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British Forces Destroy Somali Pirate Vessel

24 November 2010 05:07

...craft during one of her dawn patrols. Snipers then sank it with heavy machine gun fire "in full view of the pirate camp", a Nato statement said. The boat was identified as the whaler from the MV Zouflecar, a vessel which has been acting as a pirate "mother...

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HMS Montrose destroys a Somali pirate whaler

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Nato Leaders Sign Deal On Afghan Security

21 November 2010 12:08

...through its territory. The two sides backed establishing a fund to maintain helicopters for Afghan forces. Some 150,000 US and Nato-led troops are fighting a Taliban and al Qaeda insurgency. Defence Secretary Liam Fox, in Lisbon with David Cameron , reiterated...

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Nato Summit Leaders To Discuss Afghanistan

20 November 2010 05:36

...Medvedev meets President Obama. The move would herald the closest cooperation between the powers since the end of the Cold War. However, Russia is concerned that Iran, where Moscow has close business interests, has been identified as a threat to Nato....

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Nato Summit To Decide Afghan Exit Strategy

19 November 2010 06:37

...underestimated the challenge and our operation in Afghanistan didn't have sufficient resources, and yes, that was a mistake," Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Portugal's Renascenca. Afghan president Hamid Karzai wants Nato to stop its joint...

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20 November 2010 01:10

LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) sign a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.

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LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) sign a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) sign a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) sign a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2nd R) shake hands after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (R) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) shake hands after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) attend a press conference for signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 19: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds a report outlining NATO's new strategic concept during the press conference of day 1 of the NATO Summit 2010 on November 19, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two-day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2ndL) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2ndR) sign a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2nd R) shake hands after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (R) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon shake hands during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) shake hands after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon shake hands during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 19: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (C) sits with NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero (L) and Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates (R) before the North Atlantic Meeting during the NATO Summit 2010 at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 19, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2nd R) sign a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) attend the NATO Russia Council Meeting on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) shake hands after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2nd R) sign a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) sign a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) sign a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) shake hands after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) shake hands after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) looks on during a press conference on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speak to reporters during a press conference after signing a declaration for the Afghanistan-NATO partnership on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 20: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) attend the NATO Russia Council Meeting on day two of the NATO summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to local forces over the next four years.
The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan, US General David Petraeus talks during an interview with AFP at ISAF headquartersin Kabul on September 28, 2010. The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan said that the Taliban are approaching the Afghan government and foreign forces about laying down arms after almost nine years of insurgency. US General David Petraeus, who commands more than 150,000 NATO and US troops in Afghanistan, said many small insurgent groups had already made 'overtures' to NATO forces about quitting the fight.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gestures as he holds a press conference on October 14, 2010 following a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense and Foreign ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. NATO Foreign and Defence ministers hold a rare joint meeting to discuss the new 'strategic concept,' a mission statement on how the alliance must respond to modern threats, from cyber attacks to missile strikes from 'rogue' states.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gestures as he holds a press conference on October 14, 2010 following a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense and Foreign ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. NATO Foreign and Defence ministers hold a rare joint meeting to discuss the new 'strategic concept,' a mission statement on how the alliance must respond to modern threats, from cyber attacks to missile strikes from 'rogue' states.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gestures as he holds a press conference on October 14, 2010 following a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense and Foreign ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. NATO Foreign and Defence ministers hold a rare joint meeting to discuss the new 'strategic concept,' a mission statement on how the alliance must respond to modern threats, from cyber attacks to missile strikes from 'rogue' states.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks with Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon on October 14, 2010 before a meeting of NATO defense and foreign ministers at alliance headquarters in Brussels. NATO foreign and defense ministers are meeting to reshape the alliance into a modern force against cyber and missile threats and deliberate on a draft of the 'strategic concept' that will lay out NATO's vision for the next decade.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gestures as he holds a press conference on October 14, 2010 following a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense and Foreign ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. NATO Foreign and Defence ministers hold a rare joint meeting to discuss the new 'strategic concept,' a mission statement on how the alliance must respond to modern threats, from cyber attacks to missile strikes from 'rogue' states.
The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan, US General David Petraeus speaks during an interview with AFP at ISAF headquarters in Kabul on September 28, 2010. The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan said that the Taliban are approaching the Afghan government and foreign forces about laying down arms after almost nine years of insurgency. US General David Petraeus, who commands more than 150,000 NATO and US troops in Afghanistan, said many small insurgent groups had already made 'overtures' to NATO forces about quitting the fight.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gestures as he holds a press conference on October 14, 2010 following a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense and Foreign ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. NATO Foreign and Defence ministers hold a rare joint meeting to discuss the new 'strategic concept,' a mission statement on how the alliance must respond to modern threats, from cyber attacks to missile strikes from 'rogue' states.
The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan, US General David Petraeus speaks during a farewell ceremony at ISAF headquarters in Kabul on September 28, 2010. The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan said that the Taliban are approaching the Afghan government and foreign forces about laying down arms after almost nine years of insurgency. US General David Petraeus, who commands more than 150,000 NATO and US troops in Afghanistan, said many small insurgent groups had already made 'overtures' to NATO forces about quitting the fight.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks with Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon on October 14, 2010 before a meeting of NATO defense and foreign ministers at alliance headquarters in Brussels. NATO foreign and defense ministers are meeting to reshape the alliance into a modern force against cyber and missile threats and deliberate on a draft of the 'strategic concept' that will lay out NATO's vision for the next decade.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gives a joint press conference on October 14, 2010 at the end of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense and Foreign ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. NATO Foreign and Defence ministers hold a rare joint meeting to discuss the new 'strategic concept,' a mission statement on how the alliance must respond to modern threats, from cyber attacks to missile strikes from 'rogue' states.
German General Erhard Buhler, new NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR), talks to journalists during a press conference after a KFOR change of command ceremony in Pristina on September 1, 2010. The NATO led peacekeepers in Kosovo (KFOR) command was handed over today at NATO forces from the outgoing Lieutenant General Markus Bentler to the German Major Erhard Buhler. NATO has deployed its peacekeepers in Kosovo after its 1999 air campaign that ousted Serbian forces waging a crackdown on the pro-indepedence ethnic Albanian majority.