Posts Tagged ‘ afghanistan ’

‘Hard days ahead’ in Afghanistan

President Obama tells a Nato summit there are “hard days ahead” in Afghanistan as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops at the end of 2014. (read the story…)

Read more »

Afghan suicide attack kills nine

Afghan suicide attack kills nine

A suicide attack on a police checkpost in southeastern Afghanistan on Saturday killed at least nine people, three of them policemen, an official said. (rwad on here …)

Read more »

US, Pakistan make ‘considerable progress’ on NATO route

US, Pakistan make ‘considerable progress’ on NATO route

The US State Department said Monday that the United States and Pakistan have made “considerable progress” in talks aimed at reopening NATO supply routes into Afghanistan. (rwad on here …)

Read more »

Pakistan calls cabinet on reopening NATO supplies

ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistani leaders will meet next week to discuss ending a nearly six-month blockade on NATO supplies into Afghanistan, officials said. (the story here…)

Read more »

Pakistan to consider reopening NATO supplies

Pakistan to consider reopening NATO supplies

Pakistani leaders will meet next week to discuss ending a nearly six-month blockade on NATO supplies into Afghanistan, officials said Friday. (rwad on here …)

Read more »

2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan

NATO says that two coalition service members have been killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan. (rwad on here …)

Read more »

Fighting season – for animals – peaks in Afghanistan

Fighting season – for animals – peaks in Afghanistan

Spring marks the start of the “fighting season” for humans involved in Afghanistan’s decade-long war — but for birds, dogs, camels and even kites it reaches its peak. (rwad on here …)

Read more »

Pakistan ‘to reopen’ Nato routes

Pakistani MPs vote to reopen Nato’s supply routes to Afghanistan, closed after an air raid on a Pakistani border post last year (read the story…)

Read more »

US gives Afghans control in deal on night raids

US gives Afghans control in deal on night raids

Afghanistan and the United States signed a deal on special forces operations in the insurgency-wracked country on Sunday, putting Afghans in charge of controversial night raids. (rwad on here …)

Read more »

Months before any decision on Afghan drawdown: US

Months before any decision on Afghan drawdown: US

The US commander in Afghanistan said Tuesday he would not issue a recommendation on troop drawdowns for months, despite calls to speed withdrawal after a series of damaging incidents. (rwad on here …)

Read more »