Tens of thousands of NATO and Afghan troops have planned the biggest attack on the Taliban to date, and have reealed this attack to give the Taliban a chance to surrender beforehand, and to allow civilians time to get out of the region of Marjah,South of the Helmad Province in Afghanistan.
Four NATO soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, making 2009 the deadliest year for foreign troops since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001. Meanwhile, the first interim results of Afghanistan's presidential election are due out later tonight, but they will only represent 10 per cent of the ..
STRATFOR : http://www.stratfor.com : As doubts rise in Britain about continuing the battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan, NATOs director-general urges Americas allies not to walk away now. But there are other doubts. After a series of air accidents, questions are being asked about the ad..
Apr. 3 - The alliance formed to counter an apocalyptic scenario for a Third World War seeks a new direction for the future. NATO was launched in 1949 in the face of the overwhelming military might of the Communist bloc as the Cold War began in earnest but that is long over and the alliance is ga..
President Obama and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former President of Denmark, address the press after meeting in the Oval Office to discuss progress in Afghanistan. September 29, 2009. (Public Domain)
