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NATO: Blast in Afghanistan kills 5 
NATO says a blast in Afghanistan has killed three coalition service members and two civilians working with the alliance.
By Associated Press , April 06, 2013
Prosecutors: Trio planned to attack Obama's HQ
Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets during this weekend's NATO summit, prosecutors said Saturday.
By Michael Tarm and Tammy Webber , May 19, 2012
Afghan bomb kills 3 NATO troops, including 2 Americans
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a park Wednesday in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 people, including two U.S. soldiers, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks as spring fighting season gets under way.
By Amir Shah , April 04, 2012
Taliban threatens Pakistan lawmakers over allowing NATO supplies to travel through country
The Taliban on Sunday threatened to attack Pakistani lawmakers and their families if they support allowing NATO to resume shipping supplies through the country to troops in neighboring Afghanistan.
By Ishtiaq Mahsud , March 25, 2012
Afghan President Karzai demands immediate NATO troop pullout in rural areas
The setbacks - a double blow for the American campaign in Afghanistan - effectively paralyze the two main tracks for ending the 10-year-old war.
By Amir Shah and Sebastian Abbot , March 15, 2012
Obama: U.S., U.K. committed to mission in Afghanistan
Leaders of the United States and Britain outlined plans today to shift the NATO war effort in Afghanistan toward a back-seat advisory role while Afghan forces increasingly take the lead, but stressed that the two nations remain committed to the mission there.
By Desmond Butler , March 14, 2012
Afghan officials say talks for military presence deal with U.S. faltering
Current and former Afghan officials say obstacles include disputes over the transfer of American-run detention centers, night raids and quarrels within the Afghan president's inner circle that led one of his top advisers to threaten to resign.
By Deb Riechmann and Patrick Quinn , March 05, 2012
2 American soldiers killed in Afghan joint base shootings
Two U.S. troops were gunned down by two Afghan soldiers and an accomplice Thursday, the latest of six American service members killed by their Afghan partners since the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. base last week sent anti-Americanism soaring in a nation that has long distrusted foreigners.
By Deb Riechmann , March 01, 2012
NATO heads says U.S., allied troops showed restraint in Afghanistan
NATO's top civilian official today praised U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan for showing "remarkable restraint" in the face of anti-coalition violence following the burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO base.
By Robert Burns , February 28, 2012
2 Americans shot, killed by gunman in Afghanistan ministry building
A gunman killed two American military advisers inside a heavily guarded government building in the heart of Kabul today as protests over the burning of the Muslim holy book at a U.S. base raged across the country for a fifth day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was retaliation for the Quran burnings, and the NATO commander recalled all international military personnel working in Afghan ministries in the capital.
By Amir Shah and Rahim Faiez , February 25, 2012
NATO: 3 troops die in roadside bombing in Afghanistan
NATO says three NATO service members have been killed in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan. The international military coalition did not give any other details about Tuesday's deaths.
By Associated Press , February 21, 2012
NATO ministers consider mid-2013 troop withdrawal
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that NATO allies have agreed broadly to step back from the lead combat role in Afghanistan and let local forces take their place as early as next year, a shortened timetable that startled officials and members of Congress.
By Robert Burns and Slobodan Lekic , February 02, 2012
Afghan insider attacks on U.S. troops since May 2007: 70 dead, 110 wounded
Supposedly friendly Afghan security forces have attacked U.S. and coalition troops 45 times since May 2007. In testimony prepared for delivery today to the House Armed Services Committee, defense officials said that in most cases the Afghans acted out of personal motivation and were not controlled or directed by insurgent groups. The second most common circumstances involved insurgents impersonating or infiltrating Afghan security forces.
By Lolita C. Baldor , February 01, 2012
Grand Forks guardsman returns home after 29 months in Kosovo
After a 29-month deployment to Kosovo, North Dakota National Guard Sgt. Josh Dodds of Grand Forks came home Wednesday night. He served with NATO’s Kosovo Force or KFOR as a journalist, an administrative assistant to the chief of staff and an operations officer, working more than 30 countries around the world.
By Herald Staff Report , January 25, 2012
France suspends Afghan training operations after 4 French troops killed
VIDEO: Bottom of articleFrance is suspending its training operations in Afghanistan and threatening to withdraw its entire force from the country early, after an Afghan soldier shot and killed four French troops Friday and wounded several others.
By Sylvie Corbet , January 20, 2012
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