BRUSSELS, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- NATO, in an effort to have Afghans take more responsibility for their country's security, will soon start training the local police, the alliance leader said.

LONDON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- NATO's new European commander expressed concerns Friday about potential disputes over Russia's claims to resources in the Arctic Circle.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. and NATO leaders agreed Tuesday that the mission to Afghanistan is a shared responsibility, not solely a U.S. fight.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Success in Afghanistan is necessary in order to ensure the country does not fall into the hands of terrorists, the NATO secretary-general said.

NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- French Gen. Stephane Abrial has succeeded U.S. Gen. James Mattis as NATO's supreme allied commander, the alliance announced Thursday.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Only months into their new jobs, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Western military alliance's new secretary-general, find themselves with the unenviable onus of investigating last week's NATO airstrike against the Taliban in Afghanistan that, some reports said, also took a big toll of civilians.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan called for a revised strategy and greater unity to defeat insurgents affiliated with the Taliban and al-Qaida.

PRISTINA, Kosovo, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- NATO's chief told Kosovo leaders the newly independent state remains one of the alliance's priorities despite plans to reduce the number of peacekeepers.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Rising violence in Afghanistan in the run up to the Aug. 20 presidential election took a big toll Thursday with 27 people killed, including a U.S. soldier.