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Pakistan Blocks NATO Supplies to Afghanistan
Pakistan Blocks NATO Supplies to Afghanistan Officials Told to Stop Vital NATO Traffic at Key Border Crossing after NATO Copter Allegedly Kills Pakistani Troops, Again The Pakistani government ordered security forces to block oil tankers and trucks carrying NATO supplies into Afghanistan at a crucial border crossing Thursday, officials tell CBS News. All NATO traffic […]
Gates favors bolstering troops in Afghanistan, sources say
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is leaning toward the view that a significant number of additional combat forces will be needed for the war in Afghanistan, sources tell CNN. Gates is inclined to back Gen
‘Humility’ needed in Afghanistan, commander says
The top U.S.
NATO: Airstrike killed Afghan women, children
Civilians, including women and children, were killed in an airstrike by coalition troops in southern Afghanistan, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said Thursday.
Afghan journalists condemn ‘reckless’ rescue mission
Afghan journalists on Thursday condemned the actions of a NATO commando unit that left the body of a local reporter behind during a deadly operation aimed at rescuing his British counterpart. Taliban militants kidnapped Sultan Munadi and New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell last week.
Commandos free abducted reporter in Afghanistan
A New York Times reporter who was kidnapped last week was freed by commandos Wednesday.
Canadian to lead probe of deadly NATO airstrike
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S.
Germany calls for probe into Afghan airstrike
The German chancellor on Sunday called for a quick and thorough investigation into a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan that killed at least 90 people. The German commander in the area called in the airstrike Friday in the northern Kunduz province.
Afghan election officials defend vote-counting
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission sought to reassure voters Saturday that it was impartially tallying the results of the August presidential election.