Tag: Nato

US air strike hits Taliban in captured Afghan city: Nato

The US carried out an air strike Tuesday in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, a day after its provincial capital was captured by...

NATO trooper, two insurgents among dozens dead in Kabul

A member of Afghanistan's NATO force and two insurgents were killed in an overnight battle at a base used by special forces in Kabul,...

NATO vows solidarity with Turkey against terrorism

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) vowed strong support for Turkey's fight against “terrorism” at an emergency meeting on Tuesday called to discuss Ankara's strikes...

NATO says ISIS in Pakistan

NATO’s Gen Campbell says ISIS recruiting in Afghanistan and Pakistan with ‘money being passed back and forth’ ISIS terrorists say they could buy nuclear weapon...

NATO, Afghanistan agree on future military-civilian mission

NATO and Afghan leaders on Wednesday agreed on a framework for a future joint military-civilian presence in Afghanistan when the alliance's current mission ends,...

Taliban suicide bomber strikes NATO convoy in Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide car bomb targeted a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan Friday, killing at least three civilians, as security forces brace for the...

NATO to boost eastern defences after Russian ‘aggression’

NATO was set Thursday to agree a major boost to its defences including six bases in eastern Europe and a spearhead force of 5,000...

IS recruiting fighters in Afghanistan, Pakistan: NATO

The commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan General John F Campbell has said that the extremist so-called Islamic state or Daesh is busy in...

Afghanistan faces economic timebomb as NATO war ends

An Afghan customer counts his Afghani currency notes at a currency exchange market along the roadside in Kabul.

Afghanistan faces economic timebomb as NATO war ends

KABUL- The Taliban insurgency may still be raging but the poor state of the economy could pose a bigger threat to Afghanistan's long-term viability,...

US, NATO formally end war in Afghanistan

From Jan 1, new mission will provide training and support for Afghanistan's military, with the US accounting for almost 11,000 members of the residual...

NATO force mistakenly kills three Afghan nomads

At least 3,188 civilians have been killed Afghanistan in 2014, according to the United Nations, a nearly 20% rise on the previous year and the highest since the United Nations began keeping records in 2009.

Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO

Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russia’s anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet...

UN Security Council backs agreement for NATO to train Afghan forces

Amid ongoing violence in Afghanistan, the United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday backed the new agreement for NATO to train, advise and assist...

US, NATO end Afghan combat command after 13 years

From Jan. 1, the coalition will maintain a force of 13,000 troops in Afghanistan, down from a peak around 140,000 in 2011

NATO approves rapid reaction force

NATO member countries approved a new interim quick-reaction military force on Tuesday to protect themselves from Russia or other threats, the alliance’s chief said. The...

Afghan parliament approves US, NATO agreements

Afghanistan’s parliament has approved a bilateral security agreement between Kabul and Washington allowing international troops to remain in the country past the end of...