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NATO attack: `US forces acted in self-defence`

NATO said that mistakes were committed on both sides that resulted in the death of 24 Pakistani sol...

Spate of bombs kills 10 in Iraq

A suicide bomber blew himself up after joining the line of Sahwa early in the morning, according to ...

US forces to be armed with mini "Kamakaze" drones

US forces will confront the militants with a new weapon, miniaturised "Kamakaze" drones, launched b...

Questions still hang over Kabul security

Five police and 11 civilians, including children, were killed and 19 people wounded in the recent mu...

Iraq: 35 inmates tunnel out, most recaptured

Prison breaks cast doubt on whether Iraqi security forces are ready to protect the nation when US tr...

21 people killed by roadside bomb: Afghan official

The minibus ran over a roadside bomb in Obe district in Herat province.

Back-to-back bombs kill 9 people in western Iraq

Iraq`s Ramadi used to be one of the strongholds of the al Qaeda-led insurgency.

The secret team that killed Osama

Seal Team 6, the crack unit of American naval commandos that killed Osama Bin Laden are the elite of...

US forces alone conducted Operation Osama: Pak

Pakistan said on Monday that US forces had conducted the operation that killed Osama bin Laden "in a...

Iraqi cleric threatens action if US forces remain

The Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr battled United States forces for years.

Gates hails Iraq, warns against Iran, Qaeda

US defence secretary said unrest in Bahrain has created tensions in Iraq.

Medvedev wants US forces to leave Afghanistan with `dignity`

Medvedev said final aim of intn`l military presence was to ensure security.

Two Koreas and US forces lower alert: Report

S Korean and US forces have downgraded their defensive alert seeing positive signs from North.

Pak will welcome withdrawal of US forces from Afghan

Pakistan on Thursday said it would welcome the withdrawal of US and allied forces from Afghanistan b...

Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan

US Defence Secretary is getting a firsthand look at operations in Kandahar.

Bombs kill 2 foreign troops in Afghanistan: NATO

Sixty-six American troops were killed in July.

Study ties civilian deaths to attacks on US forces

Each time US or NATO forces accidentally kill Afghan civilians, insurgents and their sympathizers ty...

US to build-up forces for push against Haqqani network: Gates

The US is undertaking a major build-up of forces in eastern Afghanistan.

Govt not to fund study to move US forces drills to Tokunoshima

The Japanese government plans to give up earmarking spending on research in fiscal 2011 on a possibl...

Taliban say buildup under way in Kandahar: Report

The Taliban are moving fighters into Kandahar, planting bombs and plotting attacks as NATO and Afgha...

Outgunned Taliban mounting tough fight in Marjah

Afghan officials say outnumbered Taliban fighters are mounting a tougher fight than expected in Marj...

US forces given priority to use training ground near Mt Fuji

Japan had prioritised the US forces stationed in the country to use a training ground near Mt Fuji f...

‘US-led forces need 25-30 days to secure Marjah’

The US-led forces will need about 25 to 30 days to secure the Marjah area of Afghanistan as they fac...

US used several airbases for Afghan operation, admits Pak

Pakistan Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has admitted that several air bases in Pakistan wer...

US to take lead role in southern Afghanistan: Report

The United States forces are to take over the main role in southern Afghanistan from the British in ...

7 in 10 Afghans support US forces: Poll

Nearly seven in 10 Afghans support the presence of USs forces in their country, and 61 percent favor...

5 Iraqis killed in traffic accident with US forces

An Iraqi police spokesman says five Iraqis were killed and eight injured after their minibus colli...

US forces raided Pak on Qaeda hunt: UK media

According to a Guardian newspaper report, American special forces conducted multiple raids into Pak`...

Afghan surge is new challenge for US forces exiting Iraq

US military in Iraq faces logistical challenge in maintaining combat effectiveness while giving max ...

`Japan-US deal on US forces realignment difficult to scrap`

Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said on Monday it would be difficult to "completely scrap"...

No alternative to deal on US forces in Japan: Gates

Robert Gates has ruled out reopening negotiations on a deal to relocate a US airbase in Okinawa, say...

US forces leave isolated Afghan base after attack

US forces have withdrawn from an isolated base in eastern Afghanistan that insurgents attacked last ...

US forces in Afghanistan leave base after attack

US forces have withdrawn from an isolated base in eastern Afghanistan after a fierce insurgent attac...

US, Afghan forces kill Afghan child in raid

The US military says American and Afghan forces accidentally killed a child during a raid on a Talib...

Obama admin divided over size of US forces in Afghanistan

Amid growing demand for more American troops in Afghanistan from the commanders on the ground, the O...

`A few years` of combat in Afghanistan: Gates

The Pentagon presented a grim portrait of the Afghanistan war on Thursday, offering no assurances ab...

A new sense of optimism seen among Iraqi people: UN

A new sense of optimism is spreading among the Iraqi people as the level of violence in their countr...

4 US troops die in deadliest month in Afghanistan

A roadside bomb killed four American troops in eastern Afghanistan, driving the July death toll for ...

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