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The number of civilians killed during controversial, coalition-led night raids on homes dropped to 63 in 2011, down 22 percent from the previous year, the U.N. said. Night raids by U.S. and Afghan special operations teams are a source of resentment...
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This was announced in January as part of a new U.S. defense strategy. These changes, he said, amount to a U.S. "vote of confidence" in the future of NATO. The Obama administration has sought to limit the diplomatic fallout from its decision to pull the...
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) sits between German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) and US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta as they attend the Euro-Atlantic Security Community Initiative at the 48th Munich Security Conference at the... View Photo »
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Turkey became a member of NATO when the governor was 2 years old. Turkey is an important member who has contributed immensely to the Transatlantic Organization's struggle and shall remain as one.
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U.S. lawmakers have been critical of Europe for low levels of defense spending and have pressed for the withdrawal of American forces, saying it was time for the continent to shoulder more of the expense of defending itself. But with all NATO allies...
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“Let me now suggest the steps Europe must take in order to cast a similar vote of confidence.” He went on to renew his and his predecessor Robert Gates’s appeal for European allies in NATO to refrain from injudicious defense budget cuts. He urged more...
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The number of civilians killed during controversial, coalition-led night raids on homes dropped to 63 in 2011, down 22 percent from the previous year, the U.N. said. Night raids by U.S. and Afghan special operations teams are a source of resentment...
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) is surrounded by participants before giving a statement at the 48th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 4, 2012. The Security Conference is a... View Photo »
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Turkey joined NATO while the governor was still 2-years old ... It is a member that has made important contributions to the trans-Atlantic alliance's conflict-full history. It is among countries that are at the front lines in the fight against terrorism.
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NATO Secretary General - North Atlantic Council at NATO Defence Ministers meetings 02 February 2012
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Gagnon, director of human rights for UNAMA, told reporters. Security is an increasing concern among Afghans as foreign combat troops prepare to leave in 2014. U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta surprised Kabul this week by saying American troops -- who...
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United Nations said on Saturday in a report likely to revive tension between the Afghan government and its Western backers. Civilian deaths undermine support both in Afghanistan and the United States for the U.S.-led war, and are one of the biggest...
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) French: Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord (OTAN), also called the (North) Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, and the organization constitutes a system of... Full Article
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