Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Daniel Franke, a dog handler attached to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, lays in the prone on an overlooking hill with his dog in Towrah Ghundey, Afghanistan on June 11, 2010. UPI/Daniel Blatter/U.S. Marines
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The Netherlands is seeking to continue training its F-16 pilots in the United States through a $191 million Foreign Military Sales arrangement.
Britain's Ministry of Defense has announced the signing of a $22.8 million contract for Hellfire missiles used by its Apache helicopters.
The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan is urging authorities to fully implement the Elimination of Violence Against Women law, a news release states.
An explosion in Herat province Tuesday killed seven police officers while at least 23 militants died in clashes in Helmand province, Afghan officials said.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the freedom to profess and practice one's faith is the birthright of every human being, not just an American invention.
Russian police said they killed two suspected terrorists and captured a third in a shootout outside Moscow Monday.
The leader of a northern Afghan provincial council was among 14 people killed in a suicide bombing Monday, officials said.
A debate in parliament on a proposed law to prevent violence against women was put on hold Saturday amid bickering by Afghan lawmakers, officials said.
Two people died and at least 13 were injured Saturday in two separate roadside bomb explosions in Afghanistan, police said.
The Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport announced it will deliver 12 military transport helicopters to the Afghan army by the end of the year.
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