Tuesday 30 September 2014

Afghanistan's New President Signs Deal For US Troops To Stay Until 2024



<p>Afghanistan's new president signed the Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States on Tuesday, just one day after he was sworn in.</p>.

Church ships quilts to troops in Afghanistan



A local church continues to coordinate a large effort to ship care packages and quilts to U.S. soldiers serving on a remote base in Afghanistan.

Obama, Modi discuss "peaceful transition in Afghanistan"



The president met with Prime Minister Narenda Damodardas Modi of India. Category. People & Blogs. License. Standard YouTube License.

Pact signed to keep US troops in Afghanistan past 2014



A long-delayed security agreement is signed to allow American troops to stay in Afghanistan past the end of the year. Jillian Kitchener reports.

Afghanistan Signs Deal To Keep 10000 US, NATO Troops



Marines with the 7th Marine Regiment load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion before a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2014.

Afghanistan finally signs US bilateral security agreement



The new Afghan government has tonight signed security deals with the US that will allow foreign troops to remain in the country beyond this year.

US-Afghan deal not about training



An analyst says the new pact between Kabul and Washington is not about the training of Afghan forces.

RAF Marham tornado personnel set to leave Afghanistan



RAF crews from Marham in Norfolk will be among the last personnel to leave Afghanistan as combat forces prepare to withdraw.

Rachel Maddow: Thousands of US Troops Will Stay In Afghanistan, Where Is Congress?



Rachel Maddow reports on the status of forces agreements in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Crisis averted? Afghanistan, US sign security pact



The pact, along with a similar deal between NATO and Afghanistan, will allow Western troops to stay in Afghanistan past the end of this year.

Monday 29 September 2014

Afghanistan Violence Casts Shadow Over Inauguration



Afghanistan Violence Casts Shadow Over Inauguration.

US, Afghanistan to sign bilateral security deal Tuesday



Afghanistan will sign a deal to allow U.S. troops to remain in that country beyond the end of the year, a senior White House official said Monday.

Afghanistan's new president Ashraf Ghani sworn in



Afghanistan's new president has used his first day in office to call on the Taliban to rejoin peace talks, as the militant insurgency gains strength.

Afghanistan to sign agreement to keep US...



The U.S says Afghanistan will sign a bilateral security agreement, allowing the United States to leave a small contingent of troops in the country.

Gov. Sandoval: Afghanistan needs continued US presence



Gov. Brian Sandoval toured Afghanistan and said it needs the U.S. military to remain as advisers.

Sunday 28 September 2014

Gov. Brian Sandoval in Afghanistan (raw footage)



The Department of Defense released this video of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and three other governors at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan.

From Afghanistan, Cuomo Pledges 'Most Sophisticated'



Governor Cuomo in Afghanistan September 28, 2014 (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Kap Kim, Combined Joint Task Force-10 Public Affairs/Flickr).

NY Gov. Cuomo Meets Soldiers, Gets Briefed In Afghanistan



Andrew Cuomo is receiving counterterrorism briefings and visiting New York soldiers during a visit to Afghanistan with three other governors.

Cuomo Raises Bar on Security



Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Afghanistan on Sunday, where he received counterterrorism briefings and met with soldiers from New York. U.S. Army.

Missouri Governor Makes Fourth Trip To Afghanistan



Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to return to Jefferson City on Monday after an undercover, whirlwind trip to Afghanistan over the weekend.

Cuomo Visiting Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan



First stopping at Andrews Air Force Base, then to Germany and Afghanistan, Cuomo said there is always more we can do to quell the threat.

Dual citizen tortured and killed in Afghanistan was targeted because he was Australian: authorities



An Afghan Australian who was tortured and killed in Afghanistan while visiting relatives was targeted because he was Australian, authorities say.

In Afghanistan, Gov. Cuomo praises efforts of Fort Drum soldiers



Andrew M. Cuomo eats a meal with a soldier, not named by the Army, during a stop with a delegation of governors to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Gov. Nixon travels to Afghanistan with Council of Governors



(KTVI)-Missouri Governor Jay Nixon traveled to Afghanistan this weekend as part of a delegation of four U.S. Governors that included Nevada Gov.

Afghanistan pips ACT Comets in World Cup warm-up



He's only been in the job for three weeks, but Afghanistan coach Andy Moles has declared guiding the country to the Test arena is his long-term focus.

Explosion rocks Afghanistan capital



A loud blast rocks Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul as the new president prepares to takes office.

