NATO to keep 12,000 troops in Afghanistan next year
NATO will keep some 12,000 troops in Afghanistan for an extra year in 2016 to prevent the country again becoming a terrorist safe haven, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.
Dec 01, 2015, 22:55 PM IST
Suicide bomber targets Afghan election official in Kabul
A senior member of Afghanistan`s election commission survived an assassination attempt on Saturday when a suicide bomber targeted his vehicle in Kabul, killing one of his employees and wounding two others, officials said.
Nov 28, 2015, 16:51 PM IST
NATO head urges calm, de-escalation after Russian plane downed
Russia insisted its aircraft was in Syrian airspace.
Nov 25, 2015, 02:08 AM IST
EU flags disappear from Polish government press briefings
Poland's new Prime Minister has broken with the practice of pro-European predecessors and has removed the EU flag from her weekly news conference.
Nov 24, 2015, 23:00 PM IST
NATO calls extraordinary meet after Turkey downs Russian jet
NATO allies will hold an "extraordinary" meeting on Tuesday at Ankara's request to discuss Turkey's shooting down of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border, an alliance official said.
Nov 24, 2015, 17:51 PM IST
Investigation continues into Afghan hospital bombing: NATO
NATO said on Saturday it was continuing its inquiry into the October 3 bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in northern Afghanistan and had appointed three US military officers from outside the chain of command to handle the investigation to ensure impartiality.
Oct 24, 2015, 20:48 PM IST
