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Nato airstrike kills 27 civilians in Afghanistan

Nato airstrike kills 27 civilians in Afghanistan

Nato forces in southern Afghanistan bombed a civilian convoy, killing 27 people including women and children and injuring many more, Afghan officials said.

Nato launches major Afghanistan offensive

Nato launches major Afghanistan offensive

NEAR MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – U.S.-led NATO troops launched an offensive on Saturday designed to seize control of the Taliban’s last big stronghold in Afghanistan’s most violent province, a Reuters witness said.

Car bomb wounds six near US base in Afghan capital

Car bomb wounds six near US base in Afghan capital

KABUL – A Taliban suicide car bomber struck near a military base in Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday, wounding at least six people, Afghan and NATO officials said.

Dozens of Afghan militants killed in violence

Dozens of Afghan militants killed in violence

ASADABAD: Nato warplanes pounded a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan on Monday, killing more than 20 insurgents and destroying a bunker complex, military officials said.

Clinton admits US is ‘war weary’ as Nato pledges more Afghan troops

Clinton admits US is ‘war weary’ as Nato pledges more Afghan troops

Nato nations today pledged an extra 7,000 troops for Afghanistan as the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, in Europe to drum up more military support for the campaign, acknowledged that America was becoming “weary of war”.

Nato says the body of missing US paratrooper found in Afghanistan

Nato says the body of missing US paratrooper found in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – Rescuers found the body of a second U.S. paratrooper missing after being swept away by a fast-moving current while on an airdrop resupply mission earlier this month in western Afghanistan, NATO said Monday.

Afghan, Nato forces detain militants in Afghanistan

Afghan, Nato forces detain militants in Afghanistan

KABUL, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) backed by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) detained several suspected militants in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Thursday, according to a statement of the allies issued here.

German army chief resigns over Afghanistan air strike

German army chief resigns over Afghanistan air strike

Germany’s top army officer resigned today after it emerged that the defence ministry had withheld information about civilian casualties caused by a Nato air strike in Afghanistan.

Afghan attacks kill four US soldiers

Afghan attacks kill four US soldiers

KABUL — Insurgent attacks and bombs have killed another four US soldiers in Afghanistan, the NATO-run International Security Assistance force said Monday.

Miliband says Taliban could join Afghan government

Miliband says Taliban could join Afghan government

Senior Taliban commanders could join a legitimate Afghan government, according to Foreign Secretary David Miliband.

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