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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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John Allen to retire
US General John Allen has decided to retire and will not proceed with his nomination as the NATO supreme allied commander. The move comes after he was cleared of wrongdoing in a misconduct scandal last month.
'Afghanistan is on track'
ISAF spokesman Günter Katz says there is reason to be optimistic about the country’s future.
Kosovo marks five years
Majority ethnic Albanians in Kosovo have marked the fifth anniversary of their declaration of independence from Serbia with a military parade in Pristina. Ethnic Serbs in the north still contest Kosovo's authority.
NATO to respect airstrike ban
The commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan has agreed to respect pending restrictions by Kabul on airstrikes. President Karzai has moved to forbid Afghan forces from ordering airstrikes due to civilian casualties.
NATO: A New Strategy for the Transatlantic Alliance
In the Interview: NATO General Hans-Lothar Domröse
Karzai: NATO strikes must end
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has said he will issue a decree banning Afghan forces from calling for assistance from NATO airstrikes. Ten civilians were killed by a NATO strike in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Afghan uncertainty
What will happen with local staff once German troops leave Afghanistan in 2014?
Allen hands over ISAF post
General John Allen has ended his 19-month tour as leader of NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. With troops withdrawing, US General Joseph Dunford is to be the last ISAF chief there.
21st century security
NATO's head says new challenges lie ahead of the alliance as operations wind down in Afghanistan.
Munich Security Conference
Mali, Syria, and Iran are expected to be the dominating issues at the Munich Security Conference.
Turkey gets additional defense
NATO has announced that the first missile battery to protect Turkey from Syria has gone into operation. Elsewhere, Syrian rebels said they had freed more than 100 prisoners from an Idlib jail.
NATO distrust
What's behind nationalists' violent attack on German soldiers in Turkey?
US Afghan chief Allen 'cleared'
The top US commander in Afghanistan has been cleared of "inappropriate communications" linked to the Petraeus adultery scandal, officials say. The decision frees him up to lead NATO forces in Europe.
German troops arrive in Turkey
Germany has sent 240 soldiers to southern Turkey as part of a NATO mission using Patriot missiles to deter cross-border airstrikes from war-torn Syria. Units are also being provided by the Netherlands and the US.
Patriot missile defense
Patriot missiles only protect a small part of Turkey, in case of an attack by Syria.
Bomb blast and gunfire in Kabul
A bomb blast has rocked the Afghan capital Kabul, near to the country's intelligence service headquarters. Gunfire was heard after the explosion, as a gunfight took place between soldiers and suicide bombers.
Russian agents in Germany
One of the the most spectacular trials since the end of the Cold War begins in Stuttgart
Border clashes
Analysts say recent border clashes between India and Pakistan could derail the peace process.
German Patriots to Turkey
The deployment of Patriot anti-missile systems from Germany to its NATO-partner Turkey has gotten underway. Germany has also sent an additional convoy of soldiers to help set up the defense system.
Looking back
Terrorism, lawlessness and rights abuses hampered Pakistan's progress in the year 2012.
Policewoman shoots comrade
An Afghan policewoman shot dead a NATO adviser inside a police compound on Monday. Officials said it was the first "insider" attack by a woman. The incident raises questions of trust between coalition and Afghan forces.
Kabul blames foreign firms
The Afghan finance ministry has accused some NATO-linked foreign companies of "running away" from paying taxes. This follows a claim by President Hamid Karzai that corruption is his country is "imposed" from outside.
NATO: Syria fired Scuds
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has accused Syria of using Scud-type missiles in "desperation" to halt rebel attacks. UN officials warn that Syrian minorities are increasingly at risk of reprisal attacks by rebels.
Gauck honors fallen soldiers
In the third day of his visit to Afghanistan, German President Joachim Gauck has paid tribute to German soldiers who have been killed there. Further plans to visit a military camp had to be scrapped due to weather.
