US hands over key prison to Afghanistan
September 10th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 10 (IANS) US forces in Afghanistan Monday handed over full control of a key US-run prison - the Bagram Detention Centre - to the Afghan defence ministry, ... Read more...
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US military commander’s plane damaged in Afghan attack
August 21st, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 21 (IANS) Rockets fired by insurgents from outside a heavily fortified airfield in Afghanistan damaged the transport plane of Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the US ... Read more...
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Pakistan must not allow terrorists to use its territory: Panetta (Lead)
June 7th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 7 (IANS) Visiting US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Thursday observed that Afghanistan has made progress in security and governance transition, and added that it was extremely important ... Read more...
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Pakistan must not allow terrorists to use it: Panetta
June 7th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 7 (IANS) Visiting US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Thursday observed that Afghanistan has made progress in security and governance transition, and added that it was extremely important ... Read more...
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Osama ordered suicide squads against Obama, Nato commander
May 4th, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) Osama bin Laden ordered suicide squads to be created in Pakistan and Afghanistan to track down US President Barack Obama and then NATO commander Gen. ... Read more...
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Afghanistan, US sign deal on night raids
April 9th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 8 (IANS) The Afghan government and the US forces signed an agreement here Sunday to hand over all special operations, including the controversial night raids, from US and ... Read more...
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Spies create top NATO commander’s fake Facebook profile
March 13th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
London, March 12 (IANS) NATO's top commander has been embroiled in a major security alert after a fake Facebook account was opened under his name by "Chinese spies".Senior British ... Read more...
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Britain withdraws civilian staff from Kabul
February 26th, 2012 - 3:30 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Britain has announced to temporarily withdraw its civilian staff from Kabul after the shooting dead of two NATO officers at the Afghan interior ministry.The civilian members ... Read more...
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US apologises over Afghan Quran burning
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 22 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has apologised to the people of Afghanistan for an incident in which copies of the Quran were reportedly burned, according ... Read more...
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NATO commander to talk Euro missile shield in Moscow
October 10th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, US Admiral James Stavridis and Russia's Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov will make another attempt to overcome ... Read more...
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NATO commander meets Pakistan army chief
September 10th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) The commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has met Pakistan's army chief and discussed with him ways to improve regional ... Read more...
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Ex-NATO commander McChrystal cleared of wrongdoing in Rolling Stone piece
April 19th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 19 (ANI): The Pentagon has cleared a sacked US general of wrongdoing in connection with a magazine report that said his staff and he had spoken disrespectfully about top ... Read more...
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25 Libyan tanks destroyed Sunday: NATO commander
April 10th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, April 10 (IANS) A total of 25 Libyan tanks were destroyed in NATO airstrikes Sunday, the officer commanding the alliance's operation said.The tanks were destroyed near the eastern town ... Read more...
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Ex-US general McChrystal approved peace talks with fake Taliban leader
November 27th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.27 (ANI): Former American NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, is reported to have asked British intelligence service MI6 rather than the CIA to develop contacts with the Taliban, ... Read more...
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US blames UK for masquerading Taliban leader fiasco
November 26th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.26 (ANI): U.S. officials have blamed Britain for an embarrassing fiasco in which an impostor met Afghan and NATO officials before it was discovered he was not the Taliban leader ... Read more...
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Afghan officials dismiss split between US and Kabul govt over Karzai criticism
November 16th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 16 (ANI): As a damage control measure following Afghan President Hamid Karzai's criticism of the U.S. military's use of special operation raids, his government officials have claimed that the ... Read more...
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Despite successful U.S. attacks in N W Afghanistan, Taliban in control
October 24th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Maqur (Afghanistan), Oct.24 (ANI): Despite successful U.S. attacks on Taliban leaders in Afghanistan's northwest, insurgency remains in control.Though several top commanders have been killed recently, there still remains a large gap ... Read more...
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Taliban power growing in northern Afghanistan
October 19th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct 19 (ANI): The Taliban's influence in northern Afghanistan has expanded in recent months in response to NATO's surge in the south.According to the Wall Street Journal, the Taliban ... Read more...
