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NATO
The 2024 NATO summit, which started on July 9, marks 75 years of the security alliance.
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Afghan police shot dead
Half a dozen Afghan police officers have been found shot dead, while two more are missing, according to local authorities. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the shootings.
Attack at Afghan supreme court
An apparent Taliban suicide bomber has killed more than a dozen people in an attack at the supreme court in Kabul. This comes a day after a major insurgent attack on the Afghan capital's airport.
Kabul airport attacked
Taliban insurgents have launched an attack on Afghanistan's main international airport in Kabul, reportedly storming two buildings at the site. The heavily guarded airport is home to a large NATO-led military base.
Germany's newest consulate
In a move to show Germany's commitment to a civilian partnership with Afghanistan after NATO combat troops fully withdraw in 2014, Germany has opened a new consulate there. The facility is in Mazar-i-Sharif.
Westerwelle's Afghan visits
On an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle acknowledged the challenges facing the country. On the same day, an insider attack claimed the lives of three US soldiers.
Drone questions for de Maiziere
German Defense Minister de Maiziere is facing questions from a parliamentary committee about why a doomed-to-fail drone program was not abandoned earlier. De Maiziere stopped the Euro Hawk program a few weeks ago.
Cyber NATO
NATO defense ministers start thinking about the alliance's response to cyber threats.
NATO builds cyber defenses
NATO members have agreed on the need for rapid-reaction teams to defend against cyber-attacks. Meanwhile, embattled German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere vowed to stick with an alliance plan to use more drones.
EU battle group reform
EU intervention troops have never been deployed, but some politicians want that to change.
2014 NATO Afghanistan summit
NATO countries will hold a summit next year focusing on troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama has announced. He held talks with NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Washington on Friday.
Euro Hawk debacle
German Defense Minister de Maiziere's grounds for cancelling drone purchases come under question.
NATO drone project to continue
Pulling the plug on Germany's Euro Hawk project won't have consequences for NATO's drone project.
Indo-Afghan ties
Afghan President Karzai wants India to provide heavy weaponry to his war-torn country.
Lessons for Syria
The Iraq and Afghanistan wars carry lessons for the US and the international community in Syria.
NATO convoy bombed in Kabul
A suicide car bomber has attacked a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 15 people including coalition soldiers. The Islamist militant group Hizb-e-Islami has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Euro Hawk down
Security researcher Christian Mölling explains why the Euro Hawk program was canceled.
Dozens dead in Turkey blasts
Two car bombs have exploded in a small Turkish town near the Syrian border leaving dozens of people dead. The blasts raises concern that Syria's bloody civil war was crossing into Turkey.
German soldier killed
The German military says one of its soldiers was killed and another wounded in an insurgent attack in northern Afghanistan on Saturday. A total of eight NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks on the same day.
Bloody day in Afghanistan
An Afghan army soldier has killed two international service members. Earlier in the day, five US soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb, ending a bloody day for NATO-led troops in Afghanistan.
NATO troops killed by bomb
Five soldiers with the US-led military coalition have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. The attack comes just days after the country's president acknowledged his government received secret US funding.
Pakistan and Islam
Pakistani military chief Kayani comes out in support of the country's Islamic doctrine.
Pakistani elections
The Taliban have increased their attacks on Pakistan's liberal parties ahead of general elections.
German security visit to US
Germany's defense and interior ministers have traveled to the United States. Together with meeting government leaders, the defense minister is to attend the ceremony for the founding of the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
NATO plane crash
A NATO plane has crashed in the south of Afghanistan, killing four service members. The cause of the crash remains unclear. Meanwhile, the Taliban have announced a spring offensive.
Pressure mounts
More US politicians are calling for military action in Syria, but the US president remains hesitant.
NATO worried
NATO fears that Syria's chemical weapons could get into the wrong hands.
