Nato Combat Troops

NATO has no plans to deploy combat troops to non-NATO member Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday.

An Afghan soldier hailed as a hero for defending parliament from a Taliban assault has been arrested after a fatal traffic accident in Kabul involving a car he had been given as a reward, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday.

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.

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.

Barack Obama has extended the combat role for US troops in Afghanistan for another year, in a classified order he signed in recent weeks, the New York Times reported on Friday.

NATO has observed columns of Russian military equipment including tanks, artillery and combat troops entering eastern Ukraine in the past two days, the military alliance's supreme allied commander said Wednesday.

Afghanistan's new president Ashraf Ghani arrives in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a four-day visit to the resource-hungry Asian giant as NATO combat troops prepare to withdraw by the end of the year.

British forces Sunday handed over formal control of their last base in Afghanistan to Afghan troops, ending combat operations in the country after 13 years which cost hundreds of lives.

Taliban militants killed six Afghan police officers on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks on local security forces highlighting the challenge they face as NATO combat troops depart.

Mr Modi and Mr Karzai discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the wake of the withdrawal of NATO combat troops from the war-torn country.

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.

The hardball negotiations between Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and the United States over what happens when foreign combat troops leave by December 31, 2014, seem to have inched closer to an agreement.

Afghan forces took control of security across the country today, marking a major milestone as US-led combat troops prepare to withdraw after 12 years of fighting the Taliban.

The two sides will discuss a range of issues of mutual concern and interest and will discuss cooperation at a "critical time" for Afghanistan, from where NATO combat troops are withdrawing, the envoy said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday for talks with President Hamid Karzai, a US official said, with both sides hoping to stabilise the country before most US-led NATO combat troops leave by the end of 2014.

NATO has no plans to deploy combat troops to non-NATO member Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday.

An Afghan soldier hailed as a hero for defending parliament from a Taliban assault has been arrested after a fatal traffic accident in Kabul involving a car he had been given as a reward, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday.

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.

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.

Barack Obama has extended the combat role for US troops in Afghanistan for another year, in a classified order he signed in recent weeks, the New York Times reported on Friday.

NATO has observed columns of Russian military equipment including tanks, artillery and combat troops entering eastern Ukraine in the past two days, the military alliance's supreme allied commander said Wednesday.

Afghanistan's new president Ashraf Ghani arrives in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a four-day visit to the resource-hungry Asian giant as NATO combat troops prepare to withdraw by the end of the year.

British forces Sunday handed over formal control of their last base in Afghanistan to Afghan troops, ending combat operations in the country after 13 years which cost hundreds of lives.

Taliban militants killed six Afghan police officers on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks on local security forces highlighting the challenge they face as NATO combat troops depart.

Mr Modi and Mr Karzai discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the wake of the withdrawal of NATO combat troops from the war-torn country.

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.

The hardball negotiations between Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and the United States over what happens when foreign combat troops leave by December 31, 2014, seem to have inched closer to an agreement.

Afghan forces took control of security across the country today, marking a major milestone as US-led combat troops prepare to withdraw after 12 years of fighting the Taliban.

The two sides will discuss a range of issues of mutual concern and interest and will discuss cooperation at a "critical time" for Afghanistan, from where NATO combat troops are withdrawing, the envoy said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday for talks with President Hamid Karzai, a US official said, with both sides hoping to stabilise the country before most US-led NATO combat troops leave by the end of 2014.