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NATO says it is not after a new Cold War with Russia
Oct 09, 2017 11:30NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has rejected claims that the military alliance is provoking a new conflict with Moscow, saying, however, that it is alarmed by Russia’s intensified military deployment near its western borders.
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Kabul protesters want foreign forces out of Afghanistan
Oct 06, 2017 15:31Afghans have taken to the streets of the capital Kabul to protest against the presence of foreign troops in the country.
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US to ask NATO for 1,000 more troops for Afghanistan
Oct 05, 2017 14:21The US will ask NATO members to contribute about 1,000 extra troops to help in the battle against the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan, the new US ambassador to the military alliance says.
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US Army chief calls for ‘military Schengen’
Oct 03, 2017 09:59The US and its allies in Europe need to form a “military Schengen” through special transport and border rules to help NATO forces deter Russian military forces more quickly, says the US Army's commander in Europe.
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Taliban target NATO convoy in Afghanistan
Sep 24, 2017 11:34Taliban militants have targeted a military convoy of Danish NATO forces in the Afghan capital of Kabul. There have been no reports of casualties among the foreign forces but at least three civilians have sustained injuries.
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NATO to decide on increased Afghan deployment in one month
Sep 17, 2017 09:27Senior authorities in the NATO military alliance have announced that a decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan as requested by the United States will take at least one month to take shape.
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Russia launches military drills with Belarus, causing alarm
Sep 14, 2017 06:55Russia is set to launch major joint military drills with Belarus on Thursday, amid continuing tensions between Moscow and NATO.
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Russian nuclear missile hits mock target 6,000 km away
Sep 14, 2017 00:47The Russian military has successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ahead of a major military drill slated to begin in a few days.
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Erdogan remains defiant as NATO allies criticize S-400 deal with Russia
Sep 14, 2017 00:36Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed criticism from his NATO allies over his country’s purchase of Russia’s strategic S-400 missile defense systems, saying Ankara would not “wait for" the Western military alliance to help Ankara with security affairs.
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Ukraine launches joint war games with US, NATO forces
Sep 12, 2017 07:14Ukraine is holding joint war games with the US and a number of NATO member countries in the western city of Yavoriv near the Polish border as neighboring Russia gets set for its own drills in the Balkans.