KABUL, hundreds of anti-war campaigners on Saturday gathered outside a military base that began hosting the aircraft's human operators for the first time this week. About 400 peace activists marched from Lincoln to a rally at the Royal Air Force…
BRUSSELS (PAN): Focused on how to end the war in Afghanistan, an important meeting involving foreign ministers of NATO and ISAF nations began in Brussels on Tuesday. The alliance and its international partners will deliberate on how to support Afghan…
KABUL): As the Afghan government is all poised to take full control of the Bagram detention centre, dozens of detainees captured by the British military in southern Helmand province remain in legal limbo, a report said on Monday. Having…
WASHINGTON (PAN’s policies and the American drawdown. “I would characterise the insurgency now as being somewhat confused,” International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Nick Carter told Pentagon reporters in a video conference from Afghanistan. “It is the…
KABUL): As foreign troops prepare to exit the country, the United Kingdom might offer asylum to 650 Afghan translators working for the British military, a leading newspaper reported on Monday. While facing risks in performing their duty, the translators are…
KABUL, despite making progress over the past 12 years, still faces considerable challenges in ensuring adherence to the rule of law and respect for human rights. “I reaffirmed that the UK, as part of the international community, will continue to…
KABUL prisoners after their releases from the country's jails in order to address Afghanistan's concerns over their possible return to militancy. "Released Taliban inmates should be followed under a mechanism to address Kabul’s concerns that they are not back to…
KABUL, the opposition Labour party has warned. As British troops could remain embedded with Afghans fighting insurgents for years after a formal end to NATO’s combat mission, the party will ask Prime Minister David Cameron to detail the exit strategy.…
KABUL may return home earlier than expected, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond indicated on Thursday. Six months back, the British military was privately pushing for keeping force levels high for as long as possible, the secretary said in a newspaper interview.…
KABUL. Addressing a press conference after signing the MoU, Karzai said the military academy -- similar to a modern institute in the United Kingdom (UK) -- would play an important role in training Afghan forces. Karzai thanked the UK government’s support…
WASHINGTON (PAN, the top leadership of US and Britain on Wednesday reiterated their commitment to the country’s security transition to Afghan forces by 2014. At the same time they conceded that they are not in Afghanistan on a nation-building mission,…
KABUL, the alliance said on Wednesday. In line with its policy, the NATO insurgents. But the Ministry of Defence in London said the blast hit British soldiers who had been on patrol, in an armoured vehicle in Helmand province. The…
