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US general accuses Haqqani network of Kabul attack

The US commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan on Friday accused the Pakistan-based Haqqani network of orchestrating a ...

8 civilians killed in NATO air strike in Afghanistan

Eight civilians were killed Saturday night in an air strike conducted by the NATO-led coalition forces in the eastern ...

US ambassador in Afghanistan leaves for health reasons: US

The United States said Tuesday that Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, is leaving his job for health ...

Afghans will not stand alone: Obama to NATO

US President Barack Obama vowed Monday the international community would not abandon Afghanistan as it seeks to take ...

Obama, NATO chief agree Afghan focus for summit

US President Barack Obama met with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming ...

Afghan protesters accuse NATO of killing 4 children

Hundreds of Afghan demonstrators on Tuesday accused US-led NATO troops of killing four children during clashes with ...

Haqqani militants behind afghan attack: Pentagon

The Pentagon said Monday a major attack on Afghan government buildings, military bases and foreign embassies was ...

Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hr Kabul attack ends

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack showed a "failure" by Afghan ...

Afghan security forces kill 47 taliban militants, wound 31

Afghan security forces backed by NATO-led troops have killed 47 Taliban militants and injured 31 others over the past ...

West to pay Afghan military $4 bln a year: Karzai

The international community will subsidise Afghan security forces by more than $4 billion a year for a decade after ...

Suicide bomber attacks NATO convoy, 7 wounded: official

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a NATO convoy in Afghanistan`s southern province of Kandahar Friday, ...

NATO showing "restraint" in Afghanistan

NATO troops are displaying "great restraint" in Afghanistan in the face of a wave of violent unrest that left four US ...

Afghanistan tells troops to move families from Pakistan

Afghanistan`s defence ministry has begun ordering soldiers who have families in Pakistan to move them to Afghanistan ...

Afghan defense minister warns about US plan

The Afghan defense minister warned late Friday that a US proposal to cut the size of Afghan security forces by more ...

NATO admits killing Afghan children in air strike

NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Monday they had mistakenly killed a group of children in an air strike that has ...