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NATO probes charges of misconduct in Afghanistan

The coalition, known as the International Security Assistance Force, said Wednesday that the probe pertains to an incident on April 28 during an encounter with insurgents in southern Afghanistan.

Coalition will no longer count, publish Taliban attacks

Anthony Cordesman, a close observer of the war as an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said it had been clear for months that the ISAF figures were flawed.

U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan are at 5-year low

"The Afghan Ministry of Defense actually printed brochures where things like this are explained, where it says if ISAF soldiers ask you about your wife, they don't mean to offend," Katz said.

AP Newsbreak: Drop in Taliban attacks incorrect

He said a portion of the data from unilateral Afghan military operations was "not properly reflected" in the trends ISAF had reported.

Commanders of foreign forces in Afghanistan

A list of commanders of the International Security Assistance Force, according to the coalition's website.

NATO rejects UN report on death of Afghan children

The statement by the International Security Assistance Force came a day after the Geneva-based U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child said the casualties were "due notably to reported lack of...

NATO helicopter crashes in eastern Afghanistan

But U.S. Army Maj. Adam Wojack, an ISAF spokesman, says the cause of the crash is still being investigated and it's not yet known if there was enemy activity in the area at the time.

Afghanistan considering peace plan that would increase Pakistan's role

Its far-reaching assumptions not only could doom it to failure, but risk an all-out civil war before the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, completes its pullout.

Obama to meet with Bulgarian prime minister

The White House says Obama will discuss a number of issues, including Bulgaria's leadership in NATO and its contributions to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, in...

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