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NATO Copter Crashes in Afghanistan
New York Times
By ALISSA J. RUBIN KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO Osprey aircraft crashed in
southern Afghanistan on Thursday night, killing three American service
members and …
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/world/asia/10afghan.html?src=mv

Afghanistan: NATO Vows to Find Captured American
New York Times
By AP The release of a video showing an American soldier held by Afghan
insurgents only inspires further efforts to find him, the NATO command in
…
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/world/asia/09briefs-afghanistankidnapping.html

Afghan police: 5 suicide bombers arrested in Kabul
The Associated Press
The assaults were purportedly designed to show the militants can strike in
the capital at a time when they are under pressure from US, Afghan and NATO
…
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9EV0GTG2

Toppled Kyrgyz leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev defiant
The Australian
The US military cut back flights at the airbase used to supply the NATO-led
forces in Afghanistan amid the political upheaval. But the unrest in the
country …
www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/toppled-kyrgyz-leader-kurmanbek-bakiyev-defiant/story-e6frg6so-1225852009154

US base in Kyrgyzstan resumes normal operations
Washington Post
… suspended amid clashes that killed at least 75 people and prompted the
president to flee Bishkek, the NATO-led force in Afghanistan said on
Thursday. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040901661.html

Ambassador to Azerbaijan presents ‘Romania’s vision of NATO’s new Strategic …
Financiarul
Romania’s Ambassador in Baku on Friday delivers an address on Romania’s
Vision on NATO’s New Strategic Concept, the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE)
informed …
www.financiarul.ro/2010/04/09/ambassador-to-azerbaijan-presents-romanias-vision-of-natos-new-strategic-concept/

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives Follow-on Order from NATO C3 …
MarketWatch (press release)
“The Z Portal system provides NATO’s NC3A agency with proven technology to
find hidden threats and contraband in vehicles and cargo at high-risk
facilities …
www.marketwatch.com/story/american-science-and-engineering-inc-receives-follow-on-order-from-nato-c3-agency-for-z-portal-x-ray-screening-system-2010-04-08?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Daily brief: NATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan
Foreign Policy
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen yesterday called Afghan President Hamid
Karzai “the man with whom we can and will and must cooperate,” and said
that in …
afpak.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/04/09/daily_brief_nato_aircraft_crashes_in_afghanistan

Obama seeks to soothe east European security fears
Reuters
PRAGUE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama met leaders of NATO allies in
central and eastern Europe on Thursday to soothe fears that better US
relations with …
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6375IA20100408

NATO says aircraft down in Afghanistan
euronews
KABUL (Reuters) – A NATO aircraft has crashed in southern Afghanistan, a
spokesman for the NATO-led force said. Major Marcin Walczak gave no
immediate …
www.euronews.net/newswires/212181-nato-says-aircraft-down-in-afghanistan/

Kohout: Anti-missile shield should be NATO project
Prague Daily Monitor
Prague, April 8 (CTK) – Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout expects the new
plan of US missile defence to be a NATO project that would be open and that
Russia …
praguemonitor.com/2010/04/09/kohout-anti-missile-shield-should-be-nato-project

Getting Behind the Fraud in Afghanistan
Huffington Post (blog)
“Hardly a single gun was captured by NATO forces,” tribal elder and former
police chief Abdul Rahman Jan told Time. Marjah was also billed as the
linchpin …
www.huffingtonpost.com/conn-hallinan/behind-the-afghan-fraud_b_530876.html

NATO PA Political Committee members to visit Azerbaijan
Trend News Agency
Members of the Sub-committee on NATO Partnership of NATO Parliamentary
Assembly political committee will visit Azerbaijan Apr.11. …
en.trend.az/news/politics/foreign/1666847.html

NATO experts visit Baku to discuss Azerbaijan’s IPAP activity
APA
NATO experts on the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) will visit
Azerbaijan, press service of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan told APA.
…
en.apa.az/news.php?id=119578

Croatia and Albania herald NATO anniversary
Southeast European Times
A year after joining NATO, nearly 65% of Croatia’s population say they feel
safer. A jubilee conference marked the occasion in Albania. …
www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2010/04/08/feature-01

NATO unites to thwart cyber threats
Defense Systems
By Barry Rosenberg Since the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949,
the heart of NATO has been found in Article V, which states that an attack
on one …
defensesystems.com/articles/2010/04/06/cyber-defense-nato.aspx

NATO ready to support defense reforms in Armenia
Panorama.am
The head of the Armenian mission to NATO Samvel Mkrtchyan visited Supreme
Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) Thursday. …
www.panorama.am/en/politics/2010/04/09/nato/

