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NATO accused of killing 10 Afghan civilians in air strike
Feb 13, 2013 (AFP)
A NATO air strike killed 10 civilians, mostly women or children, Afghan officials said Wednesday, as Kabul welcomed President Barack Obama's pledge to withdraw ...
Obama sets sights on exit from Afghanistan war
Feb 12, 2013 (AFP)
President Barack Obama's announcement to withdraw half the US force in Afghanistan shows his determination to end the war, but leaves open the question of long-...
34,000 US troops home from Afghanistan in next year: source
Feb 12, 2013 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address Tuesday that he will pull 34,000 US troops home from Afghanistan in the next year, a s...
US withdraws military equipment through Pakistan
Feb 11, 2013 (AFP)
The US military has started to withdraw equipment from Afghanistan through Pakistan ahead of next year's deadline for combat troops to leave the war against the...
Obama honors Afghan veteran who fought fierce gunbattle
Feb 11, 2013 (AFP)
President Barack Obama praised the humble heroism of US soldier Clinton Romesha on Monday, awarding him a Medal of Honor for his actions in one of the most desp...
Iraq TV bombed after airing criticism of Kurd leader
Feb 10, 2013 (AFP)
A bomb exploded on the roof of an Iraqi satellite channel's offices a day after the broadcaster aired a caller's criticism of a revered Kurdish leader, an offic...
Dunford takes charge of NATO in Afghanistan
Feb 10, 2013 (AFP)
US General Joseph Dunford assumed command of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, taking over from General John Allen as the coalition prepares to withdraw the...
Pakistan displays armaments at IDEX
Feb 08, 2013 (UPI)
Pakistan will showcase its arms industry at the IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi. For the first time Pakistan will display three naval vessels, including a submarin...
India 'concerned' over China running Pakistan port
Feb 06, 2013 (AFP)
India's defence minister said Wednesday that New Delhi was concerned by Pakistan's decision last month to transfer management of a strategically located deep-se...
Kurds' feud could ruin independence dream
Feb 06, 2013 (UPI)
Iraq's Kurds, part of the world's largest stateless ethnic group, are pushing closer to what has long seemed the impossible dream of independence. But deep riva...
Afghan deployment report causes stir in Sri Lanka
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
Sri Lanka said Tuesday it had rejected a US request to send troops to Afghanistan but retracted the claim within hours, triggering angry responses on social med...
GNLA guerrillas kill two in India
Feb 04, 2013 (UPI)
GNLA guerrillas killed two officials in on an attack on a prison in Meghalaya, a state in northeastern India. Police officials said as many as eight members of ...
Pakistani security kills 33 in NWFP
Jan 30, 2013 (UPI)
A counter-terror operation by Pakistani security resulted in 33 militants being killed in the Northwest Frontier Province. Pakistan's NWFP, which shares a 1,510...
Karzai warns of 'plot' against Afghan peace
Jan 29, 2013 (AFP)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday accused foreign countries of plotting against his war-weary nation's peace programme, saying all negotiations should take ...
Commentary: New dawn in Pakistan?
Jan 28, 2013 (UPI)
Jihadi-sponsored terrorism is sowing chaos in Pakistan's provincial capitals, "eroding confidence in the government's ability to restore order and enforce the l...
Afghan 'spy' killed over US drone strikes: officials
Jan 23, 2013 (AFP)
Militants on Wednesday dumped the mutilated body of a purported Afghan spy accused of collaborating on US drone strikes that killed a prominent warlord in Pakis...
Prince Harry 'thrilled' to be back in Britain
Jan 23, 2013 (AFP)
Prince Harry said he was "thrilled to be back" in Britain as he returned home on Wednesday after serving a 20-week tour of duty in Afghanistan. The 28-year-old ...
Top Kashmir minister calls nuclear conflict warning 'daft'
Jan 23, 2013 (AFP)
The top elected official in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday described a public advisory telling residents to prepare for nuclear war by building basement shelters a...
Russia's Afghan anti-drug efforts panned
Jan 22, 2013 (UPI)
Russia isn't doing enough to help Afghanistan stop the burgeoning production of narcotics in the country, a Kabul anti-drug official says. Ibrahim Azhar, Afghan...
Prince Harry ends Afghan tour, says killed Taliban
Jan 21, 2013 (AFP)
Britain's Prince Harry said he killed Taliban fighters during his stint as a helicopter gunner in Afghanistan, in comments that can be reported after he complet...
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