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US/NATO: Gates warns over flagging European commitment
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates yesterday characterised the "demilitarisation of Europe" --...
United StatesAFGHANISTAN: Drug pressures may divide Taliban
Intelligence officials are interrogating Taliban second-in-command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar,...
AfghanistanPOLAND/RUSSIA: Warsaw suggests hosting NRF exercises
The Defence Ministry wants the first regular exercises of the NATO Response Force (NRF) to be on...
PolandRUSSIA/CEE: Rhetoric eases but long-term aim remains
Tiraspol's offer to Moscow to base missiles in Transnistria was initially welcomed but has since...
RussiaAFGHANISTAN: Troops encounter resistance in Marjah
Gun battles took place in several areas of Marjah today, on the third day of a major NATO and...
AfghanistanAFGHANISTAN: Campaign concept is at stake in Helmand
US and UK forces are about to launch a major offensive against Taliban fighters in Marjah,...
AfghanistanEUROPE: NATO-EU cooperation remains difficult
Calls for better cooperation between the EU and NATO have gained new urgency as they increasingly...
AFGHANISTAN: Karzai begins 'reintegration' diplomacy
President Hamid Karzai yesterday arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks concerned with splitting and...
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