http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/1478358-afghan-armed-forces.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/1478358-afghan-armed-forces.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084508-uk-outlines-troop-plans-afghanistan.html LONDON (AP) — Some British troops will be serving longer tours of duty as the U.K. prepares to end its combat role in Afghanistan, Britain's defense secretary said Tuesday. Philip Hammond told lawmakers that Britain's combat role will still close by the end of 2014, but that a brigade deploying in Afghanistan in October will serve eight-month tours. A sub... Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084508-uk-outlines-troop-plans-afghanistan.html 2013-05-14T15:00:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2075932-germany-chancellor-merkel-visit-to-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit Friday to northern Afghanistan to visit her troops less than two weeks after insurgents killed a German special forces soldier and wounded a second, a military spokesman said. Germany is the only NATO nation that has so far committed troops to Afghanistan after the coalitio... Fri, 10 May 2013 11:07:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2075932-germany-chancellor-merkel-visit-to-afghanistan.html 2013-05-10T11:07:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2073482-karzai-us-9-afghan-bases-2014.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has irked Washington with his frequent criticism of American military operations in his country, said Thursday that his government is now ready to let the U.S. have nine bases across Afghanistan after most foreign troops withdraw in 2014. A border spat with Pakistan and a desire to test public o... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:16:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2073482-karzai-us-9-afghan-bases-2014.html 2013-05-09T20:16:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2048338-nato-crash-kills-4-taliban-spring-offensive.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A NATO plane crash in southern Afghanistan killed four international troops on Saturday, the same day the Taliban announced its spring offensive and said it will target military and diplomatic sites with suicide bombers and infiltrate enemy forces to conduct deadly insider attacks. April already has been the deadliest month so fa... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:21:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2048338-nato-crash-kills-4-taliban-spring-offensive.html 2013-04-27T19:21:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2038846-taliban-foreign-prisoners-good-health.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A group of foreign civilians captured in eastern Afghanistan when their helicopter made an emergency landing are in good health, the Taliban said on Tuesday, as increased violence was reported around the country. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press that the 11 captives were "being investigated," and deni... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:11:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2038846-taliban-foreign-prisoners-good-health.html 2013-04-23T13:11:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2034394-taliban-attacks-kill-9-people-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents killed six police officers at a checkpoint and a suicide bomber killed three civilians at a shopping bazaar in separate attacks Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, while an independent security group warned 2013 is on track to be one of the most violent years of the war. April already has been the deadliest month this year ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:21:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2034394-taliban-attacks-kill-9-people-afghanistan.html 2013-04-21T18:21:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2028324-germany-offers-troops-afghan-training-mission.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany offered Thursday to provide up to 800 soldiers for a NATO training mission in Afghanistan after U.S. and other foreign combat troops leave the country by the end of next year. Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Berlin is offering to station between roughly 600 and 800 soldiers in Kabul and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif fo... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:40:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2028324-germany-offers-troops-afghan-training-mission.html 2013-04-18T15:40:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2015338-taliban-attack-kills-13-afghan-soldiers.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants stormed an Afghan army outpost on Friday, killing more than a dozen soldiers in an area that is a major infiltration route for insurgents crossing the mountainous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Taliban are stepping up their attacks this spring, analysts say, as they try to position themselves for p... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:08:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2015338-taliban-attack-kills-13-afghan-soldiers.html 2013-04-12T19:08:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2010620-afghan-soldier-fires-lithuanian-troops.html VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania's Defense Ministry says that two soldiers taking part in the NATO-led coalition were injured in an attack by an Afghan soldier. Capt. Marius Varna says that an Afghan soldier fired a rocket propelled grenade at an armored vehicle carrying Lithuanian troops in the western Ghor province. One Lithuanian soldier suffered a ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:13:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2010620-afghan-soldier-fires-lithuanian-troops.html 2013-04-10T15:13:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1983854-afghan-villagers-flee-their-homes-blame-us-drones.html KHALIS FAMILY VILLAGE, Afghanistan (AP) — Barely able to walk even with a cane, Ghulam Rasool says he padlocked his front door, handed over the keys and his three cows to a neighbor and fled his mountain home in the middle of the night to escape relentless airstrikes from U.S. drones targeting militants in this remote corner of Afghanistan. Rasool and oth... