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Pentagon Spox: Financial Matters Persist In Supply Route Talks

By Justin Duckham on May 22, 2012

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters Tuesday that there continue to be disagreements over the price of opening Pakistani supply routes into Afghanistan. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Pakistani Supply Route Negotiations Continue

By Staff on May 22, 2012

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters Tuesday that negotiations with the Pakistani government aimed at opening supply routes into Afghanistan continue. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Panetta And Pakistani Pres. Had Brief Exchange At NATO Summit, Says Spox

By Justin Duckham on May 22, 2012

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters Tuesday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Pakistani President Asif Zadari had a brief exchange at the NATO Summit. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Pentagon Spox Emphasizes Importance Of Upcoming Iran Talks

By Justin Duckham on May 22, 2012

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters Tuesday that the upcoming Iran talks in Baghdad are a critical step to ensuring that Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Obama Holds Brief Meeting With Pakistani President

By Justin Duckham on May 21, 2012

President Barack Obama held two brief discussions with Pakistani President Asif Zardari amid Monday’s NATO Summit in Chicago but did not negotiate an agreement to open supply lines within the country, a key piece of tension between the two nations.

Obama: Afghanistan Will Not Stand Alone

By Justin Duckham on May 21, 2012

During remarks before the NATO Summit in Chicago Monday, President Barack Obama stressed that NATO will continue to play a role in Afghanistan’s future, adding that when ISAF steps down from their military mission, Afghanis will not stand alone. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Obama: Afghanistan Approaching Next Milestone

By Justin Duckham on May 21, 2012

During remarks before the NATO Summit in Chicago Monday, President Barack Obama noted that Afghanistan will likely place their country’s security forces in a commanding role by 2013. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Obama Applauds Afghanistan’s Latest Developments

By Justin Duckham on May 21, 2012

During remarks before the NATO Summit in Chicago Monday, President Barack Obama applauded developments in Afghanistan that placed 75 percent of the country under the watch of Afghan security forces. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Afghanistan Goals Hold Global Impact, Says Obama

By Justin Duckham on May 21, 2012

During remarks before the NATO Summit in Chicago Monday, President Barack Obama noted that the large international gathering shows the global impact Afghanistan’s future holds. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

NATO Head: Military Mission Ending, Training Mission Beginning

By Justin Duckham on May 21, 2012

During remarks before the NATO Summit in Chicago Monday, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen affirmed that ISAF’s military mission in Afghanistan is ending but that the training mission to develop Afghan forces is just beginning. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]