By Andre de Nesnera Washington 28 March 2008 When heads of state and government from the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meet in Bucharest, Romania next week, one of the key issues will be expanding the alliance to bring in new me...
By Al Pessin Washington 06 February 2008 The top NATO commander in Afghanistan is disputing claims that the Taliban is experiencing a resurgence and that the recent increase in violence proves it. The commander also says the number of foreign forces...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 July 2007 NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says the alliance must do everything in its power to avoid civilian casualties in Afghanistan. But he warned that NATO opponents in Afghanistan cannot be put on the...
By Tom Rivers London 28 June 2007 Gordon Brown speaks to the media in front of 10 Downing Street, 27 Jun 2007 Britain's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown has signaled to the country that his government will be different, not business as usual. In just...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 26 June 2007 In the wake of a series of high-profile incidents in which U.S. and NATO attacks have killed Afghan civilians, a senior American officer with responsibility for both forces says allied procedures for avoiding civili...
By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 June 2007 The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan says the international community is not doing enough to provide troops and a coordinated reconstruction effort to help stabilize the country. American McNeill spoke from A...
By Paula Wolfson White House 21 May 2007 The situation in Afghanistan dominated talks between President Bush and NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the Bush family ranch in Texas. VOA's Paula Wolfson, reports the president wants NATO to...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 09 May 2007 Local officials in southern Afghanistan say an air strike has killed at least 21 civilians, including women and children. The U.S. military says it was fighting Taleban insurgents in the area, but it has not con...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 08 May 2007 Pakistan's PM Shaukat Aziz, center, shakes hands with NATO's General Bantz John Craddock as Sec-Gen Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, looks on during their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, 8 May 2007 NATO's secretary-...