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AFGHANISTAN/RUSSIA: Arms deals might boost stability
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the sale of about 20 military helicopters to...
AfghanistanAFGHANISTAN: Karzai private security ban carries risks
Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday set a deadline of four months for private security...
AfghanistanAFGHANISTAN: Promise and pitfalls in new militia plan
On July 15, the new commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, reached...
AfghanistanNETHERLANDS: Dutch leave Uruzgan, others may follow
The Dutch 1,950-strong contingent of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in...
NetherlandsRUSSIA/NATO: Moscow is ready to restore military ties
Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov on Friday announced that Moscow is ready to resume...
RussiaAFGHANISTAN: Taliban strengths can be emulated
At an international conference in Kabul today, senior officials from the United States and...
AfghanistanAFGHANISTAN: Defence of US strategy is becoming harder
General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command, yesterday testified on Afghanistan strategy...
AfghanistanEUROPE: London and Paris will maintain nuclear posture
The US administration of President Barack Obama hopes to reduce the salience of nuclear weapons...
