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US will stand by Afghanistan, Panetta tells Karzai
Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)
The United States sought to assure Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday that it would remain committed to his country even as US officials weigh a major wi...
Pakistan says Indian fire kills Pakistani soldier
Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistan said one of its soldiers was killed Thursday by "unprovoked" Indian firing across their tense border in Kashmir, the third deadly incident reported in ...
UN says no complaint received over Kashmir 'beheading'
Jan 09, 2013 (AFP)
The United Nations on Wednesday urged India and Pakistan to ease new tensions over disputed Kashmir through dialogue and said no complaint has been made about a...
India to decide response after 'ghastly' Pakistan attack
Jan 09, 2013 (AFP)
India was to decide its response Wednesday after accusing Pakistan of killing two of its soldiers and mutilating one of the bodies along the tense border betwee...
India, Pakistan warn against escalation over border killings
Jan 09, 2013 (AFP)
India delivered a dressing-down Wednesday to Islamabad's envoy to Delhi as it accused Pakistan's army of beheading one of two soldiers killed in Kashmir, but bo...
US plays tough with Karzai on Afghan troops
Jan 09, 2013 (AFP)
US officials plan a mix of hardball negotiating and flattery during a visit by Afghan President Hamid Karzai as President Barack Obama decides how deeply to cut...
India says two soldiers killed in clash with Pakistan
Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistani troops killed two Indian soldiers on Tuesday near the tense disputed border between the nuclear-armed neighbours in Kashmir and one of the bodies was ...
White House would consider Afghanistan 'zero' option
Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)
President Barack Obama would consider a plan for post-2014 Afghanistan that left no American troops in the country, a senior US official said Tuesday, as Presid...
US drone attack kills four in Pakistan: officials
Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)
At least four militants were killed and four others wounded Tuesday when a US drone fired missiles at a militant compound in a lawless Pakistani tribal area, se...
Pakistani and Indian troops exchange fire in Kashmir
Jan 06, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged fire Sunday along their disputed border in divided Kashmir, with each side blaming the other for the flare-up and Pakistan...
US draws plans for up to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan
Jan 05, 2013 (AFP)
The US Defense Department has prepared plans for a smaller presence in Afghanistan after the White House insisted on examining the option of leaving fewer troop...
Danish soldier killed in Afghanistan: ministry
Jan 03, 2013 (AFP)
A Danish soldier was killed by an explosive device while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Danish defence ministry said on Thursday. "A Danish soldier from...
Bosnia sends first combat unit to Afghanistan
Jan 03, 2013 (AFP)
Bosnia's parliament on Thursday backed the deployment of the country's first combat unit to Afghanistan, where it already has a small contingent of soldiers tas...
Afghan warlord Hekmatyar vows fresh attacks on NATO troops
Jan 02, 2013 (AFP)
Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar vowed in an interview published Wednesday to kill as many Western soldiers as possible before NATO combat forces withdraw fro...
Afghans say prisoner releases offer peace hopes
Jan 01, 2013 (AFP)
Afghan peace negotiators on Tuesday welcomed the release of eight Taliban prisoners who had been held in Pakistan, hailing the move as a significant boost to ef...
NATO, US hail latest Afghan security handover
Dec 31, 2012 (AFP)
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday hailed the decision by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to transfer control of security in a fresh batch of ...
Pakistan releases four more Taliban prisoners
Dec 31, 2012 (AFP)
Pakistan on Monday released another four Afghan Taliban prisoners, including former justice minister Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, as part of a process designed to k...
Record number of Afghan soldiers killed in 2012
Dec 30, 2012 (AFP)
More than 1,000 Afghan soldiers died in action this year, the highest since the Taliban insurgency began, as the army assumes more responsibility before NATO fo...
Missing Georgian soldier shot dead: Afghan official
Dec 30, 2012 (AFP)
A Georgian soldier who went missing in Afghanistan earlier this month was found dead in an abandoned mud house with multiple bullets to his body, local official...
5.8-magnitude quake strikes Afghanitsan: USGS
Dec 29, 2012 (AFP)
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with the quake felt in the cap...
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