Tag: Nato

No alternative than to work with Pakistan: Nato chief

The head of Nato has called on Western governments to continue to work with Pakistan against extremists. The advice came in the wake of...

NATO presses Pakistan on ‘terrorist’ safe havens

NATO's chief piled pressure on Pakistan on Friday to step up the fight against "terrorists" enjoying safe havens in the border region with Afghanistan. Amid...

Three Afghans killed

Two Afghan policewomen and a civilian were killed by a mine on their way to work Thursday, a day after another five NATO soldiers...

3 NATO oil tankers set on fire in Balochistan

At least three NATO oil tankers were set on fire by unidentified armed men in Dasht area on Saturday, officials said. According to Levies officials,...

US special forces chiefs seek balanced Afghan drawdown

Military chiefs planning the U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan must be careful not to undercut special operations forces by removing too many of the...

NATO claims killing of Afghan linked to US helicopter crash

The NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan said Thursday it had killed a Taliban commander who was the target of an operation in which 30 US...

NATO night raids cause Afghan backlash: study

A surge in the number of controversial NATO night raids in Afghanistan has caused a "tremendous backlash" among Afghans and is endangering civilian lives,...

COAS leaves for Spain to attend NATO meeting

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani left for Spain on Wednesday on an official visit to attend the NATO Chiefs of Defence...

US blames bombing at NATO base on Haqqani militants

The US military on Monday blamed the militant Haqqani network for a massive truck bombing attack against a NATO base in central Afghanistan that...

NATO apologises for mistakenly killing journalist in Afghanistan

NATO has admitted that an American soldier has mistakenly killed an Afghan journalist working for the BBC, assuming him to be a suicide bomber,...

Iran criticizes Turkey over NATO missile shield

Iran toughened Thursday its criticism of Turkey over its plan to host an early-warning radar as part of NATO's missile defence system, saying it...

Wardag concerned over Karachi, fears Nato deployment in Pakistan

Expressing concerns over Karachi situation, Tehrik Istiqlal Chief Rehmat Khan Wardag alleged US involvement would pave the ways for NATO troop deployment. Speaking at the...

NATO suspends Afghan jail transfer

NATO’s military coalition in Afghanistan has suspended the transfer of prisoners to some Afghan jails following allegations of torture in an as-yet unpublished UN...

NATO containers en-route Pakistan don’t carry arms: WikiLeaks

US Ambassador in Pakistan Anne W Patterson in a cable dated November 17, 2008 sent to Washington denied that the US-Nato military containers en-route...

NATO suspends Afghan jail transfers over torture fears

The international force in Afghanistan has suspended the transfer of prisoners to some Afghan jails following allegations of torture in an as-yet unpublished UN...

NATO’s Libya mission closer to end

NATO’s mission in Libya has moved significantly closer to success and will end soon, the military alliance’s secretary general said on Monday. “Our operation...

Qaeda-linked Afghan militant killed in NATO attack

NATO and Afghan forces killed a former Guantanamo detainee who had become a key al-Qaeda affiliate after returning to Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Sabar Lal...