ISLAMABAD (PAN supply lines in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province after assessing the government’s reaction to US drone strikes on November 20. Speaking in the National Assembly on the aftermath of last week's strike that killed the Pakistani Taliban chief, Hakimullah…
KABUL, with fewer combat trainers and more military managers to ensure that billions of dollars in security aid are not wasted, a media report said on Monday. The minimalist mission mirrors concerns the US Congress and European parliaments may revoke…
KABUL on Monday welcomed the ongoing process of registration for the 2014 presidential and provincial council elections, promising support in this regard. "ISAF will support the process, as necessary and at the request of the Afghan government," said Alexandra Taylor,…
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…
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…
WASHINGTON (PAN Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Friday agreed the milestone of ANSF transitioning into the security lead was within sight. “We are now looking, over the next several weeks, to a new milestone, one that was set in…
BRUSSELS (PAN): Asserting that NATO supported a stable and secure Afghanistan, the alliance secretary general on Tuesday said the goal of security transition was within reach. “We will see Afghan troops and police take the lead for security across the…
KABUL) 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 blast. However, mostly British, Canadian and US troops are stationed in the south. With…
KABUL to pave the way for foreign soldiers’ stay in the war-weary country. Last week, President Karzai told a gathering of tribal elders and youth in southern Helmand province the West was out to engineer an agreement between the Taliban…
WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States should acknowledge the Afghan government’s lead for any reconciliation negotiations in the country, a Pentagon commander told lawmakers on Thursday. “Afghanistan is adamant that its government must maintain control of any reconciliation negotiations. The US role…
KABUL): Amid concerns over human rights violations and torture, the US military has halted transferring detainees to some Afghan prisons, a move that may fuel new tensions between the two countries, a leading American newspaper reported on Thursday. But an…
KABUL sooner than expected, saying that security in central Uruzgan province would transition to local forces ahead of schedule. Australian troops would complete the switch in Uruzgan by the end of the current year, the defence minister told reporters in…
