later during the Iraqi insurgency, a victim of an IED that tore apart his Humvee."This was not t …"

"… as struggled as a stepchild in the vast military effort in Afghanistan and Iraq. Although a mere fraction of the troops are dedicated to Civil Affairs, th …"

"… gical Operations Command should have been the vanguard of those efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, helping to restore electricity, building water systems an …"

"… y – nearly $2 billion – went to train police forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to the report. Afghanistan received $1.6 billion while Iraq got …"

"… and Iraq, according to the report. Afghanistan received $1.6 billion while Iraq got $377 million, and virtually all of the funding came from the Pentagon …"

"… nd the Afghan army.Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, testified Monday about the billions of dollars spent …"

"… billions of dollars spent to help train, staff, and equip police forces in Iraq over the past decade. Over 400,000 Iraqi police have received training, he …"

"… hese sentiments, the Turkish Parliament declined to allow U.S. troops into Iraq through Turkey’s border in 2003. In 2010, a bill proposed in the U.S. Ho …"

"… ns in the Middle East. The U.S. sends 68 percent of logistical support for Iraq and Afghanistan through the air base at Incirlik. The U.S. has also relied …"

"… as also relied heavily on Habur Gate, the only land crossing into northern Iraq, to transport fuel, supplies and construction materials. “The prosp …"

"… mammography machine for testing.“The search for SCUDs in the deserts of Iraq … has more in common with the search for tumors than you might, at first …"

"… aren’t just covered after things go bad — as happened with the war in Iraq and the economic crisis — but are uncovered before disaster strikes.&nbs …"

"… ent, which has been allegedly linked to terrorism and human rights abuses; Iraqi opposition leader Ayad Alawi, who was trying to oust Iraqi Prime Minister …"

"… rights abuses; Iraqi opposition leader Ayad Alawi, who was trying to oust Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki; and the government of Kazakhstan, which ha …"

"… te and USAID rely extensively on contractors for reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The GAO has stressed concern about the lack of strong man …"

"… vided over $130 billion in security, economic and government assistance to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.The GAO recommends that both agencies assess th …"

"… operative agreements to support their personnel and development efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.Following are other new watchdog reports released by the G …"