...a few miles. It is Taliban-controlled. Alfred (Associated Press writer Alfred de Montesquiou), and Ken (AP Television News Cameraman...Marines on a rooftop. I also noticed Ken and Alfred up there. I was just itching to get out of...By: Julie Jacobson|Date: Sep 4, 2009

France's foreign minister walked into a remote Afghan village on Friday to talk with small farmers and local tribal leaders about how to bypass corrupt officials and bring aid directly to those who need it.By: Alfred de Montesquiou|Date: Nov 20, 2009

Hundreds of French and Afghan troops pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan yesterday where militants launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. The mission: secure the area for a planned bypass road around the Afghan capital to move supplies from neighboring Pakistan.By: Alfred de Montesquiou|Date: Nov 16, 2009

EL FASHER, Sudan - A joint African-United Nations force took over peacekeeping duties in Darfur yesterday, a long-awaited change that is intended to be the strongest effort yet to solve the world's worst humanitarian crisis.By: Alfred de Montesquiou and Mohamed Osman|Date: Jan 1, 2008