ARTICLES RELATING TO NATO

Kerry in Israel for peace push

2013-05-23 12:07

US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted there is scepticism and cynicism about his efforts to broker new talks between Israelis and Palestinians, as he made his fourth visit to Israel.

Technical doubts plague US missile defence

2013-05-23 09:05

Three decades after Ronald Reagan launched his "Star Wars" project, the costly missile defense programme has become a pillar of US strategy despite lingering doubts about its technology.

6 Americans among 15 dead in car blast

2013-05-16 21:53

A security firm has confirmed that four civilian contractors killed in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan were Americans.

Gunmen kill Nato driver in Pakistan

2013-05-16 11:00

Gunmen have killed the driver of a Nato supply truck driving through northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, local officials say.

Former US official describes Libya attack

2013-05-09 07:57

A former top diplomat in Libya has delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September.

Taliban kill senior peace envoy in Afghanistan

2013-05-01 12:56

Taliban fighters have killed a senior member of Afghanistan's peace council, officials say, dealing another blow to nascent peace efforts with the insurgency.

Nato plane crash in Afghanistan kills 4

2013-04-27 22:28

A Nato plane has crashed in Afghanistan killing four service members, the coalition says, adding that early reports suggested the aircraft was not brought down by insurgents.

US aims to boost Afghan, Pakistan ties

2013-04-24 18:47

US Secretary of State John Kerry has brought senior Afghan and Pakistani officials together for security talks, aimed at improving relations between the two nations.

Kerry: Nato must consider role in Syria

2013-04-23 21:33

US Secretary of State John Kerry says that Nato needed to consider its role in the Syrian crisis, including how practically prepared it was to respond to a potential chemical weapons threat.

Foreign captives 'safe': Afghan Taliban

2013-04-23 11:02

The Taliban in Afghanistan says a group of overseas captives has been moved to a "safe area" following the largest abduction of foreigners in six years.

Taliban take 9 hostages from helicopter

2013-04-22 12:02

Insurgents in a Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan have taken hostage nine passengers of a helicopter that was forced to make a forced landing, officials say.

Obama, Karzai talk after Nato air strikes

2013-04-10 08:45

US President Barack Obama has spoken to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, for what officials said were regular consultations, three days after a Nato air strike killed 11 Afghan children.

Women, children bombed in Afghanistan

2013-04-07 20:15

A Nato air attack in eastern Afghanistan has injured or killed 10 children, the latest case of civilian casualties which provoke great anger in the war-torn country.

Pakistan expels suspected jihadists

2013-04-04 22:46

Pakistan has deported three Frenchmen, who have been held in secret since they entered the country illegally 10 months ago to fight Nato troops in neighbouring Afghanistan.

Nato helicopter kills 4 Afghan police

2013-04-04 17:54

Gunfire from a helicopter operated by Nato forces has killed four Afghan police officers in the eastern province of Ghazni, says a district police chief.

Taliban kill 44 in attack on courthouse

2013-04-03 17:35

Taliban militants have stormed an Afghan court, killing at least 44 people in a bid to free insurgents standing trial, in the deadliest attack for more than a year.

Nato airstrike kills two Afghan kids

2013-03-30 18:10

A Nato helicopter strike killed two children in southern Afghanistan, officials have said, in the latest civilian casualties to beset the coalition's war against Taliban militants.

Afghan troop deaths reaches 3 000

2013-03-20 22:15

Almost 3 000 Afghan police and soldiers have been killed in the last 12 months, nearly the same as the number of Nato deaths in Afghanistan in the last 11 years of war.

Nato members mull Syria military action

2013-03-20 10:00

Nato members have considered plans for possible military action in Syria, but any intervention would only occur with a UN Security Council resolution.

Afghan govt hits back at Nato chief

2013-03-19 22:15

The Afghan government has hit back at remarks by the head of Nato, who says Kabul must recognise the sacrifices made by other states.

5 Nato troops die in Afghan chopper crash

2013-03-12 10:03

Five members of the Nato-led international force fighting in Afghanistan have been killed in a helicopter crash in bad weather in the country's south, say authorities.

Serbs lied to that 'Kosovo is ours' - PM

2013-03-07 17:33

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic has told Serbs they had been lied to when they were told that "Kosovo is ours", the latest sign of an historic U-turn by Belgrade.

Kabul demands control of Afghan militia

2013-02-28 16:18

President Hamid Karzai has given US-led foreign forces three months to transfer control over armed Afghan militias to his government, following allegations of abuses by the militiamen.

Afghan cop drugs, kills 17 colleagues

2013-02-27 17:50

An Afghan police officer has drugged 17 colleagues and shot them dead with the aid of the Taliban, police say.

