Afghanistan

NATO wants big pullout from Afghanistan by end-2014 (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Sgt. Ysidro Gonzalez, of Alice, Texas, from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Alpha Company storms through the door of a compound after the door was blown open to search for bomb-making materials during a patrol that came under fire from Taliban insurgents in the town of Nabuk in Helmand province, in this October 26, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/FilesReuters - The head of NATO said on Friday the alliance would start turning security over to Afghan forces next year under a plan NATO officials say will allow for…

NATO set for end-2014 withdrawal from Afghanistan (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Sgt. Ysidro Gonzalez, of Alice, Texas, from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Alpha Company storms through the door of a compound after the door was blown open to search for bomb-making materials during a patrol that came under fire from Taliban insurgents in the town of Nabuk in Helmand province, in this October 26, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/FilesReuters - NATO is ready to begin turning security over to Afghan forces next year, U.S. leaders said on Friday, as the first step in a plan to withdraw almost…

NATO readies for 2014 withdrawal from Afghanistan (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - NATO is ready to begin turning security over to Afghan forces next year, with the goal of withdrawing most of the foreign troops deployed there by 2014, U.S.…

Five NATO troops killed as Afghanistan violence soars (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

An Afghan disabled man walks past  Afghan traditional clothes arranged for sale in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Nov 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)Reuters - Five troops serving with the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were killed on Sunday, including three in a clash with insurgents in the east, the coalition said, one of…

NATO says 5 soldiers killed in Afghanistan (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

Reuters - Five soldiers serving with the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were killed on Sunday, including three in a clash with insurgents in the east, the coalition said, one of…

NATO says 3 troops killed in eastern Afghanistan (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

Reuters - Three troops serving with the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were killed in a clash with insurgents in the east of the country, the coalition said, one of the…

Taliban mount series of attacks in Afghanistan (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Afghan police investigate the wreckage of a car used in a suicide attack in Kabul November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - Taliban fighters attacked a foreign military base at the main airport in Afghanistan’s east on Saturday, one of four incidents in 24 hours that marked a sudden upswing…

Taliban attack airport, base in east Afghanistan (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Reuters - Taliban insurgents attacked the main airport and a foreign military base at Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s east on Saturday, Reuters witnesses and police said, with up to 10 of…

Taliban attack airport and base in east Afghanistan (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Reuters - Taliban insurgents attacked the main airport and a foreign military base at Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s east on Saturday, Reuters witnesses and police said, with at least three of…

Taliban attack airport and army base in east Afghanistan (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Reuters - Taliban insurgents attacked the main airport and a foreign military base at Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s east on Saturday, Reuters witnesses and police said, but there was no word…