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WASHINGTON (PAN): Decorated Vietnam War veteran, Chuck Hagel, was sworn in as new US defense secretary on Wednesday morning, replacing Leon Panetta. Hagel, 66, was

WASHINGTON (PAN, the outgoing Pentagon chief said on Tuesday the fundamentals of progress in the war-devastated remained positive.          “Our assessment of the fundamentals

WASHINGTON (PAN by the end of 2014, the Obama Administration’s point man for South Asia on Tuesday told lawmakers India had a crucial role to

WASHINGTON (PAN in case of an attack on it by its neighbours, officials from both sides said on Tuesday. Under the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA)

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (PAN’s combat mission in 2014. Speaking to reporters, German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere said his US counterpart Leon Panetta had told him that

WASHINGTON (PAN and would continue to do so after 2014 when foreign troops are scheduled to withdraw from the country and hand over security to

WASHINGTON (PAN.       “Let’s do a reality check on the situation in Afghanistan. Don’t go crashing out in an exit that runs the risk

WASHINGTON (PAN for 19 months till early this month, played a pivotal role in the mission, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday. Panetta

WASHINGTON (PAN very seriously and tries to minimise them, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told an off-camera news conference the US

WASHINGTON (PAN.     “Italy is one of our biggest contributors in Afghanistan and makes enormous sacrifices. They welcome and host our troops on Italian soil,”

WASHINGTON (PAN, India and the US would be held in New Delhi on February 19, the State Department announced on Friday. “The United States, India

WASHINGTON (PAN-led troops.          “I think the Afghans will be capable of taking the lead in the prescribed timeline,” General Lloyd Austin, who has been