NATO

Militants Attack NATO Trucks in Pakistan, Kill 4

Associated Press | Jun 10, 2013

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Militants dressed as policemen and armed with assault rifles and rockets attacked a NATO convoy in Pakistan carrying supplies Monday for the U.S.-led coalition in neighboring Afghanistan, killing four people, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but for years, NATO supply trucks hav... more

Bomb Kills 9 Afghan Children, 2 NATO Troops

Associated Press | Jun 03, 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber targeting an American military delegation outside a government office in eastern Afghanistan killed 12 people on Monday, including nine schoolchildren who were walking nearby and two international service members, officials said. The attack comes as the Taliban and other militants step up bombings and raids... more

NATO Probes Charges of Misconduct in Afghanistan

Associated Press | May 08, 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan says it has launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct by NATO troops in the country's south. The coalition, known as the International Security Assistance Force, said Wednesday that the probe pertains to an incident on April 28 during an encounter with insurgent... more

Bombs Kill 3 NATO Troops, 5 Afghans

Associated Press | Apr 30, 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan - Roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan killed three NATO service members and five Afghans on Tuesday, officials said, clear evidence that the insurgents' annual spring offensive is underway. The service members died in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan said in a brief statement that provided no other... more

Stavridis Calls On Allies to Up Defense Spending

Adm. James Stavridis

Stars and Stripes | Apr 23, 2013

STUTTGART, Germany -- European allies must invest more in their own defense to achieve more equitable burden-sharing within NATO, which has become too dependent on the U.S., according to NATO's top officer. "[T]he declining European defence budget and the fact that the U.S. accounts for nearly 73 percent of total NATO defence spending is unbala... more

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