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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey. ©REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Insiders focus of US military chief's Afghan trip

The top US military officer Martin Dempsey flew Sunday to Afghanistan to hold talks with senior commanders amid a spate of attacks by Afghan soldiers on their NATO counterparts.

Insiders focus of US military chief's Afghan trip
NATO troops watch Games with weapons at hand

After 30 years of war, the London Olympics are a distant dreamworld for most Afghans -- and even the 130,000 NATO-led troops from 50 countries watch the television broadcasts with weapons close at hand.

NATO troops watch Games with weapons at hand
US designates Afghanistan as major ally: Clinton

The United States has designated Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the war-torn country special privileges as the US prepares to pull its troops out in 2014.

US designates Afghanistan as major ally: Clinton
Transit of NATO troops. ©REUTERS/HO Old
NATO and Central Asia agreed on military transit from Afghanistan

NATO has agreed with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on the use of the territories of the Central Asian countries for withdrawal of vehicles and military armament from Afghanistan.

NATO and Central Asia agreed on military transit from Afghanistan
President Nursultan Nazarbayev.  Daniyal Okassov ©
In absence of Cold War NATO’s role is obscure: President Nazarbayev

According to him, Western ideology was based on the idea of “the Western system [of values] being the most progressive, whereas the Soviet Union reportedly failing everywhere”.

In absence of Cold War NATO’s role is obscure: President Nazarbayev
NATO says Australia's Afghan pullout part of war plans

Australia's decision to bring troops home from Afghanistan earlier than expected was part of the war strategy and would not prompt other nations to rush out.

NATO says Australia's Afghan pullout part of war plans
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CSTO mulls to establish dialog with NATO

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CSTO member-countries have adopted a statement establishing cooperation with NATO.

CSTO mulls to establish dialog with NATO
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U.S. forces' withdrawal from Afghanistan will flood Central Asia with weapons

Russian authorities are concerned over a possibility of a massive flow of weapons into Central Asia after NATO forces are withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2014.

U.S. forces' withdrawal from Afghanistan will flood Central Asia with weapons
Press-conference of public associations of veterans and disabled of Afghanistan war. ©Galima Gabdullina
112 thousand Kazakhstan residents signed against sending officers to Afghanistan

112 thousand signatures were collected in Kazakhstan against sending Kazakh officers to Afghanistan.

112 thousand Kazakhstan residents signed against sending officers to Afghanistan
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Kazakhstan’s Parliament closes its 4th session today

In September Kazakhstan’s Parliament will detailedly consider the draft resolution to send military engineers to Afghanistan: Majilis Speaker Ural Mukhamdzhanov.

Kazakhstan’s Parliament closes its 4th session today
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When dismissing agreement with NATO, the Senate took into account public opinion: Senate Speaker

However, Kazakhstan has been rendering and will be rendering humanitarian aid to the Afghan people, he said.

When dismissing agreement with NATO, the Senate took into account public opinion: Senate Speaker
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Kazakhstan will not ratify the agreement with NATO

June 9 the Kazakh Senate refused to ratify the agreement, saying that such issues should be considered at joint sessions. However, at a joint session June 20 the issue was not on the agenda.

Kazakhstan will not ratify the agreement with NATO
John Ordway. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy©
Ordway does not consider Afghanistan a threat to Kazakhstan

US temporary Charge D'affaires in Kazakhstan John Ordway does not think that Taliban can be a big threat to Kazakhstan.

Ordway does not consider Afghanistan a threat to Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan is cautious about adopting Afghanistan-related laws

An agreement with France on transit of military equipment and personnel was ratified on May 25 with several reservations.

Kazakhstan is cautious about adopting Afghanistan-related laws
Kandagar. ©Andrei Yakunin
Afghan war veterans demand resignation of Kazakhstan Parliament

The demand is related to the decision of the Majilis to send four officers to Afghanistan.

Afghan war veterans demand resignation of Kazakhstan Parliament
Taliban: Kazakhstan owes its liberation to Afghan jihad

Taliban released a statement in relation to Kazakhstan decision to send troops to Afghanistan.

Taliban: Kazakhstan owes its liberation to Afghan jihad
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Only four Kazakhstan officers will go to Afghanistan

The agreement between Kazakhstan and NATO provides for sending only four Kazakh officers to the International Security Assistant Forces in Kabul.

Only four Kazakhstan officers will go to Afghanistan
Afghan talibs warn Kazakhstan

Afghanistan talibs warned Kazakhstan on harsh consequences of its decision to send troops to support NATO in Afghanistan.

Afghan talibs warn Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan to send peacekeeping forces to Afghanistan

Kazakhstan will send its peacekeeping forces to ISAF in Afghanistan for six months provided that they are approved and certified by NATO.

Kazakhstan to send peacekeeping forces to Afghanistan