The Price of Iranian Sanctions
Wall Street Journal
The most sinister trend is the revival of Iran’s international terrorist
infrastructure, which is evident in neighboring Afghanistan where NATO
intelligence …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304198004575171432313892208.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

Bulgaria’s PM to Discuss NATO Issues with US President
Standart News
Yesterday’s meeting of US President Obama with 11 leaders from Eastern and
Central Europe, Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borissov among them, was expected to
confirm …
paper.standartnews.com/en/article.php?d=2010-04-09&article=32738

2nd LD Writethru: NATO helicopter crash kills 4 foreign soldiers in S. Afghanistan
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
NATO has planned to launch a massive offensive against the Taliban
militants in neighboring Kandahar province later this year.
www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4015868

Nato soldier killed in eastern Afghanistan
DAWN.com
-AFP Photo KABUL: A Nato soldier was killed Thursday after fighting with
militants in Afghanistan, its International Security Assistance Force
(ISAF) said. …
www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-nato-soldier-killed-in-eastern-afghanistan-rs-02

Pirates was disrupted by NATO Warship Limnos
National Turk English
NATO counter piracy mission, successfully intercepts and foiles out a
pirate gang in the Indian Ocean. The incident which occured yesterday was
stopped by …
www.nationalturk.com/en/pirates-nato-warship-limnos-1678131

Russian envoy “intervenes” aganst conference on NATO
B92
One of the organizers, which include the International Institute for
Security, NATO’s Public Diplomacy Department and the municipality of
Varvarin, …
www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=04&dd=09&nav_id=66357

General Provides Update on Afghan Police Training
Department of Defense
Mike Ward, deputy commander of police training for NATO Training Mission
Afghanistan provided an update on the Afghan National Civil Order Police
during a …
www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=58678

US raiders hid killings, says Afghan official
Asia Times Online
“evidence of tampering at the scene by the patrol members”, which had
“confused” North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) investigators about
the incident. …
www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LD10Df01.html

ForMin Baconschi on new NATO strategic concept: Collective security …
Financiarul
The indivisibility of the collective security remains crucial in NATO’s
philosophy and political-military action, from Romania’s viewpoint,
Romanian Foreign …
www.financiarul.ro/2010/04/09/formin-baconschi-on-new-nato-strategic-concept-collective-security-indivisibility-remains-crucial/

War In Afghanistan Evokes Second World War Parallels
OpEdNews
From NATO, formed the year before the Korean War began in 1950: Britain,
Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and then candidate
members …
www.opednews.com/articles/War-In-Afghanistan-Evokes-by-Rick-Rozoff-100407-237.html

Back in the mine…Spacewalk…Gingrich on Obama
9&10 News
KABUL (AP) — NATO says a helicopter belonging to international forces in
Afghanistan has gone down in the country’s southeast. Taliban and Afghan
officials …
www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=219061&cID=3

US Special Forces apologise for botched night raid
Independent
Nato admitted responsibility for all five deaths for the first time on
Sunday night, paving the way for yesterday’s visit. Arriving in a cavalcade
of 4x4s …
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/us-special-forces-apologise-for-botched-night-raid-1939880.html

AS APNewsAlert
The Associated Press
KABUL — NATO forces in Afghanistan say helicopter downed in southeastern
province.
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gnKz6JKf1o0Bic6UrduEAAlxyQ1wD9EVA7M00

Safura won’t even make it in top 20
Today.Az
Tbilisi will host the first meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Council of
the NATO-Georgia. Inter-Parliamentary delegation of NATO is already in
Georgia, …
www.today.az/news/regions/65443.html

NATO: US Aircraft Crashes in Afghanistan, Killing 4 – AOL News
(April 9) — A US aircraft has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing
three American troops and a civilian contractor, NATO said today.
www.aolnews.com/world/article/nato-us-aircraft-crashes-in-afghanistan-killing-4/19432881

NATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, killing 4 | The Daily Caller …
The tilt rotor aircraft went down about 7 miles from Qalat, the capital of
Zabul province, NATO said. The cause of the crash was under investigation.
dailycaller.com/2010/04/08/nato-helicopter-downed-in-southeastern-afghanistan/

NATO helicopter downed in Afghanistan | Fiza News
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www.fizanews.com/2010/04/09/nato-helicopter-downed-in-afghanistan/

