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Defense Secretary Robert Gates predicted significant international sanctions would be levied against Iran and he reiterated that all options, including military action, must stay on the table.
Kabul (AFP) Dec 9, 2009 - NATO commanders on Wednesday warned US Defence Secretary Robert Gates of the challenges involved in recruiting Afghan soldiers and police, which the US military hopes will number 287,000 by July 2011.
His comments come during a surprise visit, as the U.S. denies another reported incident of civilian casualties. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, standing beside Afghan President Hamid Karzai, said Tuesday that the buildup of troops ordered by President Obama will not change U.S. policy that stresses the avoidance of civilian casualties during clashes with the Taliban.
Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants to generate electricity, its foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining Tehran's determination to press ahead with a program the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.
Baghdad - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was probed Thursday by US Secretary of State Robert Gates, and Iraqi lawmakers, about his government's plans for keeping the country secure, in the wake of one of the worst attacks this year. His conversa...
After meeting Tuesday with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said it may be five years before his army is ready to take on insurgents — a blunt warning that the planned exit strategy for U.S. troops from Afghanistan 18 months from now could grind slowly through 2014.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Afghans on Tuesday Washington would not abandon them, describing a withdrawal that would begin in 2011 but be spread over several years to give Afghan troops time to train.
President Hamid Karzai told visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday that Afghanistan would need aid to fund its security forces for up to 20 more years, calling for a long-term US commitment.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates explains what winning in Aghanistan looks like.
Baghdad - US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad for an unannounced visit on Thursday, days after a stunning series of bombings left as many as 127 people dead in the capital. Gates will meet with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Prim...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates reassured Afghans on Tuesday that Washington would not abandon them abruptly, and said a withdrawal due to begin in 2011 could be spread over several years to train Afghan troops.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday that the United States "will never turn our back" on Afghanistan. Gates, who is on an unannounced visit in the war zone, held a joint news conference with Karzai.
As President Obama sends more troops to Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has urged President Karzai's military to take greater initiative. Terry McCarthy reports from Kabul.
President Hamid Karzai told visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday that Afghanistan would need aid to fund its security forces for up to 20 more years, and urged a long-term US commitment.
U.S. lawmakers on Friday agreed to add over $100 million for continued work on Lockheed Martin Corp's VH-71 presidential helicopter to a compromise 2010 defense bill despite a White House threat.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that the Afghan security force needs to be strengthened and more soldiers and police need to be recruited to battle militants, but he added that the U.S. is committed to help Afghanistan for the long haul.
