The Obama administration has tripled the amount of military funding to the Philippines as U.S. forces look to expand their foothold in the country. 

U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker acknowledged Wednesday that the new strategic partnership agreement signed by the United States and Afghanistan does not lead to an end to drone strikes in countries like Pakistan.

The 10-page agreement signed by President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday says that the United States “pledges not to use Afghan territory or facilities as a launching point for attacks against other countries.”

Two Democrats blasted the "Strategic Partnership Agreement," saying it would lead to a permanent U.S. presence in Afghanistan.

The breakdown could embolden the Obama administration's foreign-policy critics

Osama bin Laden was frustrated with the regional groups associated with al Qaeda and was growing concerned with attacks that took Muslim civilian casualties, according to newly released letters taken from bin Laden’s Abbottabad, Pakistan, home.

The letters come from 17 declassified documents released Thursday by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, the latest information to come out as part of the one-year anniversary of bin Laden’s death.

The documents are just a small fraction of the thousands collected by Navy SEALs during the 2011 raid of bin Laden’s compound, but they shine some new light on the terrorist who plotted the Sept. 11 attacks.

A year after the killing of Osama bin Laden, Bill Clinton revealed that despite being a former president and the husband of the secretary of State, he had no prior knowledge of the Pakistan raid.

President Carter's failed attempt to rescue the Iran hostages killed eight American soldiers and helped cost him reelection.

Pakistan's fight against the Taliban and other terror groups goes no further than the country's border with Afghanistan, even though many of those groups are carrying out deadly attacks on U.S. and coalition forces from bases inside Pakistan. 

Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey said military leaders want to analyze the fallout before deciding to remove Assad by force.