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| Secretary General on the attack on ISAF |
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Reacting to the attack on the UK ISAF soldiers today in the Helmand Province of Southern Afghanistan the Secretary General offered his deepest condolences to the UK government and the families of the killed and wounded service personnel.
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| NATOs top commander visits Kosovo |
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Visiting Kosovo on 3 August, NATOs top operational commander, General James L. Jones, said that the NATO-led KFOR will continue to provide a safe and secure environment, so that the political process can move forward.
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| NATO will stand up for Afghanistan |
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Commenting on the death on 3 August of three Canadian soldiers from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan , NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the Alliance will continue to challenge those who try to wreck the future of Afghanistan.
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| Security centre a step forward for Afghan province |
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The opening of a NATO-ISAF supported centre for coordinating the security efforts of Afghan authorities, as well as an emergency phone line, mark a further step forward for security in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan.
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| NATO study focuses on protecting sea life |
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The NATO Undersea Research Centre has completed its latest campaign - Sirena06 - aimed at developing solutions for reducing the impact of man-made noise on marine mammal life, 8 August 2006.
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| NATO support for Afghan police |
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As part of NATO’s support to Afghanistan , Provincial Reconstruction Teams from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have been assisting the Afghan police through training and equipment donations.
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| Development and governance a priority, says NATO Afghanistan envoy |
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NATO’s outgoing Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Hikmet Cetin, said NATO is keeping its eyes firmly on the goal of creating the conditions for development and the return of effective government in Afghanistan.
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| NATO-UNMIK |
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NATO Deputy Secretary General Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo congratulated Ambassador Joachim Rücker on his appointment as Head of UNMIK.
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| Poland to join AWACS programme |
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Poland will join the NATO airborne warning and control system (AWACS) programme later this year. In anticipation of this, a NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft visited Podwidz air base in Poland on 17-18 August.
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| Tripartite members coordinate efforts to catch
insurgents |
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On 22 August, the Tripartite Commission held its 18th meeting in Kabul
to discuss increasing coordination of patrols on both sides of the
Afghan-Pakistani border. The tripartite is composed of senior military
and diplomatic representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Coalition
Forces in Afghanistan, and NATO’s International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF).
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| New NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan |
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The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ambassador Daan Everts of the Netherlands to the position of NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan.
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| NATO condemns recent terrorist attacks in Turkey |
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Today at the meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) NATO Deputy
Secretary General Ambassador Alessandro Minuto Rizzo condemned the recent
terrorist attacks in Turkey.
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