WASHINGTON (PAN): Impressed by the significant progress made by them, a top American senator on Friday said the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) were in a good position to defend their country.
WASHINGTON (PAN): Young Afghan boys, Fawad Mohammadi and Jawanmard Paiz, received a hero’s welcome at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department on their arrival from Los Angele, where they attended the Oscar award ceremony.
WASHINGTON (PAN): Expressing his satisfaction with the progress made toward Afghanistan’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Commerce Minister Dr. Anwarul Haq Ahady on Thursday his country could be integrated with the global economy this year.
WASHINGTON (PAN): As the security transition process continues apace in Afghanistan, the outgoing Pentagon chief said on Tuesday the fundamentals of progress in the war-devastated remained positive.
WASHINGTON (PAN): As US troops prepare to return from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the Obama Administration’s point man for South Asia on Tuesday told lawmakers India had a crucial role to play
WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States is believed to refuse to give a security commitment to Afghanistan in case of an attack on it by its neighbours, officials from both sides said on Tuesday.
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (PAN): German and American officials on Friday gave conflicting statements on the number of US troops staying in Afghanistan after an end to NATO’s combat mission in 2014.
WASHINGTON (PAN): With the United States transferring the security responsibility to Afghan forces and withdrawing 34,000 of its troops, Pakistan’s top diplomat in the US has called for a reality check in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON (PAN): General John Allen, who was commander of the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan for 19 months till early this month, played a pivotal role in the mission, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday.