Saturday 27 September 2014

Cuomo Travels to Afghanistan for US Security Briefings



New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a potential presidential candidate, is also meeting with wounded U.S. soldiers while in Afghanistan.

Asian Games: YouTube Videos, Plastic Shuttlecocks for Afghanistan Shuttlers



Afghanistan's badminton player Iqbal Ahmad Shekib at Asian Games. ... been far from perfect for Afghanistan's badminton players at the Asian Games.

Afghanistan's fragile new partnership



Afghanistan is facing the dawn of a new day as the country's first democratic and peaceful transfer of power is expected to take place in a few days.

Friday 26 September 2014

Vicksburg solider on leave from Afghanistan surprises family with visit at football game



Sgt. Dale Worden, on leave from Afghanistan, surprises his family with his visit home during at the Vicksburg football game Friday against Plainwell.

Taliban Storm Afghanistan, Beheadings Galore



Taliban Storm Afghanistan, Beheadings Galore. Having spent well over $3 trillion dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan what do we have to show for it?

September 26, 2014



Army: It's good news that sexual assault reports are up. Reports of sexual assaults in U.S. Army Europe jumped 131 percent in fiscal 2013.

Afghanistan: Taliban Kills 100, Beheads 15 Victims During Offensive



Members of the Afghan security force keep watch at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Ghazni Province September 4, 2014. (Photo: Reuters).

NATO Secretary General Afghanistan Footage



Anders Fogh Rasmussen bids his farewell to NATO HQ. Footage of NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's visits to Afghanistan.

Thursday 25 September 2014

Afghan election runner-up quells fear of unrest, promises co-operation



"If, God forbid, Afghanistan had gone towards instability, how could we maintain people's rights? How could we deliver on our promises to the people?

Abdullah congratulates Ghani as new president of Afghanistan



Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, chief executive of the national unity government congratulated Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the new president of Afghanistan.

Wednesday 24 September 2014

NC Soldier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Fuel From Base In Afghanistan



... soldier will be sentenced in December after pleading guilty to stealing more than a million gallons of fuel from an American base in Afghanistan.

Michigan guardsmen return from Afghanistan



MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - Nearly 150 members of the Michigan Army National Guard have returned home following an 11-month tour in Afghanistan.

Tuesday 23 September 2014

In Farewell Speech, Karzai Lashes Out at American Agenda



Hamid Karzai, the departing president of Afghanistan, spoke during his farewell ceremony on Tuesday at the presidential palace in Kabul.

US outpost surrounded by Cylinder shaped UFO sightings



... by Cylinder shaped UFO sightings !!! Afghanistan July 2014. Very rare footage. American outpost in Kunar Province - Afghanistan - is su...

Exclsuive: Kazakhstan balanced between Ukraine and post-NATO Afghanistan



Afghanistan poses a serious threat because it is a very unstable country ... We are much concerned about the post-2014 scenarios," Idrissov said.

Afghanistan's Karzai Takes One Last Swipe at US



The only president Afghanistan has known since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion said the U.S. wanted war in Afghanistan "because of its own interests.

Afghanistan's Karzai slams US, Pakistan in farewell speech



The conflict kills thousands of Afghans each year and has claimed the lives of more than 2,200 American and other international forces in Afghanistan.

US Military Deaths in Afghanistan



The Department of Defense has identified 2,333 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.

Monday 22 September 2014

Opinion: Agreement at Last in Afghanistan



Editorial Board Member Matt Kaminski on the power-sharing deal between president-elect Ashraf Ghani and his opponent Abdullah Abdullah.

Australia welcomes Afghanistan's government of national unity



I welcome the agreement signed by Dr Ashraf Ghani and Dr Abdullah Abdullah to form a government of national unity for Afghanistan.

Three Afghan National Army Soldiers Missing From Cape Cod Base



National Guard officials confirm to FOX 25 that 3 Afghan National Army Soldiers have gone missing from Joint Base Cape Cod.

5 NATO tankers torched in Afghanistan



Militants torch a convoy of NATO tankers carrying fuel for US-led forces in Afghanistan.

AGREEMENT ENDS WITH A NEW PRESIDENT FOR AFGHANISTAN



Former finance minister Ashraf Ghani was named Afghanistan's president-elect on Sunday after he signed a deal to share power with his opponent.

Injured Afghanistan Vet Told She Can't Fly American Flag By Apartment Management



Injured Afghanistan Vet Told She Can't Fly American Flag By Apartment Management.