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First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 reports

Barack Obama

Poll 88 Percent of Germans Approve of Obamas Foreign Policy

Eighty-eight percent of Germans approve of U.S. President Barack Obama's foreign policy, data collected by the Pew Research Center indicates. Pew said polling for its 2013 Spring Global Attitudes Survey revealed Germany remains one country where some ... [Published Big News Network - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Foreign Policy, Obamamania, Combat Forces, Barack Obama, Pew Research Center

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Taliban

U.S. says Taliban agrees to Afghanistan peace talks

_ ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- Senior Obama administration officials said Tuesday that the Taliban has agreed to participate in peace talks based in Qatar, a key step forward in the effort to jump-start a political resolution of the war in Afghanistan ... [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Taliban, Peace Talks, United States, Afghanistan

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 1 reports

Smith spells out post-2013 Afghan mission (AAP)

Australia is set to maintain a force of several hundred in Afghanistan after combat forces withdraw at the end of this year. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - Jun 19 2013]

Entities: Combat Forces, Afghanistan, Australia

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

NATO

Security Transfer Sparks Pride, Concern Among Afghans

ISLAMABAD — Afghans welcomed their national forces taking responsibility of security across the country, ending 12 years of US and NATO-led control. Many are concerned about the Afghan security forces logistic capabilities to face down violent militant ... [Published VOA News - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Security, Pakistan, Afghanistan, NATO, Transfers

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

International Security Assistance Force

Nato hands over to Afghan forces

Afghan forces have officially taken over responsibility for security from the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has announced.ISAF's role is now expected to shift from combat to support.President ... [Published Defence Management - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: International Security Assistance Force, NATO, Security, Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Defense dollars and biofuels

After nearly four months on the job, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel finds himself in an unenviable position. In the face of a global security environment that is as complex and dangerous as any time in recent history, hes charged with overseeing a military ... [Published Politico - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Biofuels, Military/Armed Forces, Sequestration

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Peacekeeping forces: Over there

THE planned deployment of UN peacekeepers in Mali next month is likely to include a large contingent from China. In recent years—having once eschewed such missions—China has become a frequent contributor of blue-helmet troops. But it has shied away ... [Published The Economist - China - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Peacekeeping, Mali, China

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 3 reports

Georgia Says 6 Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

(TBILISI, Georgia) — Georgia’s Defense Ministry says at least six Georgian soldiers have been killed in an attack by insurgents in Afghanistan. Ministry spokesman Irakli Dzneladze says nine other soldiers were wounded in Thursday’s attack. The attack ... [Published The China Blog - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Georgia, Afghanistan, Combat Forces, Tbilisi, Suicide Attack

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 4 reports

US, Germany, Italy vow key Afghan roles post-2014

"We appreciate the commitments that other nations are making, including announcements by Germany and Italy that they will serve as lead nations for the north and the west" - zones the two European are in charge of now in the fight against insurgents in ... [Published Modesto Bee - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, NATO, Italy

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated Jun 01 2013 - 3 reports

US may need larger force in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: The former NATO commander in Afghanistan said Friday the United States may need to keep a larger force in the country than initially planned after 2014 to help Afghans build up their military.His suggestion, endorsed by a former senior official ... [Published Qatar Peninsula - Jun 01 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, NATO, Combat Forces, John Allen

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 5 reports

Chinese military to launch cyber war games next month

The notion of a nation state conducting war games to test its military readiness is hardly a new idea, but China is approaching its next round of fake war with a new twist: This time, the war games will be conducted in the virtual realm. Somewhere, teenage ... [Published Digital Trends - May 30 2013]

Entities: Cyber Warfare, Military/Armed Forces, Government of the People's Republic of China, Combat Forces, People's Liberation Army

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 18 reports

China to Conduct Digital War Games

Today in international tech news: Ahead of its cybersecurity meeting with Obama, China announces that it will conduct its first "digital war games." Also: Google's concessions to the EU appear to have fallen short, and Cuba says that it will expand its ... [Published Tech News World - May 29 2013]

Entities: Google Inc, Concession, China, Cuba

Quotes

"We're the key to Kabul here," said Lt Col. Joel Smith, who commands the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, which includes Bravo Company. "The Taliban would love to push right through Wardak and move in on Kabul."

For one U.S. Army unit, Afghan Highway 1 is job No. 1 [Published HERALD-MAIL Online - 9 hours ago]

While it seemed unlikely that the Soviet Union would reduce or withdraw its forces, its main goals would be "an ever-increasing involvement in maintaining a government of her (Soviet) preference in Kabul, and providing it with a minimum of authority."