Nato to bid farewell to Panetta

2013-02-21 12:00

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta will get a fond farewell from his Nato colleagues, as the alliance faces a difficult withdrawal from Afghanistan and looks for a new supreme military commander.

 

Security: EU to help Libya

2013-05-23 09:37

The EU has approved a mission to help Libya improve its border security in response to concerns that Islamist militants and weapons move freely across the North African country’s frontier.

'Exhausted' Karzai to retire in 2012

2013-05-22 12:02

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is "exhausted" and wants to retire from politics at the end of his current term.

Kabul suicide car bomb kills 12

2013-05-16 15:01

A suicide bomber has rammed his car into a Nato convoy in the Afghan capital, killing at least 12 people, including two coalition troops, four civilian contractors and two children, officials say.

UK pulls embassy staff from Libya

2013-05-10 18:14

Britain is temporarily pulling out some staff from its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli due to security concerns over recent political unrest, the foreign office says.

Karzai urges closure of Guantanamo

2013-05-02 20:39

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has pressed for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison as President Barack Obama mulls a renewed push before a reluctant US Congress.

Opium surged blamed on global demand

2013-04-30 21:44

Afghanistan, the world's largest grower of opium poppies, should not shoulder all the blame for its drug surge, its foreign minister says.

US options limited after Syria arms report

2013-04-26 20:11

The White House disclosure that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons still leaves the US stuck with a limited choice of military options to oust President Bashar Assad.

Afghan Taliban 'probing' foreign captives

2013-04-24 17:39

The Afghan Taliban says they are investigating the backgrounds of a group of foreigners seized three days ago, but that the captives are being treated "humanely".

Car bomb targets French Embassy in Libya

2013-04-23 19:31

A car bomb has targeted the French Embassy in the Libyan capital, wounding two French guards and a Libyan teenager.

Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistan talks

2013-04-22 21:54

Secretary of State John Kerry says he would host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani officials this week in Brussels to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban and other issues.

Nato lauds Japan co-operation pledge

2013-04-15 14:01

Nato head Anders Fogh Rasmussen has welcomed an agreement due to be signed with Tokyo pledging Japan's continued co-operation in the fight against "emerging security challenges".

23 Pakistani soldiers killed in clashes

2013-04-09 22:29

Heavy fighting between Pakistani troops and militants has killed 23 soldiers and scores of enemy fighters at a flashpoint near the Afghan border, military officials says.

Insurgent attacks kill 6 Nato staff

2013-04-07 08:24

Six Nato personnel including a female US diplomat have died in two separate attacks in Afghanistan.

Nato condemns Afghanistan court attack

2013-04-04 22:46

Nato head Anders Fogh Rasmussen has strongly condemned a Taliban attack on a courthouse in Afghanistan, which left more than 40 people dead.

Afghan de-mining funds drying up

2013-04-04 15:02

As the Nato-led combat mission nears its end and international attention towards Afghanistan fades, donor funding for mine clearing is already drying up despite the need for it.

Child dies in Nato strike

2013-03-31 08:19

A Nato helicopter has killed at least one child and nine suspected Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's east.

Sarkozy charged for illegal party funding

2013-03-22 07:41

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman, the allegations could shatter his hopes of a political comeback.

Kabul, US 'reach deal' on forces pullout

2013-03-20 13:02

The United States and Kabul appear to have reached an agreement on the pullout of coalition forces from a strategic province, nearly a month after an ultimatum from the Afghan president.

Syria: Counterclaims of chemical warfare

2013-03-20 08:09

The US and UN have attempted to verify claims and counterclaims by Syrian troops and insurgents that chemical weapons were used for the first time in the two-year conflict.

US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

2013-03-16 19:27

Nato officials say a helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing one coalition service member and injuring another.

Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Hagel visits

2013-03-09 10:39

A suicide bomber on a bicycle has struck outside the Afghan defence ministry, one of two attacks that killed at least 18 people as US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel visited the nation.

Australian troops 'kill 2 Afghan children'

2013-03-02 16:03

Australian soldiers in southern Afghanistan have shot dead two children tending cattle, local officials say as the international coalition launched an inquiry into the incident.

Nato admits error on Taliban report

2013-02-27 19:36

Taliban attacks on Afghan and foreign soldiers has not decrease in 2012 as reported earlier, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force says as it admitted a recordkeeping error.

Afghans order US special forces out

2013-02-24 22:07

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered US special forces out of a central province, saying Afghans working with them had committed torture and murder.

Females majority of Afghan war victims

2013-02-19 15:06

Afghan women and girls are increasingly victims of violence with a 20% increase last year in the number killed or injured even though the number of civilian casualties dropped.

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