US to Scrap Afghanistan Drawdown Plan
The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year's end, ...
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From AK47s to drones, Afghans ‘war rugs’ reflect bloody decades
More than three decades of war have damaged Afghanistan's once-thriving carpet industry, but weavers are tapping into the bloody past ...
Afghan, Pakistani military leaders coordinate border security
Leaders from the 201st and 203rd Afghan National Army Corps, Afghan Border Police zones 301 and 402, the 11th Pakistan ...
Afghanistan faces economic timebomb as NATO war ends
The Taliban insurgency may still be raging but the poor state of the economy could pose a bigger threat to ...
Australia’s Heron Mission Ends In Afghanistan
Australia’s Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) detachment in Afghanistan flew its final mission for Operation SLIPPER from Kandahar Air Field ...
Frontrunners emerge for top Pentagon job
A pair of frontrunners have emerged to take charge at the Pentagon after President Barack Obama announced the departure of ...
Pakistani army chief in first US visit
Pakistan's army chief is holding talks with top US generals and officials this week in the first visit to the ...
British forces hand over control of last base in Afghanistan
British forces Sunday handed over formal control of their last base in Afghanistan to Afghan troops, ending combat operations in ...
Pakistan air strikes kill 28 militants
Pakistan's military Tuesday said it had killed 28 militants in air strikes in the restive tribal region near the Afghan ...
Britain to re-deploy drones from Afghanistan to Iraq
Britain will shortly begin re-deploying its unmanned armed drones from Afghanistan to counter Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, Foreign Secretary ...
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