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Afghan army takes on Taliban in first solo offensive
World | Mar 02, 2015, 01:31 PM ISTKabul: The Afghan army is waging its largest-ever solo offensive against the Taliban, hoping to strike a decisive blow ahead of the spring fighting season and prove it can rout the insurgents without the aid
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Chuck Hagel concerned about possible split in NATO
World | Feb 05, 2015, 09:33 PM ISTBrussels: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says he is very concerned about a potential division within NATO as countries in the north want to focus on the growing threat from Russia, while other alliance members in
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Spain: Death count rises to 11 in military jet crash at base
World | Jan 27, 2015, 04:25 PM ISTAlbacete, Spain: The death toll from the crash of a Greek F-16 at a Spanish military base rose to 11 Tuesday after one of the French airmen who suffered serious burns died at a Madrid
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Spain: 10 dead, 21 hurt in crash of Greek F-16 jet at base
World | Jan 27, 2015, 09:55 AM ISTMadrid: A Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed into other aircraft on the ground during NATO training in southeastern Spain Monday, killing at least 10 French and Greek military personnel, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said.Another
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NATO international headquarters to be established in Lithuania
World | Jan 24, 2015, 06:37 AM ISTVilnius: NATO would establish international headquarters in Lithuania, together with five other Eastern and Central European countries, the Lithuanian ministry of defence announced in a statement released on Friday."We have managed to achieve what we
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India can play important role in Afghanistan: UN chief
India | Jan 12, 2015, 11:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today favored a greater role by India in Afghanistan, saying it can help ensure peace, prosperity and stability in the war-ravaged country which has been facing security challenges
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh raises concern over NATO forces withdrawal from Afghanistan
National | Jan 11, 2015, 08:11 AM ISTNew Delhi: India on Saturday said that the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan would not only have security implications for South Asia but also for the US and other countries even as he called
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NATO ends combat mission in Afghanistan
World | Dec 29, 2014, 07:49 AM ISTKabul: The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Sunday formally ended its 13-year-old combat mission in Afghanistan.In a ceremony held here, US commander of ISAF General John F. Campbell said: "Today marks an end
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US, NATO to mark end of mission to Afghanistan
World | Dec 28, 2014, 02:27 PM ISTKabul, Afghanistan:The United States and NATO will mark the formal end of the war in Afghanistan on Sunday with a ceremony at their military headquarters in Kabul as the insurgency they fought for 13 years
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On Christmas, Barack Obama marks end of Afghan combat
World | Dec 26, 2014, 11:39 AM ISTKaneohe Bay, Hawaii: President Barack Obama marked the end of more than a decade of combat in Afghanistan by paying tribute to America's military, telling troops on Christmas Day that their sacrifices have allowed for
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Nearly 140 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
World | Dec 24, 2014, 06:25 AM ISTKabul: At least 138 suspected insurgents have been killed in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, as Afghan troops battled the Taliban with NATO air support, according to official sources.Seven Afghan soldiers also died in the
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US, NATO ceremonially end Afghan combat mission
World | Dec 09, 2014, 12:17 PM ISTKabul: The US and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan on Monday, 13 years after the September 11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led government.NATO's International Security
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NATO steps up to Russia, but back from Afghanistan
World | Dec 03, 2014, 09:31 AM ISTBrussels: NATO nations today agreed to bolster its defenses against Russian aggression, continuing the military alliance's return to its founding mission by focusing on nearby threats as it steps back from more than a decade
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Afghanistan unhappy over delay in supply of arms from India
India | Nov 30, 2014, 08:34 PM ISTKathmandu: Afghanistan's new regime has expressed unhappiness over India's delay in supply of military hardware as it grapples with intensified Taliban attacks ahead of the U.S.-led NATO troop drawdown from the war-torn country.Giving an indication
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Russia sees threat in Ukraine's potential NATO membership
World | Nov 28, 2014, 09:56 AM ISTMoscow: Russia considers Ukraine's potential NATO membership as a threat to global stability, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said Thursday."Our partners are aware of Russian principal position that Ukraine's NATO membership will undermine European
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Ukraine to hold referendum on joining NATO
World | Nov 25, 2014, 07:07 AM ISTKiev: Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said here Monday a referendum will be held to decide whether his country should join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)."Only the people of Ukraine will decide whether to join
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NATO reports 400 intercepts of Russian aircraft in 2014
World | Nov 21, 2014, 08:36 AM ISTTallinn (Estonia): NATO said on Friday there have been around 400 intercepts of Russian military flights near its member countries this year, amid heightened tension between Moscow and the West over the Ukraine crisis."If you
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Germany to keep 850 troops in Afghanistan
World | Nov 20, 2014, 01:13 PM ISTBerlin: Germany will keep around 850 troops in Afghanistan when it winds up its 13-year-long combat mission in the war-torn country later this year as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).The German
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No reason to target militants not posing threat to Pakistan: Aziz
World | Nov 18, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan has said it sees no reason to target militants who do not pose any threat to it, in an apparent reference to Afghan-based dreaded Haqqani network which is blamed for a series of
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Suicide blast kills two outside foreign camp in Kabul
World | Nov 18, 2014, 11:40 AM ISTKabul: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed vehicle at the entrance of a foreign-run compound in Kabul today, killing at least two Afghan guards, officials said.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the early-morning blast, which shook