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France determined to get troops out of Afghanistan

The French defence minister told the US commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday that Paris was determined to ...

France to begin Afghan pullout in July and finish end 2012

French President Francois Hollande said Saturday France will begin its pullout from Afghanistan next month and ...

Special forces free aid workers in Afghanistan

NATO special forces rescued two foreign women hostages and killed five kidnappers in a daring night raid on a cave in ...

British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

A British soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan, the defence ministry ...

Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan

President Francois Hollande told troops in Afghanistan on Friday that France will coordinate closely with NATO allies ...

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 ...

Hollande says NATO allies understand Afghan position

French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday that he had reached agreement with his NATO allies over his decision ...

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 ...

Pakistan parliament debate on U.S. sputters to halt

A parliamentary debate in Pakistan on the relationship with the United States has stalled on domestic politics, even ...

Pakistan Taliban to attack lawmakers if Afghan supply routes reopen

The Pakistan Taliban will attack lawmakers if they decide to re-open NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, the militant ...

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 ...

Panetta acknowledges troubling events in afghanistan

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

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, ...

Pakistan tribesmen protest US drone strikes

Hundreds of armed tribesmen on Thursday rallied against US drone attacks in Pakistan`s lawless tribal belt, demanding ...

British airman killed in Afghanistan attack: ministry

A British airman was shot dead on Monday in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan, the 398th serviceperson to die since ...