NATO

US used Zapad drills to illegally build up forces in Poland: Russia

Oct 12, 2017 10:24

Russia says the United States exploited a “hysteria” created in Europe around Russian military drills with Belarus to illegally build up forces in Poland and deploy an entire armored division in violation of a 1997 pact between Moscow and NATO.
NATO says it is not after a new Cold War with Russia

Oct 09, 2017 11:30

NATO 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.
Kabul protesters want foreign forces out of Afghanistan

Oct 06, 2017 15:31

Afghans have taken to the streets of the capital Kabul to protest against the presence of foreign troops in the country.
US to ask NATO for 1,000 more troops for Afghanistan

Oct 05, 2017 14:21

The 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.
US Army chief calls for ‘military Schengen’

Oct 03, 2017 09:59

The 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.
Taliban target NATO convoy in Afghanistan

Sep 24, 2017 11:34

Taliban 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.
NATO to decide on increased Afghan deployment in one month

Sep 17, 2017 09:27

Senior 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.
Russia launches military drills with Belarus, causing alarm

Sep 14, 2017 06:55

Russia is set to launch major joint military drills with Belarus on Thursday, amid continuing tensions between Moscow and NATO.
Russian nuclear missile hits mock target 6,000 km away

Sep 14, 2017 00:47

The Russian military has successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ahead of a major military drill slated to begin in a few days.
Erdogan remains defiant as NATO allies criticize S-400 deal with Russia

Sep 14, 2017 00:36

Turkish 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.