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General Philip Breedlove. ©REUTERS
US names Breedlove as new NATO commander

The United States on Thursday nominated General Philip Breedlove, a veteran pilot in Europe, as the top commander of NATO a month after Afghan war supremo John Allen stepped aside.

US names Breedlove as new NATO commander
Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov. ©RIA Novosti
Kazakhstan interested in expanding cooperation with NATO

Kazakhstan Defense Minister met with NATO Secretary General's Special Representative and new NATO officer on interaction with Central Asia.

Kazakhstan interested in expanding cooperation with NATO
Afghan leader orders US special forces out of province

Afghanistan's president has ordered US special forces out of a strategic province over allegations of torture and murder by Afghans working with them.

Afghan leader orders US special forces out of province
NATO to bid farewell to Panetta, seeks new military chief

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta will get a fond farewell from his NATO colleagues at a two-day meeting beginning Thursday.

NATO to bid farewell to Panetta, seeks new military chief
Obama: US to speed up Afghan troop transition

President Barack Obama on Friday said NATO troops would speed up a transfer of lead security responsibility to Afghan forces this spring, in a sign the pace of US troop withdrawals could quicken.

Obama: US to speed up Afghan troop transition
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France to take in Afghans in danger for working with troops

France will take in Afghans whose security is at risk after having worked with its troops in the war-ravaged country, joining other Western nations facing a similar quandary.

France to take in Afghans in danger for working with troops
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Afghan policewoman shoots dead foreign adviser

A female Afghan police officer on Monday shot dead a foreign civilian adviser in Kabul police headquarters, officials said, in the first "insider" attack to be carried out by a woman.

Afghan policewoman shoots dead foreign adviser
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US aims to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan: report

The administration of President Barack Obama aims to keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations in that country end in 2014.

US aims to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan: report
Clinton to push Bosnia for reforms at start of Balkans tour

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a five-nation Balkans tour on Tuesday, seeking to push regional leaders to stick to existing agreements and enact the reforms needed to join the EU and NATO.

Clinton to push Bosnia for reforms at start of Balkans tour
Afghan president warns on immunity for foreign troops

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned of possible problems ahead over the sensitive issue of immunity from prosecution for any American or NATO soldiers deployed in the country after 2014.

Afghan president warns on immunity for foreign troops
Afghan government could collapse, new report says

The Afghan government could fall apart after NATO troops pull out in 2014, particularly if presidential elections that year are fraudulent.

Afghan government could collapse, new report says
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai. ©REUTERS/Larry Downing
US rejects calls to slow Afghan withdrawals

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday held a video conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai focusing partly on an unprecedented wave of attacks on NATO troops by their local comrades.

US rejects calls to slow Afghan withdrawals
NATO restricts joint operations with Afghans: officials

NATO-led forces are scaling back joint operations with Afghan forces after a spate of "insider attacks" in which Afghan recruits turned their weapons on Western allies.

NATO restricts joint operations with Afghans: officials
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. ©REUTERS
Kazakhstan is calling Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security organizations to interact

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev is advocating a platform for Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security cooperation.

Kazakhstan is calling Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security organizations to interact
US to transfer Bagram prison to Afghans

The US is to hand formal control of a controversial prison to the Afghan government on Monday, despite apparent disagreements between the two sides on the fate of hundreds of inmates.

US to transfer Bagram prison to Afghans
    Chairman of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Karl Lamers. Photo courtesy of dni.com.ua
NATO hopes for economic integration of Afghanistan with Central Asia by 2014

Chairman of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Karl Lamers exchanged his opinion after the meeting with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Kazykhanov.

NATO hopes for economic integration of Afghanistan with Central Asia by 2014
Meeting of 
    Kazakhstan Senate speaker Kairat Mami and chairman of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Karl Lamers. Photo courtesy of www.parlam.kz
Mami discussed Central Asian security with NATO Parliamentary Assembly chairman

Kazakhstan Senate speaker Kairat Mami has had talks with chairman of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Karl Lamers.

Mami discussed Central Asian security with NATO Parliamentary Assembly chairman
Australia says Karzai 'wrong' on Afghan operation

Australia Monday flatly rejected comments from Afghan President Hamid Karzai that a recent night-time raid which left two men dead was carried out without the approval of local authorities.

Australia says Karzai 'wrong' on Afghan operation
US suspends Afghan police recruit training

US special forces in Afghanistan have suspended training for about 1,000 Afghan police recruits to vet existing members, the military said Sunday, after a surge in insider attacks on NATO.

US suspends Afghan police recruit training
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17 beheaded in bloody day across Afghanistan

Seventeen civilians were beheaded, 10 Afghan soldiers killed and two NATO troops shot dead in a new insider attack in a bloody few hours across Afghanistan.

17 beheaded in bloody day across Afghanistan