Hagel Meets With Soldiers in First Afghanistan Troop Visit Jakarta, 11 Maret 2013 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Hanya sebelas hari setelah ia resmi dilantik sebagai Menteri Pertahanan Amerika Serikat yang ke 24, Chuck Hagel atau yang bernama lengkap Charles Timothy Hagel ini memilih Afghanistan sebagai negara pertama yang dikunjunginya secara resmi. Hagel, kelahiran Nebraska 4 […]
Read morePakistan wants sustainable peace in Afghanistan: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Syed Naveed Qamar says Pakistan has always given importance to its ties with Afghanistan Defence Minister Syed Naveed Qamar says Pakistan wants sustainable peace in Afghanistan and the region. Talking to his Afghan counterpart‚ General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi in Islamabad‚ he said Pakistan has always given importance to its ties with […]
Read moreBritish PM: Afghan and Pakistan in joint fight
KABUL, Afghanistan – British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Afghanistan and Pakistan on Thursday to make common cause against insurgents in the two countries’ border zone. He spoke in Kabul in a visit aimed at adding British weight to American diplomatic attempts to get Pakistan to become more cooperative in ending the Afghan war. […]
Read moreSCO members to help Afghanistan
(NHK) — China, Russia and 4 Central Asian countries say they will work more closely in stabilizing Afghanistan and taking a bigger role there after US-led forces pull out. The 6 country’s leaders, including Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin, are in Beijing for a summit of the Shanghai […]
Read moreUK Defence Ministry confirms shooting death of 2 soldiers in Afghanistan
LONDON – Britain’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed two NATO soldiers shot dead Saturday inAfghanistan were British. The ministry says the soldiers were shot by members of the Afghan Police Force when the soldiers were providing security for a meeting with local officials in the southern Helmand province. One of the men was a soldier serving with 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and […]
Read moreAfghan leader Karzai to meet Merkel in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will hold talks with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on May 16 ahead of a NATO summit in the United States, Merkel’s spokesman said on Friday. Spokesman Steffen Seibert told a news conference that Merkel and Karzai would discuss preparations for the May 20-21 summit in Chicago and would sign a bilateral cooperation agreement. Germany […]
Read moreTaliban attack in Afghan capital kills at least 7
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents attacked a compound housing foreigners in the Afghan capital Wednesday, killing seven people, hours after President Barack Obama made a surprise visit and signed a pact governing the U.S. presence after combat troops withdraw. The Taliban said the attack was a response to Obama’s visit, which coincided with Wednesday’s anniversary of the killing […]
Read moreKegigihan Dan Kesabaran Membujuk David Petraeus Agar Mau Diwawancara
Oleh : Mega Simarmata, Editor-in Chief KATAKAMI.COM (Exclusive) General David Petraeus : “I and President Obama were very much aware that were the main target of Osama Bin Laden” Exclusive Interview with CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus : “I see Iran as very small to tackle” Al Quran Dibakar Afghanistan Berkobar, Hormatilah Islam […]
Read morePetraeus : “I and President Obama were very much aware that were the main target of Osama Bin Laden”
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Kegigihan dan Kesabaran Membujuk David Petraeus Agar Mau Di Wawancara Jakarta, April 15, 2012 (KATAKAMI.COM) — There are so many things happen in Afghanistan and Syria lately. In Afghanistan, US troops set Al Quran in a fire. Meanwhile, 17 civilian were killed. At the same time, we witness how Syria’s situation […]
Read moreAfghan progress on track, insists top general
(CNN) — The top commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan insisted the war strategy remains “on track” even with recent setbacks that have sparked violence and Afghan anger toward the United States, such as the burning of Qurans and therecent killings of 16 Afghans, allegedly by a U.S. soldier. “I wish I could tell you […]
Read moreTop commander says US must stick to its strategy in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – The United States must stick to its strategy in Afghanistan, including the planned withdrawal calendar, over the next several months despite recent setbacks that have tested America’s relations with the Afghans, the top U.S. commander for the war is telling Congress. Gen. John Allen is heading to the Capitol on Tuesday for […]
Read moreU.S. commander defends moving massacre soldier out of Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A senior U.S. commander defended on Thursday moving a U.S. soldier accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians out of Afghanistan to a military detention centre in Kuwait, saying it would help ensure a proper investigation and trial. Furious Afghan civilians and members of parliament have demanded the staff sergeant be tried in Afghanistan over […]
Read moreLong-Planned Visit Lands Leon Panetta in Tense Afghanistan
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta landed here Wednesday morning on an unannounced and tense trip, the first by a senior member of the Obama administration since an American soldier reportedly killed 16 Afghan civilians, mostly children and women. The two-day visit, which was planned months ago, has taken on a […]
Read moreU.S. Sergeant Kills 16 Afghan Civilians, 9 of Them Children
PANJWAI, Afghanistan — Stalking from home to home, a United States Army sergeant methodically killed at least 16 civilians, 9 of them children, in a rural stretch of southern Afghanistan early on Sunday, igniting fears of a new wave of anti-American hostility, Afghan and American officials said. Residents of three villages in the […]
Read moreAfghanistan, US sign deal on prison handover
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military signed a last-minute agreement Friday to transfer its main detention center in the country to Afghan control in six months — a key step toward a long-term pact on U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. The deal removes a sticking point that had threatened to derail talks between the […]
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