Afghan army
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NATO strike kills five Afghan troops
In Afghanistan, at least five Afghan troops have been killed in a NATO led airstrike in the east of the country. Several soldiers were also badly wounded in the friendly fire incident in the early hours of Thursday morning in Logar province. NATO has already begun an inquiry…
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20/12 11:23 CET
America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan: will it bring peace, or open Pandora’s box?
2014 should be the year when the war in Afghanistan ends. Remember how…
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16/04 12:01 CET
British embassy under attack in Kabul
An Afghan government defender looks for attackers who fired a rocket-propelled grenade into a house used by British diplomats in Kabul city…
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18/06 13:36 CET
The Afghanistan Milestone
NATO has handed over full control to Afghanistan’s own security forces for the first time since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001. In a…
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27/01 16:50 CET
Afghan policemen die in bomb attack
Eight policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s volatile Kandahar province in the south of the country. They had just…
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20/11 15:37 CET
Afghan combat mission ends for French troops
French combat troops in Afghanistan are preparing to come home on Tuesday as their mission officially ends. Some 400 soldiers are pulling…
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15/11 17:35 CET
EU extends Afghanistan mission to 2014
The Afghan National Police – the ANP – can count on EU training until coalition troops withdraw in December 2014 – an extension of 18…
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21/09 11:53 CET
Last US Afghanistan “surge” troops return home
US troop numbers in Afghanistan today returned to their pre-2009…
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10/09 20:03 CET
Rasmussen defends US Bagram plans
Despite the hand over of Bagram to Afghan authorities the US has said it will keep control of at least one block at the controversial jail…
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10/09 16:50 CET
Afghanistan government takes control of Bagram prison
The Afghan flag was hoisted during a ceremony handing over control of…
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05/09 14:33 CET
Afghan army arrests or sacks hundreds of troops
The Afghan army said on Wednesday that it has sacked or arrested hundreds of soldiers over alleged links to insurgent groups. There is…
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08/04 18:05 CET
Afghanistan and US sign night-raid deal
A deal has been struck between the United States and Afghanistan to curb night raids on Afghan homes. NATO commanders had backed the raids…