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Kosovo holds first Parliamentary election
December 13, 2010Kosovo is holding its first parliamentary election since it declared independence from Serbia nearly three years ago. The polls opened this morning across Kosovo, but while voting stations in Pristina and the south saw a steady stream of voters, most...
6 US, 2 Afghan soldiers killed in Afghanistan
December 13, 2010Six American and two Afghan soldiers were killed Sunday when a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden van into a new jointly operated outpost in southern Kandahar province. U.S. and Afghan officials said a number of American and Afghan troops were...
Taliban video shows US captive
December 09, 2010The Taliban have released a video displaying the only U.S. soldier held captive in Afghanistan. The video released Wednesday shows Specialist Bowe Bergdahl who has been held by the Taliban since he disappeared from his base in Paktika province in eastern...
NATO in Lisbon: A moderate success
November 30, 2010By David J. Smith Although the pre-summit hype—mostly generated by NATO itself—had observers thirsting for more, the 19-20 November NATO Lisbon Summit was a moderate success. The alliance took some measured steps toward dealing with new...
World leaders, officials watch WikiLeaks with curiosity, concern
November 29, 2010Senior officials from Washington to Australia to Pakistan are responding with alarm to the latest release of thousands of classified U.S. documents by the online whistleblowing group WikiLeaks. But some officials are looking at the uncensored view of...
WikiLeak documents question Turkey's relationship with US
November 29, 2010U.S. diplomats have cast doubts on the reliability of NATO ally Turkey, portraying its leadership as divided and permeated by Islamists. Washington describes Ankara as a trusted ally publicly. But hundreds of thousands of State Department documents...
Georgian president says came to support Moldovan people, but not parties
November 26, 2010Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has said that he came to Moldova "not to support a certain party, but to back the Moldovan people." He made this statement at a news briefing held jointly with acting President Mihai Ghimpu. For the...
Russia allows NATO armored vehicle transit
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November 26, 2010Russia's foreign minister says Moscow will let NATO take armored vehicles through its territory to Afghanistan under an expanded transit deal. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a news conference in Moscow Thursday that the opening of the Russian...
US presence in Afghanistan as long as Soviet Union's
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November 26, 2010The United States has now been fighting in Afghanistan as long as the Soviet Union did before it withdrew in 1989. Friday marks nine years and 50 days that U.S. forces have been fighting in Afghanistan. The U.S. says it will continue its presence in...
British public growing weary of Afghan war
November 24, 2010Britain has just passed the grim milestone of 100 servicemen killed in Afghanistan this year alone. As NATO leaders meeting in Portugal over the weekend agreed to hand over security to Afghan forces by 2014, protesters back in Britain were calling...
