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![]() Newsday | Aussies in Afghanistan for decade The Daily Telegraph THOUSANDS of kilometres away from the drama to unfold in Canberra, Julia Gillard arrived in Chicago for the biggest NATO summit yesterday, with Afghanistan top of the agenda. The Prime Minister is expected to sign a new "partnership agreement" with ... NATO chief insists no rush to exits in Afghanistan Obama tries NATO fix for Afghanistan security NATO soldiers die in Tarin Kowt |
![]() AFP | NATO chief says France still set to back Afghanistan mission Xinhua CHICAGO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- France would continue to help the mission in Afghanistan even if President Francois Hollande decides to withdraw French troops from the warn-torn country this year, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Sunday. NATO chief vows 'no rush to the exits' in Afghanistan UK special forces 'to stay in Afghanistan after 2014' Security in Afghanistan is priceless – NATO boss |
![]() Aljazeera.com | Flash flood kills 19 in Afghanistan Herald Sun FLOOD waters have ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying hundreds of homes. About 60 other people were missing and rescuers were looking for them across Sar-e-Pul, the capital of a province with ... Flash Flood Hits Afghanistan Deadly floods strike north Afghanistan |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now Newsday Nation Newsday > News > Nation Print Aa Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now Originally published: May 20, 2012 6:13 AM Updated: May 20, 2012 9:33 AM By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan - (AP) -- The Taliban is urging all NATO ... Afghanistan: Nato Talks As Sam Kiley Reports On Troop Withdrawal From Helmand ... Why Britain's pledge to end Afghanistan's deadly heroin trade has failed Insurgent attack kills two ISAF service members in Afghanistan |
![]() AFP | Suicide blast kills 13 in Afghanistan Herald Sun The blast came as NATO leaders prepared for a two-day summit in Chicago to plot their armed forces' exit from Afghanistan in less than two years. The attack, in Ali Sher district on the border with Pakistan, also wounded five policemen and a child, ... US exit creates army ripe for recruitment Suicide blast kills 13 in eastern Afghanistan In Afghanistan, 13 dead in suicide bombing Saturday; 2 US troops killed Friday |
![]() Kuwait Times | US exit creates army ripe for recruitment The Age Numbers coming out of Afghanistan often are scary but try wrapping your head around this one - 123500. After a roller-coaster decade of training by the US-led coalition, that's the number of soldiers and policemen who will be turfed from Kabul's ... Afghans are on the home stretch Carr 'way out' on call for Taliban to get seat in coalition Lessons Learned in Afghan School Closures |
![]() New York Daily News | US, allies struggle with Afghanistan exit Winnipeg Free Press KABUL, Afghanistan -- It was what US President Barack Obama called a "war of necessity," a conflict thrust upon America by the 9-11 attacks. As NATO's mission here winds down nearly 11 years later, the insurgents remain undefeated, corruption runs rife ... Afghanistan War Examined At NATO Summit After months in Afghanistan, 70 trips to Iraq, she deserves to be heard World leaders confront flagging Afghan war |
![]() Brisbane Times | Afghan radicals send assassination threats by text message Brisbane Times A new radical insurgency group, Mullah Dadullah Front, threaten the peace process in Afghanistan. Photo: Reuters KABUL: A new, more radical insurgent group has begun a campaign aimed at terrorising both Afghan officials and moderate insurgents, ... In Afghanistan, New Group Begins Campaign of Terror New, More Extreme Insurgent Group Rises in Afghanistan Meet the New "More Radical" Insurgent Group in Afghanistan |
Afghanistan coalition to remain intact despite France's pullout, NATO chief says Globe and Mail CHICAGO— AP NATO leaders are insisting the Afghanistan fighting coalition will remain whole despite France's plans to yank combat troops out early. “There will be no rush for the exits,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Sunday ahead ... |
![]() Voice of America | Obama, Hollande disagree on Afghanistan Tehran Times New French President Francois Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that he will stick by his pledge to withdraw France's troops from Afghanistan at year's end, a note of discord in an otherwise convivial first meeting between the two leaders. Hollande Meets Obama, Reaffirms Early Afghanistan Withdrawal Obama, Hollande agree on much - but not Afghanistan Obama, Hollande talk about debt, Afghanistan |