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1. The US wants a New Dialog with the Iraqi Government
February 09, 2012
The Obama administration is preparing to begin talks with Iraq on defining a long-term defense relationship that may include expanded U.S. training help. The reason for this is that there is just too much at stake ion Iraq for the US to walk away and leave that government to its own devices. The Iraqis are already struggling as a government and the United States and the rest of the world has invested billions of dollars and countless human effort in attempting to get a government set up in the first place.
If the Iraqi government is allowed to fail all of the problems that the US and NATO... (read more)
Author: cedric rice
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2. Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 10 in NW Pakistan
February 08, 2012
Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed 10 people in the country's northwest tribal region near the border with Afghanistan.Officials say two missiles hit a compound suspected of belonging to militants in the North Waziristan tribal area Wednesday. Security officials say the dead included some foreign and local militants.Pakistan has publicly condemned drone strikes as a violation of its sovereignty, although they are believed to be carried out with the help of Pakistani intelligence.In November, a cross-border NATO air attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers prompting Isl... (read more)
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3. UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Up for 5th Straight Year
February 04, 2012
A United Nations report says more than 3,000 civilians died in Afghanistan's conflict last year, the worst annual toll in the decade-long war. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said Saturday that 3,021 civilians were killed in 2011, an 8 percent increase over the previous year, and the fifth year in a row that the death toll has risen.The report says insurgents were responsible for 77 percent of the Afghan civilian deaths. NATO-led and Afghan government forces caused 410 civilian deaths, a decrease of 4 percent from 2010. A further 279 civilian deaths could not be attributed to ei... (read more)
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4. Nato rejects call to end libya war - China DC UPS Power Supply - China EPS Emergency Power Supply
February 03, 2012
NATO'S main not too long ago smacked out of any mobile phone after Madeira the particular revocation among hostilities while Libya to attempted to reassure wavering paid members your day Gulf coalition that may Moammar Gadhafi can be beaten.Toscana's discontinue-fireplace give us a call honest any risk of strain over the NATO alliance, on the whole 14 weeks in order to bombing plan which has had already neglected to disengage Gadhafi regrettably is causing hanging fears involving its cost contributing to private deaths.Gadhafi himself seemed a new be aware of a defiance with a audio catching, ... (read more)
Author: erewgwe ewrghhtrh
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5. NATO: Forces Will Not Back Down During Afghan Transition
February 03, 2012
NATO's secretary-general says foreign forces in Afghanistan will remain on combat duty during the scheduled transition to Afghan security control in 2014.
That statement by Anders Fogh Rasmussen came after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said American forces' combat role will end next year, more than a year before the transition is supposed to be complete.
Panetta's statement surprised many observers.
He said he hopes U.S. troops in Afghanistan, by far the largest and strongest component of the NATO-led force, will be able to move into a training and support role during the second half of ... (read more)
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6. PaK - US Relation
February 02, 2012
Pakistan US RELATIONS refers to the bilateral relationship between Pakistan and the United States. The United States first established diplomatic relations with Pakistan on 20 October 1947. The relationship since then was based primarily on U.S. economic and military assistance to Pakistan. Pakistan is a Major non-NATO ally of the United States. The United States is the second - largest supplier of military equipment to Pakistan after China and largest economic aid contributor as well. Pervez Musharraf with President Bush. After the September 11 attacks in 2001 in the Unite... (read more)
Author: Fayaz Ahmad Bhat
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7. NATO Chief: Afghan Timeline Unchanged
February 02, 2012
NATO Secretary General Anders-Fogh Rasmussen says the coalition's timeline for the security transition in Afghanistan still stands, despite recent announcements from the United States and France.U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have each suggested the coalition should end its combat role in 2013, more than a year ahead of previous plans and switch to training and advising Afghan troops through 2014. Rasmussen said ahead of Thursday's NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels that the alliance will stand by its previously agreed to plan to wind up opera... (read more)
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8. NATO Defense Ministers Discuss Afghanistan Withdrawal
February 02, 2012
NATO defense ministers are meeting in Brussels Thursday to discuss possible changes to the alliance's strategy in Afghanistan, including ending combat operations earlier than planned. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have each suggested the coalition should end its combat role in 2013, more than a year ahead of previous plans, and switch to training and advising Afghan troops through 2014. Panetta made his comments Wednesday aboard a plane en route to Brussels. He told reporters traveling with him that "hopefully by the mid-to-latter part of 2013 we wil... (read more)
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9. Panetta: Us Combat In Afghanistan To End Future Year
