From Cold War to the Ukraine war: NATO at 75NATO marks 75 years; founded by 12 members, now 32, including Finland and Nordic neighbors. Article Five triggered after the September 11, ...
07 Jul, 2024, 07.30 AM IST
Blood and billions of dollars: NATO's long war in AfghanistanThe foreign troops in the country are preparing to complete their withdrawal by the end of the month and have left local Afghan forces to f...
13 Aug, 2021, 10.20 PM IST
Afghanistan troop pullout a 'mistake', says former President George W. BushThe former Republican president, who sent troops to Afghanistan in autumn 2001 after the September 11 attacks on New York's World Trade Cen...
14 Jul, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
China looks to step up cooperation with Pakistan as Taliban makes gains in Afghanistan"China, along with Pakistan, is willing to continue support for all parties in Afghanistan to seek a political solution through dialogue an...
08 Jul, 2021, 10.43 PM IST
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says Afghan forces can cope aloneNATO took charge of security efforts in Afghanistan in 2003, two years after a U.S.-led coalition ousted the Taliban for harboring former A...
28 May, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
US abandoning Kabul to bombers of kidsThis time around, the US must ensure a better outcome. More so as the US has given the Taliban official space by negotiating a peace deal w...
09 May, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
US, NATO forces start formal pullout from AfghanistanPresident Joe Biden had set May 1 as the official start of the withdrawal of the remaining forces — about 2,500-3,500 US troops and about 7...
02 May, 2021, 12.02 AM IST
In Brussels, Antony Blinken offers boost for NATO, cooperation on AfghanistanAfter four years of friction with Washington under the presidency of Donald Trump, who said the alliance was obsolete and harangued allies ...
23 Mar, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Obama praises troops as US marks end of war in AfghanistanBarack Obama, however, warned that Afghanistan remains a dangerous place, and the Afghan people continue to make tremendous sacrifices .
29 Dec, 2014, 02.08 PM IST
- Pakistan asks for pivotal role in settling Afghan war
In a development that set alarm bells ringing here, Pakistan has offered to mediate with the Taliban factions and has told the US that it i...
11 Feb, 2010, 06.21 AM IST
- Majority of Afghans wants India, not Pakistan, to help
Majority of Afghans prefer involvement of India in the reconstruction.
21 Jan, 2010, 03.50 AM IST
- Pak-style truce in Afghanistan acceptable: US
"Political reconciliation has to be part of the solution," US Defence secy said.
20 Feb, 2009, 10.48 PM IST
- Activation on Indian border to hit anti-terror drive:Pak
Pakistan cautioned NATO that any "activation" on its border with India would affect its involvement in the war on terror.
22 Jan, 2009, 07.59 PM IST
- Pak may relocate 100,000 armymen to border
Pak may relocate military personnel from its border area with Afghanistan.
30 Nov, 2008, 11.35 AM IST
- Afghanistan stability 'not mission impossible': Miliband
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband denied on Sunday that the international community was failing in its mission in Afghanistan.
19 Oct, 2008, 06.48 AM IST
- Top general: NATO not losing Afghan war
The top NATO general in Afghanistan said that he rejects the idea that NATO is losing the Afghanistan war to an increasingly bloody Taliban...
13 Oct, 2008, 06.26 AM IST
- US dismisses Taliban assertion of 'defeat' in Afghanistan
Washington dismissed an assertion by fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar that the United States has been "defeated" in Afghanistan.
12 Feb, 2008, 09.13 AM IST