Germany says U.S. to keep up to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan February 22, 2013 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Germany's Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Friday, Feb 22, that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told NATO allies gathered in Brussels that the United States would keep between 8,000 and 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, when the NATO combat mission is due to end, Reuters reported. "The American defense secretary announced that the United States will be in a magnitude of 8,000 to 12,000 troops involved in Afghanistan" post-2014, the German minister said. Reuters says Panetta or his aides were not immediately available to comment. He was due to address a news conference shortly. Partner news  Top stories Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates. Moscow has condemned other nations for supporting rebel forces and failing to condemn what it describes as terrorist attacks on the Syrian regime.   Partner news |  Latest news Foxconn employees still being overworked, report says  Apple joined the Fair Labor Association in 2012 after being slammed with criticism over the working conditions at Foxconn.April 24 declared non-work day in Glendale Berdj Karapetian, chairman of the Armenian National Committee, Glendale chapter, applauded the change in a statement.Sources say Tumblr eyes Yahoo’s $1.1bn offer as ‘too low’ Tumblr employees have been told that the company only has enough funds to operate for a few more months.“Armenia. The Mysteries of Stones” exhibit opens in Strasbourg Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties. |
