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US designates Afghanistan as major ally: Clinton
The United States has designated Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the war-torn country special privileges as the US prepares to pull its troops out in 2014, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
First NATO truck crosses Pakistan border
The first truck carrying supplies to American and NATO troops in Afghanistan has crossed the Pakistani border after a seven-month closure of the supply routes by Pakistan ended earlier this week.
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Pakistan ends blockade of NATO supply lines to Afghanistan
Pakistan on Wednesday ended a seven-month-old blockade of crucial supply routes to Afghanistan after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton apologised for a cross-border NATO air strike that killed 24
NATO supply truckers demand security before resumption
NATO truckers late on Tuesday welcomed Pakistan's decision to reopen supply lines into Afghanistan but said they feared Taliban attacks, demanding security guarantees before the resumption.
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Man in Afghan police uniform kills three NATO personnel
A man in an Afghan police uniform has gunned down three NATO personnel in the war-torn country's troubled south, the coalition said on Sunday, the latest so-called "green on blue" attack.
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Haqqani network ‘common enemy’ of US, Pak: Panetta
Calling the Taliban-linked Haqqani network a 'common enemy', the US has made it clear to Pakistan that both countries have to work together to deal with the dreaded terror outfit responsible for attacks on coalition forces based in Afghanistan.
NATO backs Turkey as PM vents fury at ‘heinous’ Syria
Turkey's prime minister vowed on Tuesday to retaliate against Syria for its 'heinous' downing of one of its warplanes, as the head of NATO said such an attack on one of its members was unacceptable.
Syria says downed Turkish jet violated sovereignty
Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad al-Makdissi on Monday insisted that a Turkish F-4 Phantom jet its forces shot down on Friday had ‘violated Syrian sovereignty’.
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Turkey calls for NATO meeting over downed jet: Report
Turkey has called for a NATO meeting over the Syrian downing of a Turkish fighter jet, a diplomatic source said on Sunday confirming a television news report.
Turkey called for the emergency meeting
Likely insider attack kills US troop
In the latest likely case of an insider attack, an American service member was killed and several others injured Monday when individuals dressed in Afghan police uniforms turned their guns on them in
