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US wants to keep nine bases in Afghanistan

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 16:25

Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed Thursday to wring concessions from the United States in negotiations to sign a security pact, saying Washington wanted to retain nine military bases in the country. After more than 11 years of US-led military intervention in Afghanistan, the two countries are hammering out a deal to allow a limited US troop presence to remain after the international coalition leaves next year.

Three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast

Agence France-PresseMay 1, 2013 06:30

Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that Britain was paying a "very high price" in Afghanistan after three soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb. Six British soldiers have now been killed this year in Afghanistan, where British casualties have slowed over the past year. Britain has not lost so many soldiers in one incident since six were killed by a similar blast in March last year.

FHockey: Pakistan offers hockey support to Afghanistan

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 11:31

Pakistan said Monday it would help foster the development of field hockey in Afghanistan, hoping to replicate its success in supporting its war-ravaged neighbour's rise in cricket. The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) promised to give Afghanistan a place in their domestic competitions and provide equipment, resources and technical assistance. Since the Taliban's ouster in 2001, Pakistan has provided similar help to Afghan's cricketers which has seen them rise to one-day status in 2009 and qualify for back-to-back World Twenty20s in 2010 and 2012.

Bishkek conference to review scenarios of situation development in Afghanistan and threats for Central Asia

AsianetApril 12, 2013 14:21

Kyrgyzstan plans to hold the international conference in Bishkek on prospects of development of situation and security threats for Central Asia in connection with withdrawal of ISAF troops in September 2013, Parliament Speaker Asilbek Jeenbekov said at the session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Council in St.

BiH sends peacekeeping troops to Afghanistan

AsianetApril 5, 2013 16:48

Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) held a ceremony on Thursday for an infantry unit to be deployed to Afghanistan for peace-keeping mission.Deputy Defense Minister Mirko Okolic attended the ceremony at the Kozara barracks in Banja Luka, capital city of Republika Srpska (RS), an entity of BiH."We are pleased with our current involvement in peacekeeping, and we have won praise from international institutions for the missions," said Okolic.The rotating unit has 45 members.No case of injury or death is registered for BiH peacekeeping members in Afghanistan

Pakistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan to sign trilateral transit pact

AsianetApril 2, 2013 10:31

Construction of the railway link connecting Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan as well as implementation of the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA 1000) were the focus of a meeting of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon with Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rasoul that took place here on Friday. According to the Tajik president’s official website, the sides also discussed cooperation between relevant bodies of the two countries for implementation of ambitious regional projects.

Australian troops to quit Afghanistan as base closes

Agence France-PresseMarch 25, 2013 19:45

Australia's main base in Afghanistan will close and most of its troops will be home by the end of the year, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said on Tuesday. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led force in Afghanistan, has decided to shut the base in Tarin Kot in Uruzgan province and this meant an end to Australia's main mission. "With the closure of multinational base Tarin Kot, the majority of Australia's troops will come home from Afghanistan," Smith said in a statement.

Road mine kills Polish soldier in Afghanistan

Agence France-PresseMarch 20, 2013 11:00

A 29-year-old Polish soldier died when a mine exploded on a road in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, Poland's defence ministry said. Pawel Ordynski, whose vehicle struck the mine in the province of Ghazni, is the 39th Pole to die in a decade of conflict in Afghanistan, ministry spokesman Jacek Sonta said. Poland has 1,800 troops serving in Afghanistan with NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), making it one of the main contributors to the 100,000-strong mission.

Denmark to pull half its troops out of Afghanistan a year early

Agence France-PresseMarch 19, 2013 09:16

Denmark will withdraw half of its 650 soldiers from Afghanistan in August, a year earlier than planned, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Tuesday. An infantry unit had been due to be replaced in the volatile Helmand province in August but Thorning-Schmidt said that an assessment by British and Danish defence officials showed that this was no longer needed. "Therefore the only combat unit in Afghanistan will be our tank unit, which will remain," she told reporters.

Denmark to pull half its troops out of Afghanistan a year early

Agence France-PresseMarch 19, 2013 09:01

Denmark will withdraw half of its 650 soldiers from Afghanistan in August, a year earlier than planned, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Tuesday. An infantry unit had been due to be replaced in the volatile Helmand province in August but Thorning-Schmidt said that this would no longer take place based on an assessment by British and Danish defence officials. "Therefore the only combat unit in Afghanistan will be our tank unit, which will remain," he told reporters.