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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says there is no clear set of conditions in Libya that will trigger an end to the combat mission.
October 07, 2011 -
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The U.S.-led air strikes are now under NATO control.
March 31, 2011 -
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Cybersecurity was high on the agenda this week for top leaders from the Pentagon, NATO and the European Union. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn met inside the alliance headquarters in Brussels to come up with…
January 27, 2011 -
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Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is meeting with NATO and European Union officials in Brussels to strengthen cyberdefense capabilities.
January 24, 2011 -
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Even though senior NATO and Pentagon officials have expressed doubt that Afghan forces will be ready to take over security for the country in 2014, NATO leaders say thery will move ahead with step one of the plan to do just that. Britan, Canada and other allied countries say they do not want to be in a combat role in 2014 and are beginning to phase out their troops. The U.S. says it will begin it\'s withdrawal from Afghanistan next year.
December 01, 2010 -
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The U.S. apologized Wednesday for a recent helicopter attack that killed two Pakistani soldiers at an outpost near the Afghan border, saying American pilots mistook the soldiers for insurgents they were pursuing. The Associated Press reports the apology, which came after a joint investigation, could pave the way for Pakistan to reopen a key border crossing that NATO uses to ship goods into landlocked Afghanistan. Pakistan closed the crossing to NATO supply convoys in apparent reaction to the Sept. 30 incident.
October 13, 2010 -
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Pakistan has been using border crossing closures for political signaling, restricting transit to Afghanistan to convey its message that armed helicopter flights in Pakistani airspace cross the line of tolerable US actions. The September 30th helicopter incident and its aftermath have significant implications. First is that the US has found a red line that Pakistan cannot afford to let the US cross. Second, mistakes from drone attacks are more forgivable than helicopter attacks. And third, the Taliban will learn that a week-long cut-off of supplies at border crossing points is enough to spur action by the US to have the border reopened.
October 12, 2010 -
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Pentagon officials look at ways to expand NATO\'s collective defense tenet, Christian Science Monitor reports.
October 06, 2010 -
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\"It\'s no exaggeration to say that cyber attacks have become a new form of permanent, low-level warfare,\" says NATO\'s Secretary General.
September 27, 2010 -
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After 19 years, India has once again leased a nuclear-powered attack submarine from Russia. The Nerpa, which NATO classifies as an Akula II attack submarine, departed Russian waters on August 20th bound for India. Once the boat arrives, it will be rechristened INS Chakra and begin sea trials. The ten year lease provides time for India to exploit the Akula II for crew training and guidance in constructing its own nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. A squadron of three is planned. The Akula II - and India\'s conventionally powered submarines -- can launch torpedoes and cruise missiles. India has purchased some of the most advanced underwater-launched cruise missiles in existence.
September 07, 2010 -
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Marine Colonel William Maxwell, director of the joint operation center in Kabul, joined the Federal Drive from Afghanistan with an update
July 12, 2010 -
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The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Ahmad Wali Karzai has become a target of NATO --so to speak. British Major General Nick Carter, a top commander in Afghanistan said his plan is to reduce his role in the day-to-day governing of Kandahar. The president\'s brother has been accused of ties to drug traffickers for many years and represents an impediment to transparency in Afghanistan. Carter\'s goals is to see to it that the actual governor of the Kandahar province gets to govern.
June 01, 2010 -
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The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said Friday that the coalition depends too much on private-sector contractors, and insisted his forces are keeping close watch on the flow of Taliban fighters who are training in Iran. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, during a four-day visit to France, said the coalition in Afghanistan has become too dependent on private contractors in the effort to stabilize the country.
April 19, 2010
