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Latest in Tag: nato
Defeatism cannot be allowed to overcome Syria
“Today our revolution enters its toughest stages and the cruelty of the regime against our people is proven limitless.” For all the issues that the Egyptian revolution has yet to resolve, Egyptians did not pen the above words. Representatives of the Local Coordination Committees in Syria did, and even as Egyptians have continued to be …
Afghan presidential vote due April 5, 2014
Karzai’s re-election in 2009 was marred by widespread allegations of fraud
Suicide truck bomb hits NATO base in Afghanistan
NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed that some of its troops were wounded along with Afghan soldiers, but would not disclose how many.
Afghan spy carried out suicide attack
NATO’s US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed the bombing was by an Afghan agent.
NATO cooperative missions scaled down but still ongoing
Joint operations to continue at the battalion level and higher, while training Afghan troops continues
Four ISAF soldiers killed by supposed Afghan police in suspected insider attacks.
The NATO-led ISAF forces have conducted several operations around Afghanistan in an effort to arrest several Taliban leaders
Afghan women ‘killed in NATO air strike’
Eight women killed, eight others wounded during the air strike
Missile attack on ISAF airbase in Afghanistan
Bagram airbase located near detention facility handed over to Afghan control on Monday. Three Afghan ISAF soldiers killed after helicopter caught fire
Twelve killed as Afghanistan struggles with transition
Suicide bombing kills twelve in Gazni
Taliban attack suspected of having insider help
Ten Afghani soldiers killed by Taliban driving suspicion
Turkey calls for NATO in Syria
As Syria and Turkey face off, NATO steps in
Turkey and Syria face off after shooting
Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Syria have deteriorated since the Syrian uprising began nearly 17 months ago. Several Syrian civilians and military opposition groups have since taken refuge in neighbouring Turkey
US corpse abuse pictures fuel anger, NATO exit
By Lawrence Bartlett / AFP KABUL: Photographs of US troops abusing corpses, coming on top of a series of outrages this year, are likely to fuel anti-US anger in Afghanistan — and a desire in NATO countries to get out of an unpopular war. Taliban insurgents, as always, seized on the latest scandal — exposed …
US, NATO ready plan to hand off Afghanistan combat
By Anne Gearan and Slobodan Lekic / AP BRUSSELS: The United States and its NATO allies are readying plans to pull away from the front lines in Afghanistan next year as President Barack Obama and fellow leaders try to show that the unpopular war is ending. Top military and diplomatic officials from the US and …
World intervenes in Libya, with unusual speed
By Angela Charlton / AP PARIS: In diplomatic terms, international military action against Libya’s leader went from the brainstorming stage to the shooting-at-tanks stage with stunning speed. Saturday’s launch of military strikes by French, British and US forces with Arab backing and UN mandate was not universally endorsed. And it’s unclear whether it will be fast …