Soviets find Afghan rebels no pushover: From the archive, 19 June 1980 [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 19 2013]

"There are still a lot of things they want that are not in the U S game plan" he said

Obama calls U.S.-Taliban talks agreement 'important first step' [Published Los Angeles Times - Jun 19 2013]

"Women can do what men can do, so I don't see any problem with the new change. If they can take the standard tests, then I believe that they can dodo it" says Jenkins

Pentagon's proposal for women in Special Operations, Columbus residents respond [Published WTVM - Jun 19 2013]

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US-Taliban talks important first step: Obama [Published Greater Kashmir - 5 hours ago]
Afghan Government Backs Away From Talks With Ta... [Published PBS - 5 hours ago]
Our cranky man in Kabul [Published Baltimore Sun - 5 hours ago]
For one U.S. Army unit, Afghan Highway 1 is job... [Published HERALD-MAIL Online - 9 hours ago]
Poll 88 Percent of Germans Approve of Obamas Fo... [Published Big News Network - 13 hours ago]
Karzai casts doubts on talks with U.S., Taliban... [Published Washington Post - 16 hours ago]
Find 88 percent of Germans approve of Obama's f... [Published UPI - 16 hours ago]
Smith spells out post-2013 Afghan mission (AAP) [Published Yahoo! News Australia - Jun 19 2013]
US to hold direct talks with Taliban in Afghani... [Published Daily Record - Jun 19 2013]
Soviets find Afghan rebels no pushover: From th... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 19 2013]
Obama calls U.S.-Taliban talks agreement 'impor... [Published Los Angeles Times - Jun 19 2013]
Taliban to Join Talks With Negotiators as Afgha... [Published PBS - Jun 19 2013]
Obama welcomes Taliban assent to Afghanistan talks [Published Los Angeles Times - Jun 19 2013]
Pentagon's proposal for women in Special Operat... [Published WTVM - Jun 19 2013]
Karimov-Nazarbayev Summit Signals Shift in Cent... [Published Jamestown Foundation - Jun 18 2013]
Security Transfer Sparks Pride, Concern Among A... [Published VOA News - Jun 18 2013]
America and Taliban set for direct talks this w... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Jun 18 2013]
Women in combat: Pentagon expected to announce ... [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Jun 18 2013]
U.S. says Taliban agrees to Afghanistan peace t... [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 18 2013]
Nato hands over to Afghan forces [Published Defence Management - Jun 18 2013]
U.S. Announces Peace Talks With Taliban During ... [Published Think Progress - Jun 18 2013]
U.S. to resume talks with Taliban in days: Whit... [Published Yahoo! News - Jun 18 2013]
Sequestration’s Silver Lining: A More Resilient... [Published National Defense Magazine - Jun 18 2013]
Boron: Obama: War And The Moral Disarmament Of ... [Published ZNet - Jun 18 2013]
News story: Afghans take security lead across A... [Published Cabinet Office - Jun 18 2013]
AFGHAN ARMY HANDOVER 'A MILESTONE' [Published Daily Star - Jun 18 2013]
Afghan Armed Forces Take Back Control [Published Sky News - Jun 18 2013]
Bonner Column: "Proud to Receive Navy Award" an... [Published Congressman Jo Bonner - Jun 18 2013]
Navy’s highest civilian honor goes to Harding's... [Published The Progress - Jun 17 2013]
PEACETALK: Mindanao: dealing with the past [Published Minda News - Jun 17 2013]

Blogs

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U.S. Announces Peace Talks With Taliban During ... [Published Think Progress - Jun 18 2013] (Credit: AP) America’s winding down of the war in Afghanistan picked up steam on Tuesday with the announcement that it will participate in its first peace talks with the Taliban in more than a year in the coming days. Senior administration officials ...
Foreign support of the insurgency in Kandahar: ... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - Jun 14 2013] Last week, Brigadier General Abdul Razzaq, the well-known Achekzai warlord and Provincial Police Chief for Afghanistan's Kandahar province, made some bold claims about Iranian involvement in Afghanistan. From Pajhwok Afghan News : The police chief ...
Rebalancing the U.S. Military in Asia and the P... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Jun 09 2013] According to some, the U.S. rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific region in recent years is a bold strategic shift in national security policy. To many Chinese interlocutors, in fact, the military dimensions of the policy seem directed at them and smack of ...
Georgia Says 6 Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan [Published The China Blog - Jun 06 2013] (TBILISI, Georgia) — Georgia’s Defense Ministry says at least six Georgian soldiers have been killed in an attack by insurgents in Afghanistan. Ministry spokesman Irakli Dzneladze says nine other soldiers were wounded in Thursday’s attack. The attack ...
Georgia Says 6 Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - Jun 06 2013] (TBILISI, Georgia) — Georgia’s Defense Ministry says at least six Georgian soldiers have been killed in an attack by insurgents in Afghanistan. Ministry spokesman Irakli Dzneladze says nine other soldiers were wounded in Thursday’s attack. The attack ...

Audio/Video

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Women in combat: Pentagon expected to announce ... [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Jun 18 2013]
VIDEO: Can Afghan forces tame the Taliban? [Published BBC News Video - World - Jan 28 2013]