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NATO Is Confident of More Planes for Libya Soon

BERLIN -- NATO failed for a second day to find new ground-attack aircraft for the fight against Moammar Gadhafi's forces in Libya but Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told The Associated Press on Friday he expects the additional planes soon. NATO's top military commander, U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis, has said...

Western Allies at Odds Over Arming Libyan Rebels

With the NATO-led no-fly zone now in place over Libya, world attention has turned to the possibility that weapons could be supplied to anti-government forces -- a step that there appears to be little agreement on so far within the coalition. "I'm not ruling it out," President Barack Obama told NBC News in an interview...

NATO Deal on Libya Doesn't Mean Quick Exit for US

WASHINGTON -- NATO's limited role in command of the no-fly zone over Libya doesn't allow the U.S. to make a quick exit from the costly military operation as the Obama administration had wanted. American sea and airpower remain key parts of the effort to counter forces loyal to Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi after allies...

World Leaders Mourn 'Bulldozer' Richard Holbrooke

(Dec. 14) -- World leaders are paying tribute today to the man they nicknamed the "Bulldozer" -- Richard Holbrooke, the longtime U.S. diplomat who served in Vietnam and wrote a chapter of the Pentagon Papers, negotiated an end to the Bosnian war and most recently served as White House envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan. He...

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...

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05/23/12 NATO leaders set course for Afghan withdrawal Source: The Bulletin - Bend OR NATO leaders agreed at a critical meeting Monday on a framework for winding down their combat mission in Afghanistan between now and the end of 2014 and made commitments on the length and ambition of their role there long afterward.
05/22/12 How Europe debt crisis affects Africa Source: The Herald - Zimbabwe Although military issue is a permanent topic of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, leaders from the world's biggest military alliance are bothered much by economic problems at Chicago summit, which kicked into full swing on Sunday.
05/22/12 No large pullout possible without Pak help: Nato Source: Asia News Network (ANN) Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen acknowledged yesterday that there could be no large drawdown of troops from Afghanistan without PakistanÃ¢s help as both sides also expressed the desire to stay engaged with each other despite differences.
05/21/12 Pakistan, NATO optimistic on supply routes deal Source: The Times of India Pakistan said Monday it has ordered negotiators to conclude a deal with the United States to reopen vital supply routes to NATO convoys, as the alliance's chief expressed optimism that an agreement was near.
05/21/12 Afghanistan exit strategy agreed on, Pakistan issue... Source: CNN Security Blog NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday that he expects a deal "in the very near future" to reopen Pakistan's border with Afghanistan for war supply shipments.