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Cyberwar : The new global battlefield
Cyberwar: although it happens in a virtual space, its consequences are real. From now on, no need to use guns and bombs to disrupt a country; less noisy, cyberattack is just as efficient. So, how to face this new kind of war ?
AFGHANISTAN
14 killed in mid-air NATO helicopter collision
Two helicopter crashes in Afghanistan killed 11 U.S. soldiers and three U.S. civilians on Monday, NATO-led forces said in a statement.
AFGHANISTAN
Four US soldiers killed in mid-air NATO helicopter collision
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said four US servicemen were killed in southern Afghanistan on Monday when two helicopters operated by NATO-led troops collided in mid-air.
AFGHANISTAN
Australia studying earliest possible troop withdrawal
Defence Minister John Faulkner said Australia will seek a pull-out of its troops from Afghanistan in the "shortest time-frame", admitting the move would compromise a US push for military reinforcements in the war-torn country.
FRANCE
No extra troops to Afghanistan, says Sarkozy
France will not send "a single soldier more" to fight the bloody conflict in Afghanistan though troops already deployed as part of the NATO-led coalition will remain there, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told a newspaper on Thursday.
AFGHANISTAN
Fourth accidental death as French soldier dies in vehicle crash
A French soldier has died in a vehicle accident in eastern Afghanistan's Surobi province. The latest fatality comes after three French soldiers were killed in a lightning storm in neighbouring Kapisa valley, east of Kabul.
AFGHANISTAN
Three French soldiers ‘die accidentally’ in north-eastern province
Three French soldiers died accidentally during an overnight operation in a valley in the north-eastern Afghan province of Kapisa, said the French presidency in a statement on Sunday.
AFGHANISTAN
Prominent cabinet minister escapes bomb attack
A car bomb targeting Ismail Khan, Afghanistan’s energy minister and a prominent political figure, in the western city of Herat Sunday killed at least three people, according to police officials. Khan was not hurt in the attack.
AFGHANISTAN
US commander warns of failure without troop surge
The top NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, warns that the insurgency cannot be defeated without a build-up in troops, US media say. President Barack Obama has ruled out sending more soldiers until a new strategy is ready.
ITALY
Bodies of troops killed in Afghanistan arrive home
Italy held a ceremony at Ciampino Airport in Rome Sunday, as the bodies of the six soldiers who died in a suicide attack targeting NATO troops in Kabul arrived home. On Saturday, a separate ceremony took place in Kabul.
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