NATO Helicopter crash makes 2010 deadliest in Afghan war
KABUL: Nine NATO troops were killed in a helicopter crash in the insurgent heartland of southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, making ...
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Overstretched West needs new Afghan strategy: IISS
London: Western powers must change strategy to focus on the "containment" of Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in Afghanistan instead of ...
General Seeks to Build Professional, Sustainable Afghan Forces
KABUL, Afghanistan: Building Afghan security forces that are capable, professional and sustainable is going to take a long time, but ...
US deaths in Afghanistan hit record in 2010
KABUL: The toll of US soldiers killed in the Afghan war this year is the highest since the conflict began, ...
‘Tough slog’ remains ahead in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: "A very tough fight" remains in Afghanistan that will demand more hard work and sacrifice, President Barack Obama acknowledged ...
Taliban take comfort in US withdrawal plans: general
Washington: President Barack Obama's July 2011 deadline to start withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan has given Taliban insurgents hope they ...
Afghanistan finally gets needed resources, Biden says
WASHINGTON: Any talk of coalition forces being unable to succeed in Afghanistan is premature, given that they are just beginning ...
Pentagon Provides Afghan Training Update
WASHINGTON: Training the Afghan security forces was a daunting task when NATO Training Mission Afghanistan first began. Almost no infrastructure ...
US looks to Iraq strategy for Afghanistan
Kabul: With the withdrawal of the final American combat brigade from Iraq, US commanders in Afghanistan are hoping to emulate ...
German Military Drops Case Against Kunduz Airstrike Colonel
The German military is dropping all charges against a colonel who ordered an air raid that killed dozens of Afghan ...
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