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Switzerland establishes Kyrgyzstan embassy
Nov 08, 2012 (UPI)
Switzerland says it is seeking to expand its influence in Central Asia with the upgrading of a cooperation office in Kyrgyzstan into a full-fledged embassy. Swi...
Hope and fear mark countdown to NATO pull-out
Nov 04, 2012 (AFP)
In a spectacular valley swept by centuries of Silk Road history, the hopes and fears of Afghanistan's only female governor capture the mood across the country a...
Commentary: Pakistan's heavyweights
Nov 01, 2012 (UPI)
Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistan's national hero who peddled nuclear weapons secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya (under Moammar Gadhafi), now has his own politica...
Armenia, Azerbaijan renew talks commitment
Oct 30, 2012 (UPI)
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan over the weekend recommitted themselves to finding a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Azerbai...
Britain says Afghanistan deaths not friendly fire
Oct 27, 2012 (AFP)
The deaths of a British marine and an army medic in Afghanistan were not due to "friendly fire", the defence ministry said Saturday following an initial review....
British, US soldiers die in Afghan chaos: officials
Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)
British troops killed two of their own soldiers in a "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan while two American soldiers were shot dead by an Afghan ally, Afgha...
Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Oct 22, 2012 (AFP)
An Australian soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan during a mission against insurgents, military officials said on Monday. The 24...
Pakistan's ex-army, ISI chiefs face legal action
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
Pakistan's top court Friday recommended legal proceedings against a former army chief and head of intelligence for allegedly bankrolling politicians to keep the...
Nerves and distrust underpin Afghan insider threat
Oct 17, 2012 (AFP)
The Afghan policeman walked into the room without introducing himself, sat down with his rifle in his lap, and stared at the US soldier with a strange look in h...
Suicide truck bomb hits NATO base in Afghanistan
Oct 17, 2012 (AFP)
A huge blast from a Taliban suicide truck bomb attack on a joint NATO-Afghan army base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday injured several international and Afg...
US pushes Afghans as security deteriorates
Oct 16, 2012 (AFP)
As the smoke drifted across the field after the explosion, Private Ryan Thomas lay on his back, blood spattered over his face and teeth and his right sock soake...
India says Pakistan border shelling kills three
Oct 16, 2012 (AFP)
Pakistani soldiers fired heavy weapons into Indian Kashmir and killed three civilians on Tuesday, the Indian defence ministry said, in the latest reported skirm...
Australia PM makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Oct 15, 2012 (AFP)
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan, seeking assurances from President Hamid Karzai that he is doing all he can to ...
Serbia wants to sell military equipment to Pakistan
Oct 15, 2012 (AFP)
Serbia wants to conclude an agreement with Pakistan that would enable the export of its military equipment to the Asian country, Defence Minister Aleksandar Vuc...
Five British Marines charged with 2011 Afghan murder
Oct 14, 2012 (AFP)
Five of Britain's elite Royal Marines have been charged with murder following an incident with an insurgent in Afghanistan last year, the Ministry of Defence sa...
Germany to slash Afghanistan troop numbers in 2013: report
Oct 14, 2012 (AFP)
Germany is poised to reduce significantly the number of troops it contributes to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan next year, according to a report published on...
Five British Marines charged with 2011 Afghanistan murder: MoD
Oct 14, 2012 (AFP)
Five of Britain's elite Royal Marines have been charged with murder following an engagement with an insurgent in 2011, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. B...
Afghan anti-Taliban leader prefers to go it alone
Oct 13, 2012 (AFP)
He took up arms after the Taliban killed his mother in a hail of bullets and inspired a local uprising that ousted the insurgents from his area. But Sayed Farha...
Turkey extends mandate for Iraq strikes on Kurd rebels
Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)
Turkey's parliament on Thursday extended the government's mandate to order military strikes against Kurdish rebels holed up in neighbouring Iraq for another yea...
Seven British Royal Marines arrested in Afghan-related murder probe
Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)
British military police on Thursday arrested seven members of the elite Royal Marines on suspicion of murder in Afghanistan in 2011, the Ministry of Defence (Mo...
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