News Topic - NATO

U.N. council renews Afghan peacekeeping mandate
Reuters - The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously agreed to extend the mandate of NATO-led international forces in Afghanistan and called for redoubled efforts to avoid the death of innocent civilians.
Yahoo!  –  Sep 22, 2008 7:01 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Politics: United Nations

Canadian paper stands by story on Taliban ambush of French
AFP - MONTREAL (AFP) - Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper said it stands by its account of a NATO report that described Taliban forces as better-armed than French soldiers targeted in a deadly ambush last month.
Yahoo!  –  Sep 22, 2008 5:29 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada

Boeing Delivers Final Mission System Simulator for NATO AWACS Upgrade
SEATTLE -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has delivered the second of two mission system simulators to NATO as part of the $1.32 billion Mid-Term upgrade of NATO's 17 E-3A Airborne Warning and Control ... [WebWire - Monday, September 22, 2008]
WebWire  –  Sep 22, 2008 5:07 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases

AAI's New Technologies Support NATO Interoperability Standards for Unmanned Air and Ground Vehicles
Hunt Valley, MD .- AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, successfully demonstrated several new technologies for command-and-control of unmanned air... [WebWire - Monday, September 22, 2008]
WebWire  –  Sep 22, 2008 4:07 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases

NATO Uses Cisco TelePresence to Help Afghanistan Soldiers 'Meet' Loved Ones in Europe
Troops Get the Closest Thing in the World to a Face-to- Face Meeting with Their Families Thousands of Kilometers Away - - MONS, Belgium. - NATO's service provider is today using one of the most advance... [WebWire - Monday, September 22, 2008]
WebWire  –  Sep 22, 2008 3:06 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases

6 Afghan civilians killed by roadside bomb
A roadside explosion hit a vehicle carrying civilians in southern Afghanistan, killing six Afghans and injuring four others on Monday, according to NATO.
CBC.ca  –  Sep 22, 2008 11:18 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World

NATO: 6 civilians killed in Afghan blast
A roadside bomb ripped through a civilian vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing six Afghans and wounding four others, ...
USA Today  –  Sep 22, 2008 11:05 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Top Stories

NATO says roadside bomb kills 6 civilians in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ NATO says a roadside bomb has killed six civilians and wounded four others in southern Afghanistan.
Newsday.com  –  Sep 22, 2008 10:30 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in U.S. News

U.N. Approves Extension of NATO-Led Forces in Afghanistan
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the NATO-led force in Afghanistan and urged its troops and U.S.-led forces to make additional "robust efforts" to minimize civilian casualties.
Fox News  –  Sep 22, 2008 09:21 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World

France defends military's might in Afghanistan
NATO report saying ambushed troops lacked sufficient ammunition, communication equipment threatens to broaden debate
The Globe and Mail  –  Sep 22, 2008 08:41 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Top Stories