KABUL has agreed, among other things, to look into the possibility of sharing intelligence with Afghan security forces, a media report said on Sunday. The western military alliance is set to increase its support for Afghanistan's security forces, after its…
National Security Advisor Hanif Atmar has said the Afghan forces have the ability to defend the country, but still they need international assistance in some spheres. Atmar, who reached Brussels from New Delhi, held two meetings with NATO…
KABUL on Wednesday strongly condemned the decapitating of seven civilians and urged the Afghans to support the unity government instead of staging protests. The victims had been abducted from Jaghori district of southern Ghazni province and executed by Daesh or…
KABUL, his office said Wednesday. National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Tawab Ghorzang told Pajhwok Afghan News that Atmar after his successful talks with Indian officials left New Delhi for Brussels on Tuesday. He said Atamr met with European Union officials…
NATO’s secretary general has said the military alliance could help and support the Afghan forces, but could not in the long run conduct big combat operations in Afghanistan. “That’s the reason why we ended (combat mission) last year…
KABUL and its international allies has increased following recent deterioration in security in some parts of the war-torn country. Aramaz, who met Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Naseer Ahmad Andesha in Kabul, said they should overcome challenges in Afghanistan with mutual…
KABUL’s security situation and the future of the Resolute Support mission, the alliance said on Friday. “Our conversation followed my recent discussions with allied leaders regarding the future of NATO’s presence in Afghanistan,” Stoltenberg was quoted as saying in the…
KABUL beyond 2016. The Associated Press quoted Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, NATO commander in Europe, as saying members states had not yet announced exact numbers of the soldiers they wanted to stay in Afghanistan. “We have been in contact with…
KABUL (Pajhwok) A British Puma Mk 2 helicopter crashed in Kabul, killing five coalition members and injuring as many others, the alliance said on Monday. A statement from NATO’s Resolute Support Mission said the helicopter "crashed due to a non-hostile…
KABUL past next year. Carter, who addressed a press conference in Brussels amid a defence ministerial meeting, signaled a new willingness to rethink the number of US troops that should remain in Afghanistan after next year. “I have asked all…
KABUL, the alliance acknowledged the situation in the war-torn country remained challenging. US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said after talks in Brussels he had asked all of the NATO partners to remain flexible and to consider the possibility of making…
KABUL, saying local forces were fully capable of taking charge of security affairs. Top NATO security officials expressed the views during a change-of-command ceremony in Kabul. Maj. Gen. Gordon B. Davis took charge of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTCA)…
KABUL remains among the alliance’s priorities, reassuring continued support for Afghan security forces. Jens Stoltenberg, who met Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in New York, hailed the performance of Afghan security forces and called them an inspired army, a statement from…
KABUL. Speaking at a press conference here, Gen. Campbell congratulated the Afghans in advance on the religious festival of Eidul Adha and said the Afghan national forces with all their resources would provide security to the countrymen during the festival.…
Thirteen Afghan counter-narcotics policemen were killed in Sunday night NATO airstrike due to sheer negligence in the southern province of Helmand, officials said on Tuesday. The anti-drug police went to Reg area of Garamser district in coordination with…
Two Resolute Support (RS) service-members died early this morning when two individuals wearing Afghan National Defense and Security Forces uniforms opened fire on their vehicle at an ANDSF compound in southern Helmand province, the RS mission said in…
As its combating campaign ends in less than a month, foreign ministers from NATO and partner nations decided on Tuesday to embark on a new mission to train and assist Afghan forces. The new mission Resolute Support, which…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday sought continued global support to ensure Afghan security forces’ sustainability. He told a meeting of NATO foreign ministers here that the unity government would not shy away from…
KABUL army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif in the garrison town of Rawalpindi on Monday. The military leaders conferred on the ongoing military offensive in North Waziristan Agency near the Afghanistan border, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. A statement…
KABUL) changed hands at a well-attended ceremony in Kabul on Tuesday. A former US infantry officer and Special Forces commander, Gen. John F. Campbell took charge of the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan from Gen. Joseph Dunford. Gen. Martin Dempsey, the…
KABUL if the new president did not sign an agreement on foreign forces’ continued presence. "Soon we will have to take tough decisions because if there isn't a legal basis for our continued presence in Afghanistan, we will have to…
KABUL Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the electoral process and preparations for power transfer, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here said on Friday. During their talks on the sidelines of NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels on June 25,…
General Joseph Dunford, commander of US and NATO, would receive the Distinguished Military Leadership award from the prestigious Atlantic Council this week, along with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The annual Distinguished Leadership Awards to Hagel, Dunford and several…
KABUL. Anders Fogh Rasmussen issued the call the day Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan threatened to choke NATO supply lines in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. Speaking in the parliament on the aftermath of last week's strike that killed the…
