And, as protests unfolded in the streets outside the NATO summit - some big announcements have been made inside. The talks mainly focused on Afghanistan and missile defense in Europe - with the bloc's chief saying the shield is up and running with 'interim capability'. RT's Gayane Chichakyan repo...
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communication Ben Rhodes; General John Allen, Commander of NATO International Security Assistance Forces - Afghanistan; and Special Assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan Doug Lute hold a press briefing at the NATO Summit in Chicago....
CHICAGO -- US veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars threw their medals towards the site of the NATO Summit May 20 in what was called the most dramatic antiwar action by ex-GIs since Vietnam. One-by-one, 45 service members from all branches of the military took to the stage to tell their stori...
Spc. Joe Kunsch often finds himself filling in as town doctor for people either too poor or too wary of Afghan physicians to seek local help. (NOTE: Graphic content.) Read the story: www.stripes.com
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has warned that the recently signed strategic pact with the US is at risk of becoming "meaningless" if the people do not feel safe in the country. This comes after reports that four air strikes in recent days, carried out by international forces, left dozens of civil...
Taliban resurgence led by biggest attacks since 2001 To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com The Taliban have claimed that yesterday's attacks on Kabul, the biggest since 2001, are just the start of their spring offensive. This incisive report a...
There's been a surge of violence in Afghanistan - with bomb blast in the north of the country killing at least nine people. The escalation comes as the country prepares to take full control of security in more areas - and a week before NATO's summit in Chicago. And, as Tesa Arcilla reports, Allia...
Hundreds of people have demonstrated in a southern Afghan town, accusing NATO troops of killing 4 children during a gunfight with insurgents. It's one of the episodes in a major setback in the relations between the US and Afghanistan in the past months - and comes as President Obama arrives on an...
The US and Afghanistan agree on a deal that could see Washington providing military and economic help to Kabul for another decade after the 2014 pullout deadline. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
Major Robert Marchanti was executed inside Afghan's security HQ's, and his family is demanding answers.
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has spoken exclusively to Russian media outlets - RT, Rossiya-24 and RIA-Novosti. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russi...
Spc.Michael Gannon guides us through a mission in Haruti by sharing the video he captured on a helmet camera.
Photojournalist Jason P. Howe was embedded with the Army in Afghanistan last year when a soldier with whom he was on patrol stepped on an improvised explosive device.
Click for more analysis here: to.pbs.org During a surprise visit Tuesday to Afghanistan, where he signed an agreement outlining the US role there after most NATO forces leave in 2014, President Barack Obama said he knew many Americans are tired of the war, but underscored a need to "finish the jo...
NATO is getting more help from Russia in the Afghan war. At a ministerial meeting in Brussels on Thursday, the sides discussed expanding the vital transit of military cargo to Afghanistan through Russia's territory. Moscow has provided the alliance with air corridors and railway routes. The link ...
President Barack Obama has essentially declared that the war in Afghanistan is over, but is it? Most troops are supposed to leave by 2014, but based on the strategic partnership agreement signed by Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the withdrawal date for the remaining troops will be 2024....
