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Whether ISAF will get more troops, as the general would no doubt like, is unclear.

He said shifting security responsibility from ISAF to Afghan forces "will be conducted at a pace determined by conditions on the ground. "

However, AWK was also the man the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) had to turn to for help.

"This clearly was intended to be a spring offensive spectacular attack, " said Laster in the ISAF press release.

The murder may mean ISAF now has to deal with all four tribes individually, and there could be a surge of intertribal violence.

When they go out on a mission, the normal ISAF command center is not informed about their activities.

Progress will to an extent hinge on managing the second bind: finding a way for ISAF to work more productively with the Afghan government.

The reports do not generally cover top-secret operations or European and other ISAF Forces operations.

During this time Russian sigint units were monitoring Isaf and coalition communications through the Roshan network.

It will re-emphasise that the main goal of ISAF and American troops is to protect Afghans, not kill the Taliban among them.

Mr. Mohibullah was a facilitator in an insurgent cell and led as many as 12 fighters, ISAF officials said.

Pakistan is a vital land route for 49% of the force's supplies to its troops in Afghanistan.

Some of General Richards's departing staff are nervous that ISAF's new American commander, General Dan McNeill, will be too "kinetic" .

Embassies with known sigint capabilities currently targeting Isaf include Russia, China, Pakistan, India and Iran.

It has only 21 unprovoked attacks with two fatalities, registered with the International Shark Attack File (ISAF).

Both ISAF and Afghan officials have condemned the incident and expressed concern for the victims and their families.

General John Allen, ISAF's American commander, says people remember Taliban rule as "the darkness" .

"This is an assessment by the ISAF commander, it is not a change of strategy, " he told reporters at a briefing.

We consider it important that the UN Security Council takes this into account when discussing the ISAF mandate next time.

ISAF believes the president's half-brother may profit from the drugs trade, if only indirectly.

Such incidents gave a hollow ring to ISAF claims that their presence would bring security to the local population.

Soldiers from the Nato-led force, Isaf, hold flags during a change of command ceremony at their headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Earlier, Isaf said two Nato troops had been killed in the south on Friday.

Coalition forces repelled both attacks, killing 24 militants, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.

One is Italy's contribution to Afghanistan's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

The Isaf mission is largely spearheaded by Nato and uses Nato's planning and intervention capabilities.

The new ISAF tactics call for allied troops to accompany Afghan forces in joint operations, exposing them to attack.

There were no coalition casualties in the fighting, in Khost province, south-east of Kabul, ISAF said.

ISAF spokesman Jacobson says he expects further unrest in the days to come.

All potential sailors available for selection are compiled from the registered list at each event, and compiled based on ISAF ranking.

At no stage did the Soviet Union have as many troops in Afghanistan as America and ISAF do now.

"We're working very closely with ISAF, and at this time we don't have any additional details to offer, " he said.

Allen is the latest in a string of commanders of ISAF.

Armed forces linked to him have contracts to protect the CIA and to escort ISAF fuel convoys.

Of these embassies, the Pakistan embassy is 700m from Isaf HQ and Iran's consulate is 1, 200m away.

But the NATO chief said it underlines the solidarity of the 44 ISAF countries and will have a "powerful effect on the ground. "

In the view of one senior ISAF officer, "there is not a hope in hell that we can secure the road with the limited resources we have. "

According to a classified United States military document, he is supposed to have taken part in attacks on ISAF convoys on Highway 1.

This will be another step toward Afghans taking full lead for their security as agreed to by 2014 when the ISAF combat mission will end.

USA retained the ISAF Team Racing World Title for the third time in a row.

People in the Nad Ali district are tired of ISAF and Taliban.

German soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) stand near to where they discovered an illegal weapons cache

And in Ghazni province, troops killed a Taliban senior leader and improvised explosive device expert, ISAF said

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