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An Afghan army soldier walks in front of an MI-17 helicopter at military airport in Kabul. AFP PHOTO/Massoud Hossaini 02.07.2009, 22:52

“U.S. and Russia have converging interests in Afghanistan”

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Normalizing relations – top US military envoy in Moscow

Ahead of Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow in less than two weeks, Washington has dispatched its top-ranking military envoy to Russia to discuss normalization of the countries’ military relations.

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Changing tactics in Afghanistan an easy task?

As international forces continue their operation in Afghanistan, the situation is still tense. In a nation at war, how can NATO troops bring peace? RT military analyst Eugene Khrushchev says that it is not an easy task.

AFP Photo / Romeo Gacad 03.07.2009, 22:16 1 comment

The Obama War in Afghanistan

The Afghan campaign has already become The Obama War, says political analyst Mikhail Troitsky from the International Relations department at Moscow State University.

31.12.2009, 14:37 14 comments

US military confronts trust issue as CIA targeted at Afghan base

A suicide attack has left 8 CIA personnel dead and at least 6 others wounded inside a US military facility, dealing a setback for President Barack Obama’s war strategy.

US President Barack Obama (L) and General David Petraeus (AFP Photo / Mandel Ngan) 16.08.2010, 17:35 5 comments

Petraeus opens media offensive, challenges Obama's Afghan exit date

The new commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan says a July 2011 deadline for ending the protracted military operation may turn out to be mission impossible.

Agghanistan, Khost :US Paratroopers  wait for a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to land and depart on an air assault mission  on July 28, 2009 (AFP Photo / Matthew Freire ) 01.09.2009, 22:00 4 comments

Major US troop increase in Afghanistan?

The newly-appointed head of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has announced that he wants to revise their strategy for defeating the Taliban.

Slovakia, Bratislava : An Honour guard of the Slovakian President stands under Slovakia and NATO flags in front of the Presidental palace on October 22, 2009. (AFP Photo / Samuel Kubani) 23.10.2009, 16:32 3 comments

Bratislava witnesses NATO’s closer engagement with Russia

NATO defense ministers are in Bratislava and at the top of their list is working together on missile defense and tackling the Taliban in Afghanistan in co-operation with Russia - something unimaginable just a year ago.

Afghanistan, Kabul (AFP Photo / Massoud Hossaini) 19.01.2010, 18:29 2 comments

Taliban attack triggers Afghan security overview

Following Monday’s brazen assault in the center of Kabul, the president of Afghanistan has ordered a comprehensive review of the security situation inside the beleaguered country.

Teachings of the collective rapid reaction forces of the CSTO "Interaction-2009" 04.02.2010, 15:13 2 comments

Kazakhstan joins post-Soviet security group’s rapid reaction force

Kazakhstan has ratified an agreement on Thursday on the Collective Rapid Response Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

US to supply troops in Afghanistan via Russia

Published: 03 July, 2009, 21:46


AFP Photo / Cris Bouroncle

An expected deal between Russia and America to allow the U.S. to transit military supplies via Russian territory to Afghanistan could be signed during Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow next week.

 
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