WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States will complete security transition to Afghan forces by 2014 and will work with the Afghan government to train its security forces to ensure al Qaeda never again establish a safe haven there, President Barack Obama said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States praised India’s role in Afghanistan, but refrained from making any comment on the reported move by President Hamid Karzai to seek military equipment from New Delhi post 2014.
WASHINGTON (PAN): Afghan women are evincing increasing interest in joining the country’s army and the police force, reflecting the significant progress made by them, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers on Friday.
WASHINGTON (PAN): America’s developmental assistance for more than a decade has created favourable conditions for US troops’ return and a stable and secure country, a top official of Obama administration told lawmakers on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (PAN): Pakistan continues to be worried about India’s role in Afghanistan and is expected to do so in the future, a top US intelligence official said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (PAN): A deadly explosion ripped through a fertiliser plant in a Texas city late Wednesday night, killing at least three people and injuring more than 200, with 40 injured are said to be in critical condition.
Washington (PAN): The US President, Barack Obama, on Wednesday said that after 2014 the US budget would continue its commitment to support a unified and sovereign Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON(PAN): Over a phone call on Tuesday, President Hamid Karzai and his US counterpart Barack Obama discussed Karzai's recent trip to Doha on opening of the Taliban office, the progress made in reconciliation and security transition, the White House said.
WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States, reiterating its support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty and efforts of all countries to help the country manage its security on its own.
WASHINGTON (PAN): The Parwan detention facility would be transferred to Afghan control by Monday, the Pentagon announced on Saturday, after the two countries reached an agreement in this regard, meeting one of the key demands of the Karzai government.
