Afghanistan’s Security Environment
In December 2009, recognizing that the situation in Afghanistan had become more grave since the March 2009 announcement of the ...
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Reclaiming Kandahar is NATO’s next Afghanistan challenge
Washington: Reclaiming Afghanistan's key Kandahar province is the next major challenge facing NATO forces tasked with rooting out both Taliban ...
Pakistan to get US drones this year
Washington: The Pentagon hopes "within a year" to deliver around a dozen unarmed drone aircraft to Pakistan to aid its ...
Military Official Discusses Pakistani Offensive
WASHINGTON: Roughly 40,000 Pakistani troops are conducting operations against militants in the country's North Waziristan region near the Afghan border, ...
Gates seeks ‘ground truth’ in Afghanistan
KABUL: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is visiting Afghanistan to get what he called the "ground truth" from servicemembers. Gates ...
Pentagon concerned over Blackwater’s work in Afghanistan
Washington: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is concerned about possible misconduct in Afghanistan by the private security firm formerly known ...
Afghan campaign will be tough, Says Petraeus
WASHINGTON: With U.S. forces entering the second week of a 12- to 18-month campaign in Afghanistan, the general in charge ...
UK commander: Afghan offensive could take weeks
MARJAH, Afghanistan: A senior British commander has warned it could take weeks to wrest control of the Afghan town of ...
Python Snakes Into Action Against the Taliban
The Royal Engineers have fired their latest weapon in their battle against the Taliban for the first time – an ...
US war cabinet to meet after Taliban leader capture
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama was to meet Wednesday with members of his war cabinet on Afghanistan after media reported US ...
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