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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 soldier crackdown
Afghanistan's defence ministry says it has arrested or sacked hundreds of soldiers, following attacks on foreign troops. It comes as the NATO chief expressed his concern over insider attacks by Afghan forces.
NATO suspends Afghan training
NATO has suspended the training of new recruits for the Afghan security forces until a vetting process has been completed. The decision comes after a string of attacks by Afghan security forces on coalition troops.
Taliban suicide bombs kill 12
Twin suicide attacks targeting a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan have killed 12 people, while injuring at least 50. The Taliban has claimed responsibility.
The Afghan quagmire
Experts agree that NATO has to learn and understand the history of the Afghanistan conflict.
Australians killed in Afghanistan
Three Australian soldiers serving with NATO have been killed by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform in Afghanistan, bringing the total of foreign soldiers killed in "insider" attacks to 15 during August alone.
Afghan kills three NATO troops
NATO has said that three foreign soldiers were killed by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform, bringing the total of foreign soldiers killed in insider attacks to 15 during August alone.
Haqqani ‘killed’
The Afghan government says the Haqqani network's commander Badruddin Haqqani has been killed.
Afghan civilians 'beheaded'
At least 30 civilians have been killed across Afghanistan. Among them were 17 civilians who were reportedly beheaded by Taliban insurgents for holding a party.
NATO officers die in Afghanistan
A series of deaths in Afghanistan marked the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. NATO troops, Afghan rebels and Afghans close to the government were all targets.
ISAF: ‘Insider attack’ kills two
Two US soldiers have been killed by a member of the Afghan local police, in an increasingly common form of attack on ISAF forces. The total number of international troops killed in this manner this year alone is now 39.
NATO helicopter crash kills 11
A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed 11, including seven US troops. The Taliban has declared responsibility for shooting it down but NATO officials have not confirmed the claim.
Neglected relationship
After her summer break, Angela Merkel made her first bilateral visit to Canada. Ties between Berlin and Ottawa are robust, but the relationship could change from one of benign neglect to a more troubled friendship.
Rogue attacks in Afghanistan
An Afghan civilian employed at a US military base has shot dead several American soldiers. Six US service members have been killed in rogue attacks by Afghans working for the NATO-led coalition in the past 24 hours.
Afghan policeman attacks troops
A suspected Afghan police officer has shot dead a group of US special forces during a Ramadan meal. Recurring incidents of surprise attacks by Afghan police are undermining trust with their international mentors.
Military operation
Islamabad agrees on launching a joint military operation with the US against the Haqqanis.
Afghan defense minister quits
Afghanistan's defense minister has walked from his post, after losing a no-confidence vote. His departure comes on the same day as two violent terrorist attacks in the country.
NATO handover
Both the Taliban and the Afghan government seek to 'inherit' NATO bases.
Corruption
Horrifying conditions in an Afghan hospital have revealed the depth of corruption in the country.
Asymmetric warfare
Intervention in Syria? The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are a warning example to NATO.
Afghan sentenced to death
An Afghan court has handed down the death penalty to an Afghan soldier who killed five French troops during a training operation in January. His attack prompted France to withdraw its contingent early.
'No to NATO'
Several political parties in Pakistan hold rallies against the reopening of NATO supplies.
Billions in aid for Afghanistan
International donors pledge billions for Afghanistan after Western troops go home. Delegates to the conference in Tokyo highlighted the need for economic development to stabilize the country in the long term.
Clinton in Afghanistan
The US has designated Afghanistan a 'major non-NATO ally.' The move came shortly after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived on an unannounced visit to Kabul, where she met with President Hamid Karzai.
Pakistan lifts NATO blockade
Pakistani border officials says NATO trucks began crossing into Afghanistan on Thursday under a major US-Pakistani supply route deal. This follows a US apology for last November's fatal air raid on Pakistan troops.
Pakistan opens roads
Pakistan's decision to reopen NATO supply routes is likely to be met with a domestic backlash.
