Tulsa World

Northern alliance rejects outside security force

Younus Qanooni (right), the leader of the northern alliance's delegation, discusses the progress of the second day of talks Wednesday. With him are alliance delegates Amena Afzali (right) and Hussain ...
Southeast Missourian

Alliance rejects security force for post-Taliban Afghanistan

Associated Press WriterKOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) -- The northern alliance on Wednesday rejected the United Nation's proposal for a security force for Afghanistan after the Taliban, saying "there is ...
The New York Times

Northern Alliance

An intrusive sweep that has spanned several provinces risks alienating Afghans and fueling the insurgency the new government is trying to stop. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Christina Goldbaum and Najim ...
Tulsa World

Northern alliance accused of firing at peacekeepers, soldiers

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Disgruntled northern alliance soldiers were blamed Monday for two recent shootings that targeted international peacekeepers, and a spokesman for the security force said ...
The Journal Times

Northern alliance agrees to transfer power to U.N.-backed interim council

KOENIGSWINTER, Germany - Talks on Afghanistan's political future moved into a decisive phase Saturday after the northern alliance said it was prepared to transfer power to a U.N.-backed interim ...
RBC Ukraine on MSN

Ukraine joins Northern Europe's JEF defense alliance

Ukraine has been granted extended partner status in the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). It is the first country outside the ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Northern alliance rejects outside security force for Afghanistan

KOENIGSWINTER, Germany -- The Northern Alliance rejected the United Nations' proposal for an international security force for Afghanistan, insisting Wednesday that a security force -- theirs -- is ...