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Gillard assures Oz troops in Afghanistan committed to Oruzgan mission
October 3rd, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Oct 3 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has assured the Australian troops in Afghanistan of her commitment to the Oruzgan mission during a surprise visit to the war-torn country.According to ... Read more...
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Diplomatic offensive in pipeline for finding solution to Afghan crisis
September 19th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 19 (ANI): The United States, Pakistan and some Arab nations have launched a massive diplomatic offensive to find a viable solution to the Afghan problem.According to one Western diplomat ... Read more...
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Americans Stand Against Small 50 Member Church Burning the Quran
September 9th, 2010 - 3:14 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As thousands of Muslims all over the world march in protest of the actions of one small Florida church, which has only 50 members, Americans everywhere are speaking ... Read more...
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Petraeus Warns Koran Burning Endangers Troops, Church Fires Back
September 8th, 2010 - 1:37 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) When a church in Florida announced plans to hold a “Quran burning ceremony”, top United States and NATO commander General David Petraeus voiced a warning that burning copies ... Read more...
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Taliban New “Code of Conduct” Released; Real or Farce?
August 4th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According the the ‘Associated Press’, a new 13 chapter Taliban code of conduct, which was written by Mullah Omar, is meant to urge fighters to ... Read more...
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In spite of war log leak, US will need to depend on Pak in Afghanistan
July 29th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): The massive disclosure of war-related documents this week by Wikileaks may have raised a number of questions, even as the Obama administration plays down its impact, but ... Read more...
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Karzai agrees to creation of village defence force
July 15th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, July 15 (ANI): The Afghan government has approved a program to establish local defense forces that American military officials hope will help the country's remote areas thwart attacks by Taliban ... Read more...
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Gen. Petraeus facing resistance from Karzai over village defense forces
July 10th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, July 10 (ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has reportedly raised objections to an American plan to create Afghan village defence forces to fight the Taliban. According to a Washington Post ... Read more...
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Taliban attacks NATO base in Afghanistan
June 30th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 30 (IANS/AKI) The Taliban has taken responsibility for an attack on a NATO airbase in which several militants were killed Wednesday.
The attack occurred at an airfield outside Jalalabad ... Read more...
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General McChrystal to retire after Afghanistan firing
June 29th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 29 (DPA) General Stanley McChrystal is retiring from the US Army after his removal last week as the top NATO commander in Afghanistan, The Wall Street Journal reported on ... Read more...
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Obama fires top Afghanistan commander McChrystal (Second Lead)
June 24th, 2010 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 24 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Wednesday removed Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top NATO commander in Afghanistan over a magazine article that portrayed him as dismissive of senior ... Read more...
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Top US commander in Afghanistan resigns (Lead)
June 24th, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Wednesday accepted the resignation of the top NATO commander in Afghanistan over a magazine article that portrayed him as dismissive of senior US ... Read more...
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‘Angry’ Obama recalls Afghan commander to Washington
June 23rd, 2010 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Kabul/Washington, June 22 (DPA) The top NATO commander in Afghanistan was immediately summoned to Washington Tuesday after a magazine article portrayed him as dismissive of senior US officials for their concerns ... Read more...
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Afghan war is at a stalemate: General McChrystal
May 14th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, May 14 (ANI): The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has said the war is at a stalemate.General Stanley McChrystal said the momentum of the resurgent ... Read more...
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US admits to killing Afghan women in February
April 5th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul (Afghanistan), Apr.5 (ANI): The American-led military command in Kabul admitted late on Sunday that its forces had, in fact, killed three Afghan women during a night time raid in February ... Read more...
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British troops to be shifted from Helmand under McChrystal’s new plan
March 28th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 28 (ANI): Under a new plan being drawn up by NATO commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal, British troops would be withdrawn from Helmand province and be replaced by ... Read more...
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John Sheehan Faces Anger & Criticism
March 19th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Washington, Mar 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) John Sheehan, who happens to be an ex-U.S. general had claimed that he believes that the Dutch soldiers and their tremendous failure at the ... Read more...
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