KABUL headquarters in Kabul amid tight security. Likely to be the last commander of the United States’ longest war, Marine General Dunford, takes the helm as the Taliban’s bloody insurgency against President Hamid Karzai’s government and foreign forces continues to…
KABUL cleared 25 containers of their consignment entering the country via the Torkham border-crossing. Pakistani customs officials at the dry port confirmed to Dawn.com, an influential Pakistani media organisation, that the international troops' drawdown from Afghanistan had initiated. They added…
KABUL over the past four years. The Geneva-based Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) said the deaths were "due notably to reported lack of precautionary measures and indiscriminate use of force". The report also expressed concern that troops…
KABUL leader named Hamid Gul was killed during a joint Afghan-coalition security operation in the Chahar Darah district of northern Kunduz province on Thursday, the alliance said on Friday. Gul, who oversaw 25 insurgent fighters, conducted attacks against Afghan officials…
KABUL) said on Monday. President Hamid Karzai tasked security officials with assessing the security situation in Logar and Maidan Wardak at a National Security Council meeting two weeks ago. Governors of Logar and Wardak told a meeting of security officials…
KABUL) has shut its 230 bases and transferred another 370 bases to the Afghan government as part of the security transition, a spokesman for the alliance said on Sunday. ISAF would continue to assist Afghan security forces who had the…
KABUL, fearing any more cuts would lead to greater insecurity in the future. “We must build on what we have gained in operations such as Afghanistan — not cash in what some may perceive as the post-ISAF’s top diplomats and…
KABUL (PAN): The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Monday said the insurgency had decreased by 14 percent in areas under Afghan security forces’ control. However, he gave no breakdown. Foreign troops would be willing to assist Afghan security personnel…
KABUL) on Monday said the insurgency had decreased by 14 percent in areas under Afghan security forces’ control. However, he gave no breakdown. Foreign troops would be willing to assist Afghan security personnel during the presidential vote, scheduled to be…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by NATO-led troop’s vehicle in the northern province of Balkh on Saturday, an official said. Ghulam Rasul died on the spot as he crashed his bike into the International Security Assistance…
KABUL) on Friday condemned a suicide attack on its convoy in central Kapisa province. Five civilians were killed and several others wounded in the vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack in Tagab district. However, the foreign troops escaped unhurt. "We strongly…
WASHINGTON (PAN commander on Wednesday said Afghan forces, poised lead all operations by spring, were ready to take over security responsibility for their country and as such they would take lead by the spring of this year. “We are in…
WASHINGTON (PAN, of any irregularities and wrongdoings, the White House on Wednesday urged the Senate to confirm his nomination. “The investigation is now complete. And General Allen's nomination, rather, to serve as the next supreme allied commander-Europe will proceed,” White…
KABUL has been cleared of allegations of professional misconduct over email exchanges with a Florida socialite, media reports said on Wednesday. Gen. John R. Allen, Pentagon officials said, had committed no wrongdoing after an investigation into whether he traded inappropriate…
KABUL), European Union and Britain on Monday expressed grave concern at torture of inmates in Afghan-run prisons, calling for urgent jail reforms and effective steps to address the issue. The United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling prisoner abuse a serious…
KABUL) on Sunday confirmed receiving information about torture in certain Afghan-run jails, forcing a halt to inmate transfers. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, ISAF spokesman Brig. Gen. Gunter Katz discussed a number of issues, including the ongoing…
KABUL-led forces in southern Kandahar province on Thursday, the alliance said. The Taliban leader, captured in Panjwai district, was blamed for leading improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan and coalition forces besides facilitating the transfer and delivery of weapons in…
KABUL would have a self-sufficient air force over the next three years. ISAF spokesman Brig. Gen. Gunter Katz told a weekly press conference in Kabul that Afghan security forces had been fighting bravely against armed insurgents in the areas that…
KABUL (PAN): Seven civilians and four armed rebels were killed during a predawn operation in the Syedabad district of central Maidan Wardak province on Sunday, officials said. The governor's office said the raid was carried out by Afghan and foreign…
KABUL (PAN): NATO on Tuesday reiterated its stout support for the Afghan-led reconciliation process and a political settlement in the country. “A wide, broad and inclusive dialogue is the best way forward,” Dominic Medley, spokesman for NATO’s senior civilian representative…
LASHKARGAH (PAN, the alliance said on Tuesday. The ISAF-led troops said in a brief statement. In line with its policy, ISAF neither revealed the soldier’s nationality nor the exact location of the incident. Meanwhile, an Afghan soldier said on condition…
KABUL-led International Security Assistance Force on Monday congratulated the Afghan government on announcing the fourth stage of security transition. "President Karzai's announcement of the fourth group of provinces to enter transition is another historic step for Afghanistan Commander. "With…
KABUL in the past 24 hours, the US military said on Sunday. A combined force arrested a militant during an engagement in Pul-i-Alam, the capital of Logar province, a statement from the Bagram airbase said. The detained suspect was transferred…
KABUL insurgents in the vicinity of Sarobi District of central Kabul Province last Wednesday was rescued by American and Afghan forces during an operation on Saturday. According to the International Security Assistance Force, Joseph was rescued in a joint operation…