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:20:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1983854-afghan-villagers-flee-their-homes-blame-us-drones.html 2013-03-28T06:20:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1972166-afghan-local-policeman-kills-5-colleagues.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A member of Afghanistan's government-backed militia program has shot and killed five of his colleagues, an official said Friday. The shooting occurred Thursday morning in a remote part of Qadis district of Badghis province, said provincial spokesman Mirwais Mirzakwal. He said he did not have additional details on the shooting bec... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:34:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1972166-afghan-local-policeman-kills-5-colleagues.html 2013-03-22T11:34:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1966686-us-karzai-deal-leaves-us-commandos-wardak.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president on Wednesday relented in his demand for all U.S. special operations forces to withdraw from a strategic province east of the capital, agreeing to a compromise calling for the pullout of one team implicated in abuse allegations that the Americans have rejected. The dispute underscores the fragile negotiatio... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:03:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1966686-us-karzai-deal-leaves-us-commandos-wardak.html 2013-03-20T19:03:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1964574-danes-pull-soldiers-afghanistan-august.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark says it will end combat operations in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan in August, about six months earlier than planned because the expected timetable for local troops to take over security has been pushed forward. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Tuesday that some 350 Danish soldiers will be pulled out, lea... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:45:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1964574-danes-pull-soldiers-afghanistan-august.html 2013-03-19T12:45:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1942470-bombs-clashes-with-karzai-mar-hagels-afghan-trip.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombings and a host of looming disagreements with the Afghan president cast a shadow on Saturday over U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's first visit to Afghanistan since taking the post. Nineteen Afghans were killed — including eight children — in the suicide attacks in Kabul and in the eastern Khost province. A U.S... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:51:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1942470-bombs-clashes-with-karzai-mar-hagels-afghan-trip.html 2013-03-09T20:51:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1940614-contractor-killed-attack-eastern-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three men wearing Afghan army uniforms and driving an Afghan army vehicle forced their way onto a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Friday and opened fire, killing one civilian contractor and wounding other U.S. troops, U.S. defense officials said. If the shooters do prove to be Afghan soldiers, it will be the second insider at... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:17:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1940614-contractor-killed-attack-eastern-afghanistan.html 2013-03-08T18:17:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1932556-nato-chief-backs-larger-afghan-force-through-2018.html LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president got reassurance Tuesday that NATO intends to backstop his troubled nation's security long beyond 2014, after NATO's chief endorsed keeping Afghanistan's security forces at the current strength for years to come. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told The Associated Press that keeping the A... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:42:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1932556-nato-chief-backs-larger-afghan-force-through-2018.html 2013-03-05T17:42:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1918186-taliban-kill-17-afghans-attack-east.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents poisoned, then shot and killed 17 people as they slept at a local police post in eastern Afghanistan, one of two attacks in as many days targeting Afghan security forces, an official said Wednesday. It's unclear how the militants were able to drug people inside the post before firing bullets into their incapaci... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:30:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1918186-taliban-kill-17-afghans-attack-east.html 2013-02-27T16:30:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1918004-suicide-bomber-attacks-afghan-army-bus-7-wounded.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A man wearing a black overcoat and carrying an umbrella as a shelter against the heavy snow crossed a street in the Afghan capital early Wednesday morning toward an idling bus filled with Afghan soldiers, where he laid down and wiggled underneath. Then he exploded, engulfing the undercarriage of the bus in flames. The suicide bom... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:31:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1918004-suicide-bomber-attacks-afghan-army-bus-7-wounded.html 2013-02-27T05:31:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1916046-apnewsbreak-taliban-attacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The American-led military coalition in Afghanistan backed off Tuesday from its claim that Taliban attacks dropped off in 2012, tacitly acknowledging a hole in its widely repeated argument that violence is easing and that the insurgency is in steep decline. In response to Associated Press inquiries about its latest series of statistics on... