NATO said Saturday one of its operations in Afghanistan has resulted in the deaths of two civilians and the wounding of another.
NATO service members discovered a dead woman and two wounded men who had been caught in the crossfire of a gunbattle to secure a compound in the village of Kalachen in Kandahar district, where the alliance force was looking for a Taliban commander. One of the men later died from his injuries.
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Afghan civilians killed during NATO operation
July 3rd, 2010 |
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NATO forces repel Taliban attack
July 1st, 2010 |
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Militants set off a car bomb and used rocket-propelled grenades to storm the entrance of an airbase outside Jalalabad, near the Pakistani border on Wednesday. The Taliban say six suicide bombers killed dozens of Afghan and foreign forces in the brazen daylight attack. But NATO spokesman Brigadier General Josef Blotz refutes that claim.
NATO: No change in Afghan strategy
June 24th, 2010 |
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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that the alliance’s strategy in Afghanistan “will not miss a beat”, RFE/RL reports. His comments came despite the dismissal of the United States’ top general in the war-torn country.
“Difference of opinions on NATO won’t hurt coalitionâ€
June 19th, 2010 |
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Daily VeÄernje novosti states that the ruling coalition is sure that differences in opinion regarding NATO will not cause a rift in the coalition. The state policy regarding Serbia’s military neutrality is not expected to change, despite the initiative of G17 Plus and SPO for reevaluating the situation.
NATO summit ends with recognition of progres
June 12th, 2010 |
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Defense ministers wrapping up a two-day NATO summit in Brussels welcomed improvements in the security situation in Afghanistan However, they also acknowledged the need for member countries to provide more military trainers to work with Afghan troops.
NATO opens new supply route to Afghanistan
June 11th, 2010 |
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NATO has opened an alternate supply route to its troops in Afghanistan across Russia and Central Asia. Most NATO supplies enter Afghanistan through Pakistan, but the route has come under increasing attacks by militants in the border region, and NATO has been negotiating alternate routes for months.
11 years since end of NATO attacks
June 10th, 2010 |
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Today marks 11 years since NATO halted its bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). The end of the attacks came after the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1244.
NATO ministers to discuss Kosovo mission
June 10th, 2010 |
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Foreign ministers of NATO member states will discuss reduction of the mission in Kosovo and Metohija in Brussels today.
They will discuss the possibility of reducing the number of KFOR troops in Kosovo from the current 10,000 to 5,000.
Taliban attack NATO convoy in Pakistan
June 9th, 2010 |
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Gunmen have attacked a NATO supply convoy near Islamabad, killing at least seven people. It is the first such incident to occur so close to the Pakistani capital.
30 Nato tankers torched in Capital
June 8th, 2010 |
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ISLAMABAD – More than 30 NATO vehicles, mostly oil tankers, were destroyed completely when terrorists attacked them near Islamabad Toll Plaza on late Tuesday night, while some five persons died and 11 others got injured in the attack.
Police sources informed that the death toll might rise. The sources revealed that a group of around 20 terrorists riding on two double cabins vehicles and motorbikes was involved in this incident.
According to details, the NATO containers were parked near an oil depot when some terrorists at first sprinkled oil and later opened indiscriminate fire on them. The sources revealed that owing to intense firing, trucks caught fire.
The incident took place at Sangjani area, a suburb area of the Federal Capital falling in the jurisdiction of Tarnol Police Station. Police sources informed that 63 NATO trucks loaded with goods and oil were parked on the site of attack. After the attack, thousands of litres of fuel spilled over the road.
Soon after the attack, heavy contingent of police rushed towards the site and launched a massive search operation in nearby areas.
The vehicles of Rescue 115 and CDA fire brigade rushed towards the spot and started rescue operation. Rescue operation was underway till filing of this report.
NATO to discuss troop reduction in Kosovo
June 8th, 2010 |
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Brussels on Monday that the NATO defense ministers will discuss troop reduction in Kosovo. The meeting in scheduled for June 11-12.
10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
June 8th, 2010 |
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Ten servicemen with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan were killed in separate incidents on Monday, the alliance said. Two foreign civilians working for an American security company contracted to help train Afghan police were also killed in a Taliban suicide raid on a training camp in Kandahar, officials said.
NATO’s door remains open to Ukraine
June 5th, 2010 |
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has said it will remain open to Ukraine after the country’s decision to shelve its membership bid. Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said NATO’s doors “remain open,” despite the Ukrainian parliament’s approval of a bill preventing the country from joining NATO. The move was widely seen as further evidence the new government in Kyiv is overturning the previous government’s pro-Western policies.
Ukraine abandons NATO ambitions
June 4th, 2010 |
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The Ukrainian parliament has approved a bill that effectively rejects any ambition to join NATO. The law, submitted by President Viktor Yanukovych, cements Ukraine’s status as a military non-aligned country – though it will co-operate with NATO.
Serbian delegation at NATO session
May 28th, 2010 |
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The permanent delegation of the Serbian parliament will take part in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session, it has been announced. The meeting starts in Riga, Latvia, on Saturday, a statement from parliament said today in Belgrade.
“Govt. in secret NATO membership talksâ€
May 24th, 2010 |
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Opposition DSS leader Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica says the current Serbian government is “secretly negotiating with NATO officialsâ€. The subject of these talks, according to KoÅ¡tunica, who spoke in Kosovska Mitrovica on Sunday, is Serbia’s membership in the western military alliance.
NATO announces decrease in KFOR troops
May 22nd, 2010 |
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that the security situation in Kosovo is steadily improving, according to reports. Rasmussen stated that even though the NATO mission in Kosovo (KFOR) would remain in the province, the number of troops in Kosovo would be decreased to 2,000.
“Serbia’s future is in EU, NATOâ€
May 21st, 2010 |
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged Serbia to look to the future, said reports. That future, he said, lies in integration into the European Union and NATO despite its skepticism regarding the alliance.
KFOR could reduce troops to 5,000
May 20th, 2010 |
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NATO could speed up its plans to reduce the military presence in Kosovo, said reports this Thursday. The number of KFOR soldiers could go from 15,000 to 5,000 in 2010, announced NATO Allied Commander Europe Admiral James Stavridis.
NATO examines proposals for future
May 18th, 2010 |
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A panel of experts led by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has put forward recommendations for NATO’s future strategy.
The military alliance has been examining the proposals ahead of a summit in November when it will adopt a new mission statement.