The Taliban have vowed revenge against the U.S. after at least one American soldier shot to death 16 civilians in southern Afghanistan and burned their bodies.
President Barack Obama says the furor in Afghanistan over the accidental burning of Qurans underscores the need for the U.S. to transition out of the war there.
President Barack Obama has spoken to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss efforts to reconcile with elements of the Taliban, including his meeting last week with Pakistani and Iranian leaders.
Gov. Chris Christie has ordered flags at all state buildings to be flown at half-staff to honor a northwestern New Jersey soldier who was killed in Afghanistan last month.
The Defense Department says a 30-year-old soldier from northwestern New Jersey has died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device.