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:59:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1916046-apnewsbreak-taliban-attacks.html 2013-02-26T22:59:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1908612-up-to-12000-us-allied-troops-afghanistan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely American forces tasked with hunting down remnants of al-Qaida and helping Afghan forces with their own security. Patience with the 11-year-old war has grown thin in the U.S. and Europe, yet ... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:25:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1908612-up-to-12000-us-allied-troops-afghanistan.html 2013-02-22T21:25:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1907956-german-us-to-leave-8000-12000-troops-afghan.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A German official said Friday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has told NATO allies that the U.S. will leave between 8,000 and 12,000 American troops in Afghanistan after 2014, when combat ends. German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters Friday that Panetta informed him of the numbers. U.S. officials have yet to say publi... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:39:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1907956-german-us-to-leave-8000-12000-troops-afghan.html 2013-02-22T13:39:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1906010-nato-to-consider-maintaining-larger-afghan-force.html BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is strongly considering a proposal to continue funding a security force of 352,000 Afghan troops through 2018, as part of an effort to maintain security and help convince Afghanistan that America and its allies will not abandon it once combat troops leave in 2014, senior alliance officials said Thursday. Such a change, if NATO endorse... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:44:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1906010-nato-to-consider-maintaining-larger-afghan-force.html 2013-02-21T20:44:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1905382-taliban-vow-to-targeting-afghan-officials.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban vowed Thursday to target government employees and other Afghan civilians they consider linked to the U.S.-led coalition despite a warning from the United Nations that such killings may violate international law. Zabiullah Mujahid rejected an annual report issued by the U.N. Mission in Afghanistan that accused the Tali... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:37:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1905382-taliban-vow-to-targeting-afghan-officials.html 2013-02-21T11:37:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1898748-karzai-bans-afghan-forces-seeking-airstrikes.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Critics expressed worries Monday that a presidential order barring Afghan security forces from requesting international airstrikes during operations in residential areas could hobble government troops even as they prepare to take over full responsibility for security in the country from international forces. Underscoring the troo... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:48:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1898748-karzai-bans-afghan-forces-seeking-airstrikes.html 2013-02-18T20:48:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1897512-top-us-general-work-with-airstrike-ban.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top American commander in Afghanistan said on Sunday that he believes the U.S.-led NATO coalition can operate effectively despite the Afghan president's decision to ban Afghan security forces from requesting airstrikes in residential areas. President Hamid Karzai on Saturday said he decided on the ban after Afghan security se... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:21:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1897512-top-us-general-work-with-airstrike-ban.html 2013-02-17T11:21:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1882800-us-ships-military-equipment-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States began its withdrawal from Afghanistan in earnest, officials said Monday, sending the first of what will be tens of thousands of containers home through a once-blocked land route through Pakistan. The shipment of 50 containers over the weekend came as a new U.S. commander took control of U.S. and NATO forces in A... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1882800-us-ships-military-equipment-afghanistan.html 2013-02-11T17:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1840088-polish-soldier-dies-wounds-afghanistan.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Defense Ministry says that a Polish soldier has died of wounds he received in an operation in central Afghanistan Capt. Krzysztof Wozniak, who served with an elite GROM unit, was fatally wounded early Wednesday in Ghazni province as the force was supporting an Afghan unit during a raid. Wozniak died in a military hospital. ... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1840088-polish-soldier-dies-wounds-afghanistan.html 2013-01-23T12:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1834140-taliban-attacks-afghan-insurgents-resilience.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban suicide bombers carried out a brazen attack in the Afghan capital on Monday, the second in less than a week and a sign that insurgents are determined to keep fighting despite recent overtures of peace from the U.S. and Afghan government. The nine-hour assault on the traffic police headquarters, which sent heavy black smok... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1834140-taliban-attacks-afghan-insurgents-resilience.html 2013-01-21T15:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1824624-uk-soldier-dies-afghanistan-wounds.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's Ministry of Defense says a soldier injured in Afghanistan has died from his wounds at a U.K. hospital. The defense ministry says the soldier from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment was wounded by enemy action on Jan. 14 while serving in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand Province. It said the soldier was flown back to ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1824624-uk-soldier-dies-afghanistan-wounds.html 2013-01-16T14:47:00Z