February 01, 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta laid out the administration's most explicit portrayal of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan, stating Wednesday that U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan anticipate to end their combat part in 2013 and carry on a instruction and advisory part with Afghan forces by way of 2014. Panetta's remarks to reporters vacationing with him to some NATO defense ministers getting together with in Brussels demonstrated how the international army part in Afghanistan is expected to evolve on the current high-intensity combat versus the Taliban to some support part w... (read more)
Author: tiny Kunkka
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10. Six Must Have Games For The Free PlayStation Move
February 01, 2012
SOCOM 4 is set in Southeast Asia and allows the player to control a character that's the leader of a NATO special forces group. That five man strong squad is against an indigenous revolutionary set called the Naga. Reported to look much further than standard war-based shooters, we hope this can stand well above their competitors. Anticipated early 2011, this should be a good companion to your PlayStation Move system..Why do we enjoy the Sony PlayStation Vita? Basic. When you're always going out, your gadgets and gizmos need maintain. That single, defining quality in our era is its speed. If th... (read more)
Author: Salvador Hines
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11. Panetta: US, NATO Seek to End Afghan Combat Mission in 2013
February 01, 2012
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the United States and NATO will seek to end combat operations in Afghanistan in the second half of next year and switch to training and advising Afghan troops through 2014.Panetta made the comment Wednesday aboard his plane enroute to a NATO meeting in Brussels. He told reporters traveling with him that "hopefully by the mid- to latter part of 2013 we will be able to make a transition from a combat role to a training, advise and assist role."The U.S. defense chief called 2013 a crucial year for the final transfer of remaining areas to Afghan security f... (read more)
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12. NATO Copes With Early French Afghan Withdrawal
February 01, 2012
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NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels this week to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan, among other issues. The previously-scheduled gathering comes in the wake of the French president’s announcement that he wants his combat troops out of Afghanistan a year ahead of schedule. It was just last week that French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that he wants his troops out of Afghanistan by the end of next year. The announcement came during a visit to Paris by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, just days after four French troops were killed by an Afghan soldier. NATO Secre... (read more)
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13. Pakistan: 'No Hidden Agenda' in Afghanistan
February 01, 2012
Pakistan says it has no “hidden agenda” in Afghanistan and has rejected as “frivolous” allegations that it is supporting Afghan Taliban insurgents in their deadly attacks on NATO forces. At the end of her day-long talks with Afghan officials in Kabul Wednesday, Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told reporters that her country wants peace and stability in Afghanistan, saying continued conflict in the neighboring country is “a threat to the existence of Pakistan”. She reiterated that her country is determined to support any Afghan-led effort aimed at establishing peace in the war-rav... (read more)
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14. Leaked Report Alleges Pakistan is Helping Afghan Taliban
February 01, 2012
A leaked report allegedly authored by officials in the international coalition in Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of secretly assisting the Taliban.According to the report seen by The Times newspaper and British Broadcasting Corporation, Pakistan's military spy agency, the ISI, is supporting the Afghan Taliban, and the insurgents believe victory is inevitable once NATO troops leave in 2014.The classified document reportedly was compiled from information learned in the interrogations of 4,000 captured Taliban and al-Qaida operatives.Pakistani foreign ministry officials dismissed the report's findi... (read more)
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15. The Taliban and Al-Qaeda have Benefitted from a Lull in the US Drone Campaign
January 31, 2012
The US has conducted a Drone campaign in Afghanistan during the last few years which has caused withering damage on the Taliban. This campaign has effectively turned the tide of the war in the favor of the US and NATO forces and have kept the terrorists off balance for quite a while.
The attacks have crippled the terrorists to the point that terror leaders are afraid to come out into the open. This campaign has kept the organization in such a shambles that they have not been able to effectively mount a campaign against NATO and the US.
The US, NATO, and the Pakistanis have been at an... (read more)
Author: cedric rice
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16. Afghans Say Police Not Ready for Security Control
January 31, 2012
A public-opinion survey by the United Nations indicates that roughly 80 percent of Afghans believe the country's police force is not ready to take over security control from international forces.The U.N. Development Program's annual "police perception survey," released Tuesday, finds that only two out of 10 people think the Afghan National Police are strong enough to handle security once foreign combat troops leave Afghanistan in 2014.NATO forces have been training their local counterparts in anticipation of the coalition's withdrawal, and Afghan forces already have taken control of security i... (read more)
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17. Under price rising of petroleum and diesel how is the industry
January 28, 2012
As we know, the price of petroleum and diesel is increasing fast, which affects many development of industry.
