2014 Afghan handover target 'realistic': Nato chief
Nato secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday he believed it was "realistic" for foreign forces in Afghanistan to hand over control of security to local forces by 2014.
Obama: Afghans 'will not stand alone' after 2014 handover
US President Barack Obama vowed Friday to stand by Afghanistan after Nato —led troops hand control of the fight against Taliban insurgents to Afghan forces in 2014.
Afghanistan handover issue hangs over Nato summit
President Barack Obama and the leaders of Nato's 27 other member nations open a two-day summit on friday aimed at finding ways to keep the cold war alliance relevant in the 21st century with revamped
Taliban attack airport in eastern Afghanistan
Taliban militants attacked Jalalabad airport and a military base for foreign forces in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday but the strike was thwarted, officials said.
Airbase attacked, 8 killed in Afghan market bombing
The Taliban on Saturday launched a pre-dawn attack on a Nato base while eight people, including six civilians, died in a separate motorcycle bombing, the latest deadly violence in Afghanistan.
Musharraf says India trying to setup anti-Pak Afghanistan
Former Pakistan military dictator has charged India of trying to create an "anti-Pakistan Afghanistan," and said that US President Barack Obama's support for New Delhi's UNSC bid will not be viewed "f
Osama bin Laden not hiding in Afghanistan: Minister
Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is not hiding inside Afghanistan, said the Afghan cabinet minister.
Obama has to tackle ‘strategic issues’ for India trip success
New York: United States President Barack Obama’s trip to India will be a failure if it does not deal with strategic issues, according to an editorial in the New York Times.
“India is anxious about Am
Al Qaeda planning toy bombs in Britain during Christmas
London: Al Qaeda's chief bomb maker Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri is reportedly planting bombs in gift toys, which would be timed to explode once the toys are in stores for the Christmas.
According to the
Spanish PM makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Saturday and said Spanish troops were not there to stay.