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Andrew Exum, author of 'This Man's Army'
31/07/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Andrew Exum, author of 'This Man's Army'

Melissa Bell meets Andrew Exum, Senior Fellow with the Center for a New American Security in Washington and author of "This Man's Army: A Soldier's Story from the Front Lines of the War on Terrorism". Andrew Exum discusses the US military interventions over the last decade and tries to explain the war on terror from the frontline.
Jalil Abbas Jilani, Pakistani Foreign Secretary
26/07/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Jalil Abbas Jilani, Pakistani Foreign Secretary

Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary, Jalil Abbas Jilani, talks to Annette Young and defends his government over attacks that it plays both sides of the game when it comes to Afghanistan. He argues that despite a rocky relationship with the US, the relationship is back on track despite ongoing American anger that the country is increasingly acting in bad faith.
Taliban bomb attack destroys 22 NATO trucks
18/07/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Taliban bomb attack destroys 22 NATO trucks

A pre-dawn Taliban attack on Wednesday set 22 fuel tankers aflame in the northern province of Samangan, local officials said. The trucks were carrying supplies from Uzbekistan to NATO forces in southern Afghanistan.
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Afghan soldier sentenced to death for killing French troops
17/07/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Afghan soldier sentenced to death for killing French troops

An Afghan soldier was sentenced to death Monday for fatally shooting five French NATO soldiers in a January 20 attack in Kapisa province. The incident prompted France to speed up the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Islamists protest over NATO supply routes
09/07/2012 - PAKISTAN-US

Pakistan Islamists protest over NATO supply routes

Thousands of Islamists headed to Islamabad to protest on Monday over the reopening of NATO supply routes to Afghanistan. Pakistan closed the route in November in retaliation for American airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops.
US grants Afghanistan key ‘major non-NATO ally’ status
07/07/2012 - US-AFGHANISTAN

US grants Afghanistan key ‘major non-NATO ally’ status

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (pictured) said on a visit to Kabul Saturday that Afghanistan had been declared the United States’ newest “major non-NATO ally”, which will ensure continued defence cooperation even after US troops pull out.
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France hands over key Afghan province in troop withdrawal
04/07/2012 - Afghanistan

France hands over key Afghan province in troop withdrawal

France marked the handover of control of the Kapisa province in Afghanistan to local forces Wednesday. The step is a key move in the complete withdrawal of French troops from the war-torn country by the end of 2012.
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Pakistan to reopen NATO supply lines into Afghanistan
04/07/2012 - PAKISTAN-US

Pakistan to reopen NATO supply lines into Afghanistan

Pakistan has agreed to reopen supply routes to NATO-led forces in Afghanistan after the US apologised for the deaths of Pakistani troops in a November air strike, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday.
Defence minister in Kabul after attack on French troops
10/06/2012 - FRANCE - AFGHANISTAN

Defence minister in Kabul after attack on French troops

France's Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday, a day after four French troops were killed in a suicide attack. Le Drian attended a ceremony honouring the dead soldiers and is expected to meet with Afghan officials.
Taliban suicide attack kills four French soldiers
09/06/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Taliban suicide attack kills four French soldiers

A suicide bomber wearing a burqa targeted a market in the eastern Afghan province of Kapisa on Saturday, killing four French soldiers and wounding several others on Saturday. A Taliban spokesman said the group was responsible for the attack.
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