Industrial diesel engines are any engines that are used for industrial purposes that run on diesel. Industrial diesel engines are used to power a major portion of industrial machinery, from motorbikes to bulldozers, generators, and even forklifts and trucks. They range in size from a few pounds to a few tons, with a various amount of power.
The use of diesel engines is mandated by several large organizations. All NATO machinery for example, runs on either diesel or aviation g... (read more)
Author: Anna Zhao
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18. 4 Dead After Afghanistan Suicide Bombing
January 26, 2012
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber has killed four civilians and wounded 31 others in an attack on a NATO-affiliated provincial reconstruction team in southern Afghanistan.A spokesman for the governor of Helmand province said Thursday that the attack took place Thursday in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah. Officials say the bomber hit a convoy of armed vehicles passing near the Education Department building. At least 17 civilian cars were damaged, some bursting into flames. At least one member of the aid team was among the wounded.NATO has declined to comment on the attack.
Some info... (read more)
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19. Soldier Technology Conference
January 24, 2012
Technologies convert the whole world's life. Everyday companies create new innovative ideas and develop new technology machines which make the life so wonderful and relaxed. Like other equipments, armies, military also create and use new technologies to protect their countries.
Soldier technology conference is meeting space where national military modernization groups to network as company and complete various challenges by finishing most of the investments and their partnerships. These teams are from NATO national and having agreed partners all over the world. Armies, military,... (read more)
Author: Jarry Horny
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20. Pakistan Rejects US Findings on Deadly Border Attack
January 23, 2012
Pakistan's military has formally rejected the findings of a U.S. inquiry into last month's NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghan border.The military said Monday that it does not agree with several portions of the investigation report, calling them "factually not correct." U.S. defense officials blamed inadequate coordination by both Pakistani and U.S.-led forces for the November 26 attack. The U.S. military probe also found that U.S. forces acted in self-defense and with appropriate force after being fired upon.Pakistan's military on Monday dismissed the U.S. findings ... (read more)
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21. Is Peace Finally a Reality in Afghanistan?
January 20, 2012
The war in Afghanistan has been ongoing for years and the fact that there are rumors of peace talks indicates to me that both sides are growing weary of war. The war has been long and costly for both sides. It has placed a severe drain on the economy of the United States. It has also placed a severe mental drain on the troops who have served multiple tours there. It has been a drain on their families and the rest of the United States. Many American and NATO troops have lost their lives and been maimed for life. The United States has borne the brunt of the pressure because they have provided mo... (read more)
Author: cedric rice
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22. US Defense Chief Condemns US Video of Taliban
January 12, 2012
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has condemned a video that appears to show U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters.
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The NATO security force in Afghanistan also condemned the actions depicted in the video by a small group of U.S. Marines, who apparently are no longer serving in Afghanistan.ISAF called the act "disrespectful" and said it tarnishes the high moral standards expected of coalition forces.Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the government is "deeply disturbed" by the video, and tha... (read more)
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23. Five NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan
January 06, 2012
NATO says bomb attacks have killed five service members in southern Afghanistan.The international coalition said a roadside bomb killed four soldiers Friday, while a fifth service member died in a separate blast in the south. NATO did not give any other details.Friday's casualties bring the number of international troops killed in Afghanistan since the start of the year to nine.At least 544 soldiers died in 2011, making it NATO's second deadliest year in the 10-year war.The international coalition is in the second phase of handing security-control over to Afghanistan's army and police in a gr... (read more)
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24. Brussels Luxury Apartments in Three Major Boroughs
January 05, 2012
Besides being Belgium's capital city, Brussels is also considered by many as the European Union's capital. The world's major institutions, such as NATO, have their headquarters built in the same place, with many Brussels luxury apartments dotting the area. While Brussels is indeed a melting pot of cultures, it has managed to preserve quite well the integrity of its own culture, heritage, and history. At one point of Brussels' past, the entire ancient town was demolished to give way for greater development to flourish, but retaining some the best of its pre-1800's structures and arts. Some of B... (read more)
Author: Patrick Vickery
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25. Coding for NATO
January 04, 2012
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) states that its fundamental purpose is to ‘safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.’ This alliance of North American and European countries provides a critical transatlantic link based on the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4 April 1949. The NATO Codification System (NCS) is used by NATO member countries, agencies and sponsored nations across the globe. The system supports procurement and logistics management of equipment and is also responsive to information technology advances as well as... (read more)
Author: Natalie Eastaugh
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