Nato Combat Mission

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  3 Dozen Dead, Hundreds Wounded as Multiple Bombings Rock Kabul

  Multiple bombings rocked Kabul Friday, killing at least 36 people and wounding hundreds more in the deadliest day in the Afghan capital since the end of the NATO combat mission in December.

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  Suicide Blasts Hit Afghanistan as Taliban Wage Bloody Fighting Season

  Suicide attackers today targeted foreign troops in Kabul and a police headquarters in restive southern Afghanistan, killing two people and wounding nearly 60, as the Taliban's bloody summer offensive showed no signs of letting up.

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  Unexploded Munitions a Lingering Peril As NATO Ends Afghan War

  The end of NATO's combat mission in Afghanistan could be a watershed moment in tackling unexploded ordnance littering the country, but experts complain US-led forces need to hand over more information on where it all is.

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  Afghan Security on Alert As New NATO Mission Takes Over

  Afghan security forces are on high alert today to prevent Taliban attacks marking the end of the year as NATO combat operations close down and a new "train and support" mission takes over.

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  Afghanistan: US-Led Mission Ends Combat Role; Thousands of Foreign Troops Remain

  The US-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission yesterday, more than 13 years after an international alliance ousted the Taliban government for sheltering the planners of the September 11, 2001 attacks on American cities.

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  Multiple Attacks Kill 20 in Afghanistan as NATO Deadline Looms

  Taliban insurgents killed at least 20 people in a series of gun and suicide attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, underlining worsening security as US-led NATO forces end their combat mission in the country.

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  US, NATO Ceremonially End Afghan Combat Mission

  The US and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan today, 13 years after the September 11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led Government.

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  NATO Ministers Chart Course on Ukraine, Afghanistan

  NATO Foreign Ministers met in Brussels today aiming to plot a new course after a "year of aggression" from Ukraine to the Middle East and the end of the alliance's combat mission in Afghanistan.

• NATO Chief Vows No Loss of Gains in Afghanistan

  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday reaffirmed the alliance's commitment to stabilising Afghanistan and ensuring that the gains made are preserved after the foreign combat mission ends in 2014.

• NATO Chief Warns Afghanistan Must Sign Security Pact by Early September

  NATO's chief warned on Tuesday that, despite a disputed election, Afghanistan must sign a security pact on a post-combat international training mission by September, or there will be "severe" problems for the Western alliance.

• Taliban Declare Last 'Spring Offensive' Before NATO Exit

  Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan announced the start of their annual "spring offensive" on Thursday, vowing a final summer of bloody attacks on foreign forces before the 13-year NATO combat mission ends.

• Afghan-US deal falters as Hamid Karzai demands Taliban talks

  President Hamid Karzai on Saturday signalled that a deal to allow US troops to stay in Afghanistan was close to collapse as the NATO combat mission withdraws after a decade of fighting the Taliban.

• 12,000 US, allied troops for Afghanistan beyond 2014

  The US and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely American forces tasked with hunting down remnants of al-Qaeda and helping Afghan forces with their own security.

• Last French combat troops leave Afghanistan: airport

  France flew its last combat troops out of Afghanistan on Saturday, two years before allied nations in the 100,000-strong NATO mission led by the United States are due to recall their fighting forces.