Russian envoy “intervenes” aganst conference on NATO | ICT magazine
A conference on Serbia’s military neutrality, that was to be held today,
has been canceled. One of the organizers, which include the International
Institute for Security, NATO’s Public Diplomacy Department and the
municipality of …
www.ictmag.info/politics/russian-envoy-intervenes-aganst-conference-on-nato/

NATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, killing 4 (AP) | Stock …
By Editor
AP – A US Air Force tilt-rotor aircraft crashed in southeastern
Afghanistan, killing three service members and one government contractor,
NATO said Friday.
www.rocketnews.com/2010/04/nato-aircraft-crashes-in-afghanistan-killing-4-ap/

‘Taliban shoots down NATO chopper in Afghanistan’ | Rebel News …
By PressTV
Taliban militants say they have shot down a NATO helicopter in the troubled
southeastern Afghanistan amid mounting causalities for the US-led forces
there. At least four people have been killed in the.
www.rebelnews.org/politics/asia-pacific/207897-taliban-shoots-down-nato-chopper-in-afghanistan

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Afghanistan Nato aircraft crashes | News Portal
By admin
A Nato aircraft has crashed in southern Afghanistan, Nato officials say.
Taliban and Afghan officials in the province of Zabul said a helicopter had
been shot down near the provincial capital, Qalat, AP reported. …
worldnews.hometips4u.com/afghanistan-nato-aircraft-crashes

Afghanistan Nato aircraft crashes | ::: Inno Press ::: Up to date …
By BBC News
A Nato aircraft crashes in southern Afghanistan, officials say, as the
Taliban claim to have shot down a helicopter.
www.innopress.us/2010/04/09/afghanistan-nato-aircraft-crashes/

Afghanistan Nato aircraft crashes “ International news round the clock
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Brazil in landslide …
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NATO Copter Downed in Afghanistan | USA
By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A helicopter belonging to international forces in Afghanistan went down in
the country’s southeast, NATO reported Friday. Taliban and Afghan officials
sa…
iamonthegrid.com/usa/2010/04/09/nato-copter-downed-in-afghanistan/

NATO helicopter downed in southeastern Afghanistan (AP)
AP – A helicopter belonging to international forces in Afghanistan went
down in the country’s southeast, NATO.
newshourly.net/news_961899.html

The Kathryn Report: NATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, killing 4
By Kathryn
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A U.S. Air Force tilt-rotor aircraft crashed in
southeastern Afghanistan, killing three service members and one government
contractor, NATO said Friday. Other personnel aboard were injured and were
taken to a …
www.thekathrynreport.com/2010/04/nato-aircraft-crashes-in-afghanistan.html

NATO Helicopter Downed In Southeastern Afghanistan | Best Breaking …
By admin
A NATO spokesman said only that the helicopter went down in the
southeastern province of Zabul, and that no other details were known about
the incident, which was under investigation. A Zabul government spokesman,
Mohhamed Jahn …
www.bestbreakingnews.us/nato-helicopter-downed-in-southeastern-afghanistan-2-html

NATO head says Afghanistan’s Karzai a good partner | Journalist …
By Andrew Stern
Rasmussen focused in his speech on NATO’s multi-pronged approach to
building a democracy in Afghanistan and said a combination of military and
civilian efforts was beginning to bear fruit. Asked to comment afterward on
Karzai’s recent …
blogs.reuters.com/andrew-stern/2010/04/08/nato-head-says-afghanistans-karzai-a-good-partner/

Afghanistan Nato aircraft crashes – Newspointer.co.uk
Afghanistan Nato aircraft crashes – A Nato aircraft crashes in southern
Afghanistan, officials say, as the Taliban claim to have shot down a
helicopter.
www.newspointer.co.uk/news/afghanistan_nato_aircraft_crashes-41515

Taliban militants torch 8 NATO oil tankers — Winds Of Jihad By …
By sheikyermami
The attackers targeted a terminal used by the NATO tankers in Zakha Khel
area of Khyber tribal region, an official said. “They hurled petrol bombs
and then fired rockets, destroying eight oil tankers,” the official said.
Times of India …
sheikyermami.com/2010/04/08/taliban-militants-torch-8-nato-oil-tankers/

Reuters AlertNet – NATO says aircraft down in Afghanistan
Source: Reuters KABUL, April 9 (Reuters) – A NATO aircraft has crashed in
southern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the NATO-led force said.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE63805M.htm

NATO head says Afghanistan’s Karzai a good partner – Yahoo! News
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai may not always do and say what NATO
allies would like, but he is a willing and necessary partner, NATO’s
secretary- …
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100408/wl_nm/us_afghanistan_nato