KABUL would end by the close of 2014, when most of foreign combat troops are scheduled to leave the country, US President Barack Obama said on Saturday. A day after wide-ranging talks with his Afghan counterpart at the White House,…
WASHINGTON (PAN, as the country announced an earlier exit in 2013 as planned. Announcing the withdrawal, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said the move was not prompted by the deaths this month of their five soldiers. New Zealand troops…
ZARANJ (PAN): Southwestern Nimroz province, where Afghan forces are in charge of most of area, is ready for the second phase of security transition, the governor said on Saturday. International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) troops are based only in…
WASHINGTON, DC (PAN remains challenging, the White House has said. “The situation continues to be a tough one and fighting continues to occur. But we believe we've made significant progress in implementing the policy proposal that the President put forward,”…
KABUL and the US have produced a single draft of the long-term strategic partnership agreement between the two countries. The agreement addresses the military, political, social and economic relationship between the US and Afghanistan beyond the year 2014, the deadline…
KABUL) will begin handing over responsibility for security to Afghan forces. At that time, Afghan forces will become solely responsible for maintaining security in three entire provinces and four provincial capitals, areas encompassing 25 percent of Afghanistan’s population. Those places…
WASHINGTON, DC (PAN on Wednesday exuded confidence about the troop drawdown beginning this summer. “I believe the transition is on track and we can achieve sufficient stability across Afghanistan by 2014, with the troops redeploying as scheduled,” Lt. Gen David Rodriguez,…
NEW DELHI (PAN could hurt India and create uncertainty in the war-ravaged nation. Speaking to a select group of Indian editors on Wednesday, Manmohan Singh said: "It [American pullout by 2014] does hurt us. No one knows what is going…
NEW DELHI (PAN could hurt India and create uncertainty in the war-ravaged nation. Speaking to a select group of Indian editors on Wednesday, Manmohan Singh said: "It [American pullout by 2014] does hurt us. No one knows what is going…
KABUL over the next two years would have no bad impact on the country security situation and would not end the relations between the two countries, the US ambassador said on Saturday. In a Wednesday evening speech, US President Barack…
KABUL over the next two years would have no bad impact on the country security situation and would not end the relations between the two countries, the US ambassador said on Saturday. In a Wednesday evening speech, US President Barack…
JALALABAD (PAN): US ambassador Karl Eikenberry on Thursday said Afghans would continue to face insurgency until militant hideouts in Pakistani are destroyed. The envoy, who arrived in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Thursday met with the governor,…
JALALABAD (PAN): US ambassador Karl Eikenberry on Thursday said Afghans would continue to face insurgency until militant hideouts in Pakistani are destroyed. The envoy, who arrived in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Thursday met with the governor,…
WASHINGTON, DC (PAN) – In a Wednesday evening speech, US President Barack Obama announced a plan to withdraw 33,000 US troops from Afghanistan over the next two years and completely hand over security to Afghan forces by 2014. He said…
WASHINGTON, DC (PAN) – In a Wednesday evening speech, US President Barack Obama announced a plan to withdraw 33,000 US troops from Afghanistan over the next two years and completely hand over security to Afghan forces by 2014. He said…
WASHINGTON (PAN by 2014, when the security transition process is scheduled to be completed. "These projections assume that the number of troops in Afghanistan will be significantly reduced by the end of 2014 in accordance with the president's and NATO's strategy,"…
WASHINGTON (PAN by 2014, when the security transition process is scheduled to be completed. "These projections assume that the number of troops in Afghanistan will be significantly reduced by the end of 2014 in accordance with the president's and NATO's strategy,"…
CHICAGO (PAN): US President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed sorrow over recent civilian casualties during a video conference with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai. During the hour-long video conference call, the two leaders discussed a range of issues, including the…
WASHINGTON (PAN, beginning in July. The video conference is scheduled for Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters at his daily news conference after Obama held a monthly Af-Pak situation room meeting with his top national security team.…
