KABUL’s new leadership. Brig. Gen. Charles Cleveland, RS spokesman, told a press conference here that Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was targeted because he was a direct threat to Afghan and coalition forces and he was against peace in the country.…
KABUL beyond the current year. At the end of a two-day meeting in Brussels, NATO-Secretary Jens Stoltenberg told reporters: “The Afghan forces are showing real courage, determination and professionalism; and they are benefitting from our training, advice and assistance.” But…
The NATO secretary-general has welcomed a draft peace agreement before the administration of President Ashraf Ghani and the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA). Jens Stoltenberg hailed the deal at a news conference in Brussels, where he was asked if courting…
KABUL, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. The meeting is also expected to discuss measures against Russia in eastern Europe. Additionally, Montenegro will also be inducted into the military alliance as its newest member. Foreign ministers from the 28 members of NATO…
KABUL US Army Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr met with military chiefs from NATO nations in Brussels on Wednesday and offered his assessment of the Afghan conflict in a closed-door meeting. Nicholson presented his assessment behind closed doors to dozens…
KABUL. In his pre-ministerial press briefing, Stoltenberg said the foreign ministers would discuss plans for the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan and continued financial support for the Afghan security forces. “Our ministerial meeting will begin exactly fifty days before we…
KABUL member countries and partners are due to meet on Thursday and Friday at the alliance’s headquarters in the Belgium capital, Brussels. A NATO media section official in Brussels told Pajhwok Afghan News that NATO foreign ministers will be meeting…
KABUL members and partners have reaffirmed their commitment to continue supporting the financial sustainment of Afghan security forces, at the plenary meeting of the Afghan National Army (ANA) Trust Fund Board. Ongoing coordination between Afghan authorities and the various funding…
KABUL, the military alliance said. NATO’s Resolute Support (RS) said in a statement that the incident happened the gunmen opened fire at an Afghan National Defence and Security and Forces (ANDSF) compound. The RS members returned fire and killed the…
KABUL as a launching pad for attack against the West, a top American military official said on Thursday. Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cleveland, Resolute Support mission’s deputy communications chief, told a Pentagon media briefing the troops were authorised to target…
KABUL-led Resolute Support (RS) mission Gen. John Campbell. The Storai medal was awarded to Gen. Campbell during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace late on Friday, a statement from Ghani’s office said. Senior Afghan and Resolute Support mission officials attended…
KABUL, an alliance official said on Thursday. At the two-day meeting, which began in Brussels on Wednesday, the defence ministers conferred on a wide range of issues, including Afghanistan and strengthening defence and deterrence. “We expect our defence ministers to…
KABUL on the Afghan National Civil Order Police Headquarters in Kabul. In a statement the alliance said “current reports state the attack has left 20 Afghan police officers dead, 25 officers injured, and seven Afghan civilians injured.” “Once again, terrorists…
KABUL was aimed at denying safe haven to international terrorists. Launching his annual report for 2015 in Brussels, the NATO chief said they would continue to train, advise and assist the Afghan army and police. He said the Afghan forces…
KABUL. They reviewed the RESOLUTE SUPPORT (RS) Mission in Afghanistan during the day-long meeting and discussed NATO’s future strategy, posture and adaptation. The officials also exchanged views regarding the improvement of security situation in the region and military cooperation with…
KABUL’s Resolute Support (RS) on Sunday strongly condemned a suicide attack that killed at least 13 civilians and injured 14 more attending a gathering in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province. The tribal elders had gathered at the guesthouse of a member…
KABUL mission. As part of the new NATO mission to train and advise Afghan security forces, 200 Australian soldiers are already stationed in the conflict-wrecked country. "The truth is that in 2016, nowhere is a long way from anywhere. The…
KABUL-led Resolute Support mission will equip Afghan forces with more than 100 M1151 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) for the 2016 fighting season. The first batch of over 100 HMMWVs has already reached the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan’s Security…
KABUL had been sold in the market, earning 20 companies and some government officials more than $1 billion in untaxed profit. Mohammad Naeem Lalai Hameedzai, who heads the Wolesi Jirga commission on counter-narcotics, told reporters here that the 20 contractors…
KABUL diplomat says. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative Ismael Aramazpraised the Ashraf Ghani administration for providing relief to the victims of the Badakhshan earthquake, without international assistance. He also acknowledged progress on electoral…
The governor of northern Balkh province on Sunday said Afghanistan forces’ support to reverse the tide of insecurity. Atta Mohammad Noor was speaking at a change of command ceremony at the NATO’s Train, Advise Assist Command – (TAAC)…
KABUL's future with the help of their international partners. The two met on Tuesday the sidelines of the NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels to confirm the holding of the next year’s meeting to be held in Brussels on 4-5…
KABUL and to forge a new strategy for countering unconventional threats on several fronts. “The security environment in which we meet today is dark. “Terrorist attacks, violent instability, the breach of international rules,” the NATO top leader said at the…
KABUL and partner countries are meeting today (Monday) in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, the alliance said. A source close to NATO’scivilian office in Afghanistan told Pajhwok Afghan News foreign ministers from 40 countries would participate in today’s gathering. Afghan…