Prepping for Patriot missiles
An advanced military team from Germany's Bundeswehr is in Turkey ahead of the planned deployment of Patriot missiles along the Turkish-Syrian border. The first missiles are scheduled to arrive in January of next year.
Gauck meets Karzai for talks
President Gauck has met with Afghan President Karzai for talks on civil and development cooperation in Kabul. Gauck has assured Afghans of Germany’s ongoing support after the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2014.
Iranian general cries war plot
An Iranian official has warned Turkey against deploying missiles to its border with Syria, calling it a plot to create a "world war." Within Syria, rebels claim to have fought back government forces in Daraya.
French combat troops depart
The last French combat troops have left Afghanistan. This comes two years before a deadline for all NATO combat forces to withdraw, and was hastened by inside attacks and a change of power in Paris.
US to send Patriots to Turkey
The United States has agreed to send Patriot missiles to Turkey to protect it from potential attacks from neighboring Syria. Germany’s parliament was expected to green light a similar deployment later in the day.
Patriot missiles
The German government is prepared to send defensive Patriot missiles to Turkey
Leadership change
Pakistani military sources say that the Pakistani Taliban are preparing for a leadership change.
Post-Patriot
Questions remain on Germany's plans to send Patriot missiles and soldiers to Turkey.
German troops to Turkey?
The German cabinet has decided to send up to 400 troops to Turkey's border with Syria as part of a NATO mission. The troops are to accompany Patriot missile systems requested by Turkey.
NATO discusses Afghanistan
NATO foreign ministers have tackled the problem of Afghanistan's future after the alliance withdraws its troops in 2014. Germany has warned of possible chaos after the end of the combat mission.
Smooth development?
NATO combat troops will have left Afghanistan by the end of 2014. Key questions remain unresolved.
Missile defense
NATO agrees to send missiles to Turkey, while warning Syria against chemical weapons.
Finding excuses
The US should intervene in Syria, if necessary with ground troops, a Middle East analyst argues.
Turkey will receive Patriots
NATO has approved Turkey's request for systems to bolster its defense against Syria. The news comes after the UN announced it would withdraw nonessential staff owing to the worsening security situation.
Taliban attack NATO air base
Taliban insurgents have struck at airport used by NATO using heavy weaponry against the heavily defended compound. Police said three guards at the base had been killed.
Taliban attack NATO air base
Taliban insurgents have struck at airport used by NATO using heavy weaponry against the heavily defended compound. No immediate details of casualties were available.
Uncertain Afghan future
Afghans begin to worry as Western governments prepare their troop withdrawal from the country..
NATO in Afghanistan
As NATO's mission in Afghanistan draws to a close, the country's future is unclear.
The way back home
Germany's cabinet has cemented plans to reduce Bundeswehr troop numbers in Afghanistan by the beginning of 2014 in line with NATO plans.
Money and silence
The German army will need more help from the oppressive Uzbek regime in the future.
NATO officials in Turkey
NATO officials are in Turkey to plan a proposed Patriot missile deployment. Turkey has said putting the missiles along its border is a "purely defensive" move to protect against spill-over Syrian civil war violence.
Japan bans Assad regime
Japan has expanded its sanctions against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Damascus has demanded that Japan call off a Tokyo meeting of powers backing Syria's opposition due next Friday.
Berlin reassures Afghanistan
Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has told his Afghan counterpart, Zalmay Rassoul, that Germany will continue to provide aid beyond NATO's 2014 withdrawal. Westerwelle made the pledge during Rassoul's visit to Berlin.
Turkish Patriots
Turkey’s request for Patriots from NATO has created confusion
Who's next for NATO?
Ten years after its last expansion, four countries are in line to join the north Atlantic alliance.
Taliban avenges executions
A suicide bomber has killed at least two and wounded over 50 people, among them several foreign troops. The Taliban said the attack was revenge for a series of executions by the Afghan government.
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