Obama Backs NATO Expansion | After Meeting, Outgoing Secretary General Declares Afghanistan Top “Operational Priority”
Obama Backs NATO Expansion
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Russia Plans ‘Large-Scale Rearming’
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced today that his nation would begin a "large-scale" rearmament campaign for both its army and navy starting in 2011 in response to persisting threats to the nation's security. Pointing to NATO's continued expansion and the...
Clinton Calls for Fresh Start in NATO-Russia Ties
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for NATO to make "a fresh start" with Russia, saying the alliance "must find ways to work constructively with Russia where we share areas of common interest, including helping the people of Afghanistan." Secretary Clinton says...
French DM Urges Date for NATO Pullout From Afghanistan
When NATO agrees on its latest strategy for the war in Afghanistan, French Defense Minister Herve Morin believes that they should set a specific timetable for its goals and for the "start of the withdrawal of alliance forces." Over seven years into the war, the...
Afghans Protest Alleged NATO Gunshots in Mosque
Hundreds of angry protesters in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province blocked roads and clashed with police today in protest over a reported incident in which Polish soldiers fired on a village mosque. The Polish Defense Ministry denied any knowledge of any sort of incident...
UN Report on Afghan Civilian Toll Contradicts NATO Claims
Today, the United Nations released a report detailing the civilian death toll in Afghanistan in 2008. According to the report, 2,118 civilians were killed in 2008 - 828 by the American-led coalition forces. Most of those were, unsurprisingly, killed in the various air...
NATO ‘Concerned’ Over Pakistan Truce
The truce agreement that aims to bring peace to the restive Swat Valley in return for the implementation of Islamic law has been popular among those who it directly effects. The militant factions in the area have been pushing for this for a long time, and the civilian...