Kerry urges chemicals deterence
NATO members have been urged to draw up a contingency plan in the event of chemical weapons being used in Syria. US Secretary of State John Kerry made the appeal after fresh allegations of their use surfaced.
NATO talks in Brussels
NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels for what alliance officials said would be an "exchange of information" about troop exits from Afghanistan, the conflict in Syria and tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
Taliban takes 10 hostage
Taliban insurgents have abducted 10 people in Afghanistan after a helicopter made an emergency landing. Eight Turks and their Afghan and Russian pilots were on the civilian helicopter.
Serbia and Kosovo agree
The prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo have put their initials to a deal to normalize relations between their governments. The talks were brokered by the EU, partly with an eye on bloc membership for both parties.
German ISAF troops to stay
The German goverment has announced plans to keep hundreds of troops in Afghanistan after NATO’s combat operations there end next year. The Bundeswehr is to play a role in training Afghan security forces.
Court to hear Kunduz lawsuit
A German court has decided to hear a lawsuit brought by the relatives of Afghan civilians killed in a NATO airstrike ordered by a Bundeswehr colonel. Judges want to see video footage recorded by US fighter jets.
Troubled relations
Stable relations are considered essential for the region after international troops withdraw.
The shifting military market
Military cuts in the US and Europe have resulted in a fall in global weapons spending for the first time since 1998, according to Stockholm-based observers. The trend has been offset by arms purchases in other regions.
Jihad in Syria
Terror groups in Syria fighting President Bashar al-Assad may have other goals in mind.
Owning the Taliban
The chief of Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami party says nobody knows the Taliban better than Pakistan.
Airstrike kills Afghan children
An air attack during a joint Afghan-NATO operation in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 10 children and wounded six women, Afghan officials say. The attack comes shortly after a Taliban attack killed 5 US citizens.
Taliban kill six in Afghanistan
Two attacks in Afghanistan have killed six US citizens in the deadliest day for foreign forces this year. According to a US security source, three of the Americans were soldiers and another was a female diplomat.
Dealing with defense cuts
Dire financial times force the military to cut expenses. Instead of going solo, partners team up.
Breedlove chosen for NATO post
US President Barack Obama has nominated General Philip Breedlove to be NATO's next Supreme Allied Commander Europe. The 57-year-old four-star general needs Senate approval to take up the role.
Syrian rebels open first embassy
The Syrian opposition has inaugurated its first embassy at a ceremony in Qatar. This comes as NATO declines an opposition request to provide missile cover for rebels and civilians.
Kunduz case begins in Germany
A German court has begun hearing cases of Afghans who are suing the German government for their family members' deaths. In question is whether a German general knowingly ordered the bombing of a civilian area.
NATO soldiers killed in crash
A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five US NATO troops stationed in the area, coalition and provincial authorities said on Tuesday. Bad weather may have been a factor in the accident.
Talks prove rocky in Kabul
The first visit to Kabul by the US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has exposed strains with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. A joint press conference was cancelled, with US officials citing unspecified security concerns.
Toilet crisis
Controversy over conditions on a Turkish base put pressure on the German Patriot mission.
Afghan boys shot dead
The NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan has admitted that coalition forces accidentally shot dead two Afghan boys. The killings could further harm relations between the military alliance and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Merkel visits Turkey
Chancellor Angela Merkel has begun a two-day trip to Turkey after hinting that Turkey's EU accession bid could be rejuvenated. A survey of Germans, however, shows that 60 percent oppose membership for Turkey.
Talks on Afghan troop figures
Germany's defense minister has said at a NATO summit that the US was planning to keep several thousand of its troops in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 end of a combat mission. His US counterpart disputed the figures.
NATO mulls Afghan support
NATO has said it is strongly considering a proposal to extend funding for a security force of Afghan troops through 2018. The proposal comes amid speculation that the US will reduce support for post-2014 operations.
Political wrangling
Republicans wrangle with Obama over nominations for defense secretary and CIA chief.
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