World news about “War in Afghanistan” published by euronews.
Nato hands over security to Afghan forces NATO has handed over full control to Afghanistan’s own security forces for the first time since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001. In a ceremony that was… 18/06/2013
The cost of warLesleigh Coyer, 25, of Saginaw, Michigan, lies down in front of the grave of her brother, Ryan Coyer, who served with the U.S. Army in both Iraq and… 12/03/2013
Controlled US explosion in AfghanistanJake Beaudoin, a US Army Private, takes cover during a controlled detonation to clear an area for setting up a check point in Kandahar province, southern… 01/06/2012
Afghanistan: a neverending storyUS soldier Nicholas Dickhut points his rifle at a doorway after coming under fire by the Taliban while on patrol in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan… 27/04/2012
NATO prepares for the future Afghanistan and the timing of a military withdrawal was on the agenda at NATO headquarters. Foreign and defence ministers will be aiming to narrow their… 18/04/2012
Secret prisons in Europe finds EU special committee Six years after the first revelations about the abduction, torture and detention on European soil of terrorism suspects by the CIA, the European Parliament is… 12/04/2012
Angela Merkel pays unexpected visit to AfghanistanAngela Merkel paid an unexpected visit to German troops serving in the NATO mission in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. Germany is the third largest contributor… 12/03/2012
Afghanistan’s Women and War – Sima’s tale From the Soviet invasion in 1979, to the conflict between NATO forces and the Taliban, Afghanistan has lived in a state of war for over 30 years. In 2011… 05/03/2012
Afghanistan’s Women and War – Frozan’s tale It is just another day at the Pajhwok press agency in Kabul, where reporting scenes of demonstrations and suicide bombs are common place. It is also the place… 05/03/2012
Women and War – Farzana and Nafiza’s tale Over the years, Farzana has become a familiar figure at the Ali Abad orthopaedic centre in Kabul. She works as Head of the prosthetics department. She… 05/03/2012
March on Afghan War 10th anniversary – nocomment Anti-war protesters marched on the streets of London on Saturday on the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan. 09/10/2011
Afghans march against US ‘occupation’ – nocomment Hundreds of Afghans have marched through Kabul in protest against the US military campaign in their country. 07/10/2011
Is the world safer after 9/11? This was the first massive attack the US ever suffered on its mainland: the Trade Center in New York! The Pentagon! If passengers hadn’t overpowered the… 08/09/2011
Nicolas Sarkozy pays tribute to soldiers – nocomment Parliament in Paris has paid tribute to five French soldiers killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, in the northeastern province of Kapisa. 20/07/2011
Sarkozy in Afghanistan – nocomment French President Nicolas Sarkozy met French troops in the region of Surobi, in a five-hour visit to Afghanistan. 13/07/2011
US Marines prepare handover to Laki locals – nocomment US marines were welcomed by Afghan elders earlier as they prepared a hand-over of security operations in Laki, Garsmir District of Helmand province. Marines… 05/07/2011
Barack Obama marks US Memorial Day – nocomment At Arlington Cemetery in Virginia, President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknowns. More than 4,500 US service members have died in Iraq and… 31/05/2011
Officials and tribal elders meet in AfghanistanA Daychopan district elder expresses his security concerns to Zabul Provincial Governor Ashraf Naseri during a meeting between local government officials and… 30/03/2011
The Afghanistan MilestoneNATO has handed over full control to Afghanistan’s own security forces for the first time since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001. In a ceremony that was… 18/06/2013
Britain will withdraw half of troops from AfghanistanBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that nearly half of the country’s 9000 troops based in Afghanistan will withdraw over the next two… 20/12/2012
Taliban in deadly attack on Afghan baseTaliban suicide bombers have struck outside a major US base in Afghanistan, killing five people. Local police said the multiple attacks around the entrance… 02/12/2012
