KABUL says. In an interview with a British daily, published on Tuesday, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander said it was too early to say whether the Western military alliance decision on ending its combat mission in Afghanistan in…
KABUL) have the ability to independently keep security for the April 5 presidential and provincial council elections and deal with next year’s fighting season. They also believe the Pakistan and other hardliner groups could not reach the power again through…
KABUL on Sunday, the military alliance said. "Three International Security Assistance Force service members died following an enemies of Afghanistan attack in eastern Afghanistan today," a statement from the ISAF said. The nationalities of the fallen troops were not disclosed…
KABUL mission. According to a statement from the NATO-led force, during his visits to Tirinkot and Kabul, he conferred with his interlocutors the transfer of Uruzgan’s security responsibility to the Afghan National Army’s (ANA) 4th Brigade. “In Uruzgan, Afghan forces…
KABUL): The International Security Assistance Force (ISAN) announced on Thursday it had reached an agreement with the Afghan government on issues surrounding the Military Technical Agreement. The Cabinet approved the Ministry of Finance’s recommendation to waive penalties and fines associated…
KABUL campaign and planning for the alliance’s new non-combat mission to train, advise and assist Afghan forces after 2014. During his visit to Rome, Rasmussen commended Italy’s “pivotal role in ISAF” and its intention to play a leading part in…
KABUL, officials said. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said : " We can confirm three International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan today." It is ISAF policy to defer casualty…
KABUL) on Friday vehemently condemned the killing of eight Afghan workers on their way to a US military base in central Logar province. On Thursday morning, The Taliban forced the workers from their vehicle and then executed them on the…
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday called 2013 a deadly year and said militants, aided by their foreign allies, were out to disrupt the security situation and control certain areas of the country. Addressing a joint press…
KABUL) said. The service member died “following an enemies of Afghanistan attack”, the multinational force said in a brief statement that gave no further details. In line with policy, ISAF deferred casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities. Mostly…
KABUL on Friday. Announcing the death in a brief statement, the alliance said: "The incident is currently under investigation." In line with its policy, the NATO-led deferred casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities. Mostly American forces are stationed…
LASHKARGAH (PAN): Afghan prisoners currently being held by British troops in a camp in southern Helmand province might be returned to Afghan jurisdiction over the next one week, a senior UK army officer said on Thursday. Lt-Gen. Nick Patrick Carter,…
KABUL (PAN): All suicide bombers trying to storm the heavily-fortified Presidential Palace have been killed by security personnel, a police officer said on Tuesday. The assailants were travelling in two Land Cruiser jeeps, Kabul's deputy police chief told reporters at…
KABUL, the alliance said on Sunday. The death was announced in a brief statement from the NATO-led force that neither gave the soldier’s nationality nor the exact location of the blast. However, mostly US troops are stationed in the east.…
KABUL, the alliance said. The death was announced in a brief statement from the NATO-led force that neither gave the soldier’s nationality nor the exact location of the attack. But mostly, US, British and Canadian troops are stationed in the…
KABUL on Friday said 13 militants were killed during joint operations with Afghan forces over the past 24 hours. The notorious Taliban leader, Jilani, was killed during an operation in the Seyedabad district on Wednesday, the alliance said in a…
KABUL over the past 24 hours, the US military said on Friday. Afghan and coalition forces killed one fighters during in the Dawlat Shah district of Laghman province, where an IED was defused in Mehtarlam, the provincial capital, a statement…
KABUL, where it lost 10 troops in suicide attacks in less than a month, media reports said. Defense Minister Irakli Alasania, who visited Afghanistan on Friday, said the decision was based on recommendations from the armed forces as well as…
KABUL over the past three years, has urged the global fraternity to stay committed to the war-torn country. In an exclusive interview -- his last before leaving the country -- with Pajhwok Afghan News, he appealed to the world to…
BRUSSELS (PAN on Tuesday ruled out an early decision on the specific number of international troops that would stay in the country post 2014. On the sidelines of a two-day NATO meeting here, ISAF this summer and fall. The defence…
BRUSSELS (PAN and cyber defence on the agenda, officials said. On Wednesday, the participants will focus on progress of the Afghan mission, specifically the ongoing security switch and planning for the new mission to train, advise and assist Afghan forces…
KABUL said on Friday. He met Danish personnel currently serving in Helmand, Kandahar and Kabul provinces. Over the past decade, Denmark has gradually increased its military engagement in Afghanistan. Included in the 750-member Danish contingent is a mechanised battle group…
KABUL over the past 24 hours, the US military said on Friday. The troops also found a weapons cache and safely cleared five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during joint operations in different provinces, a statement from Bagram airbase said. Afghan…
KABUL-led International Security Assistance Forces said recent attacks by insurgents continued to illustrate their complete disregard for civilians, saying insurgents had killed or wounded over 1,500 Afghan civilians since January 1. In a statement, the force said insurgents killed themselves…
