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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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Pulling out
The British opposition plans to lighten its military's load by withdrawing troops - from Germany.
ISAF mission
German Defense Minister zu Guttenberg holds talks with US counterpart Robert Gates in Washington.
Troops to stay
Members of the German cabinet have announced plans to extend Bundeswehr missions abroad.
Surprise visit
Germany vows continued support for Afghanistan but calls on the Afghan president to fight graft.
NATO submarine linked to fishermen's deaths
The families of the 5 Brittany fishermen who died when their ship sank off the coast of England in 2004 have called for the investigation into their deaths to be re-opened.
NATO probe
A German magazine says a colonel broke military procedure in ordering an Afghan airstrike.
Wunderkind's new challenge
Germany's new defense minister receives advance international praise, but faces tough tasks.
NATO agrees on the need for new strategy in Afghanistan
NATO defense ministers give their backing to a new, broader strategy against the Taliban in Afghanistan, but side-stepped the issue of whether there should be a big increase in foreign troop numbers.
New NATO plan
NATO defense ministers have backed a broader counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan.
European missile defense
Czech Republic endorses a revised plan after a visit from US Vice President Joe Biden
NATO in Afghanistan
Reluctance by nations to send more troops could make new strategy difficult to implement.
Afghan headache
NATO faces a struggle to persuade member states to commit more troops to Afghanistan on Friday.
Strategy change
NATO foreign ministers meeting in Bratislava are expected to plot a new course for Afghanistan.
Paying for peace
Allegations that Italy paid the Taliban to keep the peace have stirred the debate on engagement.
Afghanistan mission
The UN has reauthorized the international force in Afghanistan amid record-breaking casualties
Czech woes
The Czech Republic could decide the EU's fate. But the young democracy is deeply troubled.
Afghan troop levels
Eight years after the start of the war in Afghanistan, troop levels continue to rise steadily.
Afghan war
NATO chief Rasmussen insists that the war in Afghanistan can succeed.
Nukes go home
Germany's next possible foreign minister wants US nuclear weapons to be removed from Germany.
Afghanistan mission
Speculation is rife that the new, incoming government will boost German troops in Afghanistan.
US nukes still in Germany
The decades-old deployment of US nuclear arms in Germany is a controversial issue
Keeping the peace
Civilian forces are better able to help peace efforts in conflict zones than army troops.
NATO military chiefs meet in Portugal to debate future strategy
Military chiefs from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation have met in Portugal to discuss operations in Afghanistan and around the world. They welcomed signals from Russia that the Kremlin is ready to expand contacts.
NATO overtures
NATO Secretary General Rasmussen offers Russia cooperation in international defense system.
Afghanistan pullout
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has proposed exiting Afghanistan by 2013.
Closing ranks
Germany's top military official has defended a deadly Afghan airstrike called by the German army.
Controversial airstrike
Germany tries to stop criticism of a controversial Afghanistan airstrike called by its army.
NATO Raid to Rescue Journalists Sparks Controversy
A NATO commando raid in northern Afghanistan to secure the release of a New York Times reporter and his Afghan aide from Taliban rebels earlier this week has sparked a controversy. Stephen Farrell, the NYT journalist was freed in the raid, but Sultan Munadi, the Afghan journalist was shot and died. Munadi’s death has angered Afghan media activists and journalists, who say the operation could have been avoided and that the matter should have been handled in a non-violent way.
Afghanistan fallout
A German colonel is under fire for ordering an airstrike which reportedly killed civilians.
New NATO general
A French air force general has made history by taking over the NATO command from the US.
Journalist freed
A British reporter was briefly kidnapped in Afghanistan while covering the NATO tanker bombing.
Under fire
Chancellor Angela Merkel has delivered a staunch defense of Germany's mission in Afghanistan.
NATO Struggles to Win Support in Afghanistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has won an absolute majority in the presidential election, according to the Afghan Independent Election Commission. The announcement comes despite claims by the UN-backed independent Election Complaints Commission that the poll was marred by widespread fraud. Meanwhile in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has once again promised an inquiry into last week’s NATO airstrike in the northern province of Kunduz. The airstrike killed a considerable number of people and has attracted severe criticism internationally.
Airstrike analysis
An analyst plays down the discord between the US and Germany over a deadly Afghan airstrike.
Airstrike uproar
Angela Merkel addresses parliament in defense of Germany's involvement in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan conference
Experts are skeptical whether another international conference is what Afghanistan needs.
Kunduz reactions
Debate heats up over an airstrike ordered by Germany in Afghanistan that may have killed 125.
Devastating debate
The debate over the German-ordered Afghanistan airstrike is devastating, says DW's Sybille Golte.
Civilian casualties
EU foreign ministers fear collateral damage will undermine their mission in Afghanistan.
NATO airstrike
A NATO airstrike on two hijacked oil tankers in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, kills 90 people.
Broad consensus
EU, US envoys call for fair process following allegations of voter fraud in Afghanistan.
Afghan election
Abdullah closes gap but Karzai remains on track to win Afghanistan's presidential election.
Training Afghan forces
British PM Brown has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan pledging more training of Afghan forces.
Rasmussen wraps up talks in Turkey
NATO chief Rasmussen pledges to help boost trust between NATO and Islamic countries.
Rasmussen in Turkey
Turkey hosts NATO head that it opposed for the post
Ahead of German elections
Angela Merkel is comitted to Afghanistan, but her foreign minister wants an exit strategy.
Power struggle
Moscow makes it clear that it won't stand for anti-Russian leadership in Ukraine and will act.
Party profile: Left party
The Left party could play a vital role in the September election, despite still being a pariah.
Election a "success"
Afghanistan elections see little violence, but Taliban threats may have kept voters home.
Afghan election
Afghanistan goes to the polls to elect a president as sporadic violence fails to deter voters.
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