NATO supply routes to reopen
Pakistan has announced that it will reopen crucial supply routes to Afghanistan, which it had closed eight months ago. This should make it easier and cheaper for countries like Germany to withdraw their troops.
Blame game
Kabul says it will report Islamabad to the UN if rocket attacks on its soil are not halted.
Defense minister in Kunduz
German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday for an unannounced visit with German troops stationed in the Kunduz region. It is his seventh trip in 16 months in office.
Pakistan-NATO
Pakistani experts say NATO's Afghanistan supplies via Pakistan are likely to be reopened soon.
Rescued Cyprus takes EU tiller
Cyprus has assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months, a long-scheduled move. It comes, however, less than a week after Cyprus announced it would seek emergency loans.
Dangerous change
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has decided to rattle his saber at Syria.
NATO stands by Turkey
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has expressed the alliance's solidarity with Turkey following the downing of a Turkish aircraft by Syrian forces on Friday. NATO countries had met in Brussels to discuss the incident.
No escalation
Ankara's approach to Syria is unusually cautious - for good reason, say analysts.
Syria targeted 'second plane'
Turkey's deputy prime minister has accused Syria of firing at a plane sent to rescue a fighter jet shot down by Syrian troops. His comments came hours ahead of a NATO meeting called by Turkey to discuss the incident.
Putin visiting Israel
Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a Middle East tour, starting in Israel, which wants him to press Iran to abandon its uranium program. Putin will also visit senior West Bank Palestinians and Jordan.
NATO to discuss jet downing
NATO says Turkey has called for alliance talks on Tuesday over Syria's shooting down of a Turkish F4 Phantom jet over the Mediterranean. Turkish media say the wreckage has been located.
Afghanistan beyond 2014
Foreign ministers and officials of 30 nations, mainly from Central Asia, as well as major international organizations have converged on Kabul for a conference on Afghanistan's future once NATO troops leave in 2014.
Twin bomb blasts
In one of the most deadly incidents in Afghanistan in weeks, two suicide bombers in the southern city of Kandahar have killed at least 20 people near a NATO-run military base.
Panetta's India visit
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrives in New Delhi on the last leg of his Asian tour.
New Zealand and NATO deal
New Zealand's prime minister has signed a partnership agreement with the NATO military alliance, saying the move formalizes and builds upon a long-standing relationship. Kiwi troops serve in Afghanistan.
US military strategy
Chinese officials say the US announcement for a bigger naval fleet is untimely.
Syrian scenarios
The West is caught between a rock and a hard place on Syria, writes Nathalie Tocci.
Drone strikes
At least fifteen people have been killed in US drone strikes in Pakistan's North Waziristan area.
Afghanistan aid workers rescued
Four aid workers are apparently safe after a raid in which several kidnappers and militants were killed. Prime Minister David Cameron said the rescue should serve as a warning to terrorists who seize Britons abroad.
Clashes in northern Kosovo
Serbs clashed with NATO troops in northern Kosovo on Friday after they moved in to try to take down a roadblock. The incident threatens to fuel the already high tensions in Kosovo's mainly Serb north.
Afghanistan outlook
Bruce Riedel, one of the architects of the US-Afghanistan strategy, is optimistic.
Senior al Qaeda militant killed
Al Qaeda's second in command in Afghanistan has been killed in the country's east near the border with Pakistan. Saudi Sakhr al-Taifi was said to have directed attacks on NATO and Afghan troops.
NATO airstrike kills eight
A NATO airstrike has killed eight members of a family in eastern Afghanistan, authorities there said on Sunday. The father of the family apparently had no connection to the Taliban.
Afghan village in Texas
After years of training for war, the US army is now preparing for peace in a reconstructed village.
German Kosovo mission extended
The German parliament has approved an extension to the armed forces' mandate in Kosovo for another year, but MPs have warned of a prolonged presence in the former Serbian province.
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