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Provincial Reconstruction Teams look at way forward in Afghanistan

Provincial Reconstruction Teams look at way forward in Afghanistan
19 Mar. 2010

At the 2010 Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Conference held in Kabul on the 16 and 17 March, NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative, Ambassador Mark Sedwill, stressed PRTs’ role in promoting reconstruction, development and good governance throughout Afghanistan; a role that will be key to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) strategy over the next 18 months.

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NATO warship forces pirates to release ship

NATO warship forces pirates to release ship
19 Mar. 2010

Nineteen crew members from a small Iranian cargo ship, SAAD 1, were freed from their Somali pirate captors on 17 March after being held for 5 months. This followed an intervention by the Italian ship ITS Scirocco, one of five NATO warships operating off the Horn of Africa as part of NATO's counter-piracy mission, Operation Ocean Shield.

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NATO airlifts African Union troops into Somalia

NATO airlifts African Union troops into Somalia
18 Mar. 2010

Under the NATO banner, the United States airlifted 1 700 troops from Uganda into Mogadishu and re-deployed 850 Ugandan troops out of Mogadishu that are part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The airlift, which commenced on 5 March 2010, was completed on 16 March 2010. Upon the request of the African Union for strategic airlift support for its mission in Somalia, NATO began providing this support in June 2007.

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The coming role of Asia

It could be argued that the continent that has changed most in the 21st century is Asia. With rising growth, populations and burgeoning economies, it was never going to be long before these rose up the security agenda. Here we look at just a sample of what these could be - from China's role in tackling climate change to Central Asia's importance to regional stability. More...



Clearing cold war remnants in Azerbaijan

Grazing sheep near Saloglu, in the north-eastern corner of Azerbaijan, used to be a dangerous task. In an area of more than five square kilometres, hundreds of thousands of pieces of explosive material lay hidden from view at various depths below the rolling, shrub-covered land. Now thanks to a NATO Trust Fund project, a large part of the area has been cleared, and one day soon, the entire former military base will be safe for the local population. More...



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