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NATO crash kills 4; spring offensive begins

NATO plane crash in southern Afghanistan killed four international troops on Saturday, the same day the Taliban announced its spring offensive and said it will target military and diplomatic sites with suicide bombers and infiltrate enemy forces to conduct deadly insider attacks.

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NATO airstrike kills Afghan civilians

A NATO airstrike has killed 11 Afghan civilians, including 10 children, during a weekend gunbattle with Taliban militants.

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Afghan and NATO forces in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Afghan, NATO kill 20 insurgents

Afghan and NATO forces killed more than 20 insurgents in a joint operation in the eastern Logar province.

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The manual takes existing rules of war to the internet

Cyberwar manual lays down rules

Even cyberwar has rules, and one group of experts is putting out a manual to prove it.

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NATO soldier in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Afghan election security fears video

A NATO conference in Brussels is considering the future of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of combat troops in 2014.

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US General Joseph Dunford hands an ISAF flag to an army personnel during a change-of-command ceremony in Kabul (Reuters)

New cmmdr takes charge in Afghanistan

Marine General Joseph Dunford has taken charge of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan as the coalition nears the end of the more than 11-year war.

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General John Allen (R) with US President Barack Obama in November 2012 (Reuters file)

White House still backs Allen for NATO

The White House says it will go ahead with General John Allen's nomination to become NATO commander.

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A contingent of German Patriot missile units arrived at the Turkish port of Iskenderun on Monday after a two-week voyage (Reuters)

NATO to activate Turkey missiles

NATO says its Patriot anti-missile defenses along Syria's border with Turkey will become operational this week.

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Uniformed Afghan kills NATO soldier

An individual wearing an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon against foreign troops in the south of the country.

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Afghan border policemen escort a detained suspected Taliban fighter (Reuters)

Taliban still popular in Helmand

Angry residents of Helmand province say they are too afraid to go out after dark because of thieves.

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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (Reuters)

NATO to send Patriots to Turkish border video

NATO has announced that it will deploy Patriot anti-missile systems near Turkey's southern border.

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The border to Syria in the Turkish town of Ceylanpinar (Reuters)

NATO to decide on Turkey missiles

NATO is expected to approve Turkey's request for anti-missile systems in its defence against Syria.

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Members of the Afghan Local Police (Reuters file)

Uniformed gunman kills two British soldiers

A man wearing an Afghan police uniform has shot and killed two British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan.

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Members of the Afghanistan Local Police (Reuters file)

Insiders suspected in US troop deaths

A man in an Afghan police uniform has shot and killed two American soldiers, in what appears to be the latest in a rash of attacks by Afghan partners.

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Waihopai spy base

Russians could have NZ secrets

It's been revealed that New Zealand secrets could be in the hands of the Russians.

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Turkey's chief of general staff Ozel receives information during his visit at a border outpost (Reuters)

NATO backs Turkey in Syrian border skirmish

NATO is ready to defend Turkey, the alliance's top official said Tuesday, in a direct warning to Syria.

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Afghan man inspects the scene of a suicide bomb attack in Khost province (Reuters)

Afghan bomber kills 14, including 3 NATO troops

A suicide bomber driving a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed his bike into a patrol of Afghan and international forces on Monday morning.

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NATO soldiers in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Insider attacks prompt suspension video

NATO says that it has scaled back operations with Afghan soldiers and policemen to lower the risk of insider attacks

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A member of Afghan security forces keeps watch at the site of suicide bomb attack in Kabul (Reuters)

NATO soldiers killed in wave of insider attacks video

NATO forces in Afghanistan are reeling after the loss of six soldiers in 24 hours.

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Afghan police arrive at the site of the attack (Reuters)

NATO headquarters bombed in Kabul

A teenage suicide bomber killed at least six civilians when he blew himself up outside the NATO headquarters in Kabul yesterday.

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