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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 ...

Pakistan clashes leave eight dead

At least eight people were killed and 15 others wounded in clashes between Pakistani troops and militants in the ...

More than 50 dead in gunfights, air strikes in Pakistan

At least 51 militants and four soldiers have been killed in air strikes and clashes with Pakistani security forces in ...

Pakistani president slams militants for exploiting religion of Islam

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday condemned the militants for "exploiting religion of Islam" through ...

Obama, Karzai reaffirm 2014 withdrawal: US

US President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Friday reaffirmed that US troops would leave ...

Afghanistan wants early security handover: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said that the U.S. and the Afghan governments should work together for an ...

13 women and children killed in Afghan bomb

A Taliban roadside bomb tore through a civilian vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing nine children and ...

Panetta acknowledges troubling events in afghanistan

The US defense chief held talks in Afghanistan on Wednesday, acknowledging that a series of "deeply troubling" ...

More illegal immigrants arrested in Sukabumi

Police in Sukabumi, West Java, have arrested some more illegal immigrants seeking to cross over to Australia, bringing ...

NATO chief expresses shock at US soldier`s shooting spree

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed shock and sadness at the shooting spree by a rogue US soldier in ...

Obama expresses shock over Afghan shooting

US President Barack Obama called Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday "to express his shock and sadness" over a ...

U.S. hails deal with Afghanistan over handover of detention center

The U.S. State Department on Friday hailed a deal signed by the Afghan government and U.S. forces on the handover of a ...

Six British soldiers killed in Afghan blast

Six British soldiers were killed when a massive explosion hit their armoured vehicle in Afghanistan, the military said ...

Poland pledges post-2014 support for Afghanistan

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai Tuesday during a visit to Afghanistan, ...

NATO hopes Putin election leads to stronger cooperation

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed hopes Monday that Vladimir Putin`s election will lead to enhanced ...