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NATO, US Differ on Ending Afghan Combat Role

LISBON, Portugal (Nov. 20) -- NATO nations formally agreed Saturday to start turning over Afghanistan's security to its military next year and give local forces full control by 2014. President Barack Obama said for the first time that his goal is to end U.S. combat missions in Afghanistan by that year. But Obama cautioned...

Turkey Voices Reservations About Western Missile Defense

BELGRADE, Serbia (Oct. 19) -- Turkey is expressing reservations about a proposed missile defense shield aimed at protecting NATO members from attacks by rogue states such as Iran, posing a dilemma for Washington. According to recent news reports, Ankara is worried that the missile shield is singling out Iran and Syria,...

Petraeus on Afghan War: 'We Are in This to Win'

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 4) -- Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, declaring "we are in this to win" despite rising casualties and growing skepticism about the nearly 9-year-old war. During a ceremony at NATO headquarters, Petraeus received two...

US Allies Praise Petraeus for Afghanistan Post

(June 24) -- Afghan officials and U.S. allies around the world praised the pick of Gen. David Petraeus as the new leader of NATO troops in Afghanistan, saying they hope the general credited with wresting Iraq from insurgents' grip can do the same in troubled Afghanistan. Pending Senate confirmation, Petraeus will replace...

Roadside Bomb Kills 4 US Troops in Afghanistan

KABUL (Jan. 4) -- A roadside bombing killed four U.S. service members, the first American combat deaths of the year in Afghanistan, while a British soldier died during a foot patrol elsewhere in the volatile south of the country, officials said Monday. A statement from NATO's International Security Assistance Force said...