Lolita C. Baldor

Panetta, Nato partners differ on troop numbers in Afghanistan

BRUSSELS: Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and his Nato counterparts are considering leaving 8,000 to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but it was unclear how much of that force would be American, US officials said on Friday Published 22 Feb, 2013 10:26pm

Thai coup threat worrying US

BANGKOK: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, in Thailand on Sunday as anti-government protesters raised the spectre ... Published 02 Jun, 2008 12:00am