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Germany to reduce troop contingent in Afghanistan

Germany will start to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan at the start of 2012, cutting its contingent to 4,900 ...

U.S. to pull out troops from Iraq by end-2011

U.S. President Barack Obama said all American troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year, ending a long war which ...

Kenyan troops enter Somalia to attack rebels: government

Kenyan troops have crossed the border into war-torn Somalia to attack Islamist Shebab rebels they accuse of being ...

Yemeni general killed, 30 troops taken hostage: sources

A general was killed and 30 other troops loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh were taken hostage when ...

Civilians killed in Afghan air strike: local officials

Six Afghan civilians from the same family were killed by a coalition air strike in the insurgent-hit east of the ...

Al-Qaeda leader lauds Muslims on US troop withdrawal

An audiotape message purportedly from Al-Qaeda`s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has praised Muslims for the withdrawal of US ...

31 US, seven Afghans dead as Taliban down chopper

Thirty-one US special forces and seven Afghans died when the Taliban shot down their helicopter, officials said ...

Afghan blast kills 12 policemen, one child

A suicide attacker killed 12 Afghan policemen and a child in the southern city of Lashkar Gah on Sunday when he ...

Petraeus steps down in Afghanistan

General David Petraeus, the most celebrated military leader of his generation, stepped down as US commander in ...

US "likely" to pull out 10,000 Afghan troops: source

President Barack Obama will "likely" withdraw about 10,000 US troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, with ...

Sudan`s Bashir agrees to Abyei withdrawal-diplomats

Sudan`s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has agreed to pull northern troops out of the disputed Abyei border region ...

Obama says sorry to Karzai for civilian deaths

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed his "sorrow" to Afghan President Hamid Karzai over recent civilian ...

Indonesia`s military prefer peacekeeping than peacemaking

In its active role in the UN Peace and Security Department, the Indonesian Military (TNI) prefers to play a role as ...

Iraq transition `vital` for Middle East, US officials say

The transition from a strong US military presence in Iraq to an expanded diplomatic role is "vital" to ensure security ...

Obama picks Dempsey as top U.S. military officer

President Barack Obama on Monday nominated General Martin Dempsey, who commanded troops in the Iraq war, as the top ...