NATO approves post-2014 operation in Afghanistan

NATO approves post-2014 operation in Afghanistan

(VOVworld) – A NATO operation, dubbed “Resolute support”, involving 12,000 personnel, has been approved to continue training, consulting, and supporting Afghanistan’s security forces over the next 2 years
President Obama begins European trip

President Obama begins European trip

(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama on Monday began a 5-day trip to 3 European countries: Poland, Belgium, and France, his second European trip of 2014
US deploys troops to Eastern Europe

US deploys troops to Eastern Europe

(VOVworld) – The US has deployed 600 soldiers to Poland and the Baltic countries, in a bid to exert more pressure on Russia over Ukraine and express solidarity with its allies...
NATO urges its allies to lift defense budget

NATO urges its allies to lift defense budget

(VOVworld) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has pledged to strengthen the shield along the border with Russia, and urged allies to increase their military budgets. He made the remarks...
US, NATO intensify presence in Eastern Eruope

US, NATO intensify presence in Eastern Eruope

(VOVworld) – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and US President Barack Obama on Wednesday agreed that NATO needs to increase its presence in eastern Europe after the annexation of Crimea...
 US-Afghanistan security pact to be signed next year

US-Afghanistan security pact to be signed next year

(VOVworld)- The US government showed signs of concession Wednesday, saying that the deadline for the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) on maintaining a US military presence in Afghanistan will be January, 2014...
US Secretary of Defense visits Pakistan

US Secretary of Defense visits Pakistan

(VOVworld)- US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that he will travel to Pakistan on Monday for talks on bilateral relations and regional security issues including Afghanistan
NATO Steadfast Jazz drills kick off

NATO Steadfast Jazz drills kick off

(VOVworld)-Largest NATO Response Force exercise – Steadfast Jazz (SFJZ) 2013 – will start in the Baltic region. The exercise will be held between Nov 2 and 9 and it will be the last...