France combat troops end Afghan missionFrance is ending its combat mission in Afghanistan. Some 400 troops are preparing to leave Kapisa, the province where France has lost most of its 88… 20/11/2012
Royal Marines arrested in Afghan murder probeThe British Ministry of Defence says seven Royal Marines have been arrested on suspicion of murder. The detentions relate to an incident in Afghanistan in… 12/10/2012
Pakistan: Imran Khan leads anti-drone marchPakistani politician, Imran Khan, is leading a “peace march” into the dangerous FATA region of the country this weekend, in protest against US drone strikes… 06/10/2012
Last US Afghanistan “surge” troops return homeUS troop numbers in Afghanistan today returned to their pre-2009 “surge” figures with the departure of the last of the extra 33,000 troops ordered in by… 21/09/2012
Afghan Taliban threaten to kidnap and kill Prince HarryThe Afghan Taliban said on Monday they were doing everything in their power to try to kidnap or kill Britain’s Prince Harry, who arrived in Afghanistan last… 10/09/2012
Pakistan and US reach deal to reopen Afghan land routesNato will once again be able to send lorries from Pakistan into Afghanistan to supply its forces. Islamabad and Washington have agreed a deal to end a… 03/07/2012
Hollande takes withdrawal message to KabulFrench President François Hollande has wasted no time in taking his message of an early French withdrawal to Afghanistan, and in person. He flew in on a… 25/05/2012
Hollande flies into Afghanistan for lightning visitNew French President François Hollande has made a surprise flying visit to Afghanistan. Hollande’s predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, had already informed … 25/05/2012
UN finds record civilian deaths in Afghanistan in 2011A UN report says a record number of civilians were killed in Afghanistan in 2011. The UN said 3021 civilians died last year — up eight percent from the… 04/02/2012
Clinton dismayed over ‘US Marine video’US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her dismay at a video that appears to show American marines urinating on the dead bodies of Afghan Taliban… 12/01/2012
Taliban plan political office in QatarAfter a series of failed efforts towards peace talks, the Afghan Taliban is to set up a political office in Qatar. It is being seen by Western and Afghan… 04/01/2012
Obama: veterans will not pay to balance budgetThe US President has promised military veterans that they will not suffer from efforts to fix the country’s economic mess. Barack Obama was addressing the… 30/08/2011
Trying to count the real cost of warAfter almost a decade of the so-called ‘War on Terror’, a debate about the full cost of military intervention in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq is now… 30/08/2011
Kunduz targeted in new Afghan attacksA series of attacks in Afghanistan has claimed more victims. In the northern province of Kunduz a local intelligence chief was killed by a car bomb, according… 04/08/2011
Bastille Day overshadowed by Afghan deathsCelebrations in France for the 14th July National Day have been overshadowed by the deaths of six French soldiers in Afghanistan. Their regiments paraded… 14/07/2011
Obama key troop speechUS President Barack Obama will announce the first phase of promised troop reductions in Afghanistan — possibly 5,000 starting next month — in a televised… 22/06/2011
Obama set for key speech on Afghan troop pulloutUS President Barack Obama will announce the first phase of promised troop reductions in Afghanistan in a televised address this evening in Washington. He is… 22/06/2011
Gates reassures Afghans on last visit to countryUS Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who has begun his final visit to Afghanistan in the job, has assured the Afghan government that just because the country is… 04/06/2011
Karzai warns NATO over civilian deathsHamid Karzai says NATO risks being seen as an “occupying force” in Afghanistan if it continues attacking homes with air strikes. The Afghan leader’s warning… 31/05/2011
More bloodshed in Afghanistan on US Memorial DayUS troops remembered fallen colleagues at a ceremony in Kabul as the rest of their countrymen back home commemorated the nation’s Memorial Day. More than… 31/05/2011
Afghans say NATO air strike kills 12 children, two womenA NATO air strike in Helmand province has killed 12 children and two women according to Afghan officials. Bereaved relatives cradled the bodies of some of… 29/05/2011
