BELGRADE  – When Nina Ivancev, 38, left Serbia for Australia in 1993, she was convinced she would never return to what was then a pariah state embroiled in Balkan wars. Now she is back, and finds it more stable than richer places. Ivancev was one of millions who left Yugoslavia …

A team of Pentagon investigators will travel to Afghanistan next month to determine whether the U.S. is doing enough to train and equip local security forces. The Defense Department Inspector General’s office also plans by April to expand its staff permanently stationed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar, said Thomas …

The new US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has arrived in Kabul on what is being described as a fact-finding mission. He is to meet senior Afghan officials to discuss issues including the worsening security situation. On Wednesday, co-ordinated Taleban attacks in the Afghan capital killed at least …