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Poland To Press For Afghanistan Mission End In 2014 [May 19, 2012] WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's president says he will press NATO leaders at an upcoming summit to stick to plans to end its military mission in Afghanistan in 2014, and for member states to offer financial support to the nation after troops have left. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland to press for end to Afghan mission in 2014 at NATO summit, and for subsequent aid [May 18, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland's president says he will press NATO leaders at an upcoming summit to stick to plans to end its military mission in Afghanistan in 2014, and for member states to offer financial support to the nation after troops have left. [via YahooNews] More >>

Chicago?s Poles Eager For Visit From Their President During NATO Summit [May 10, 2012] Chicago is the largest Polish city outside of Poland, with more than 1 million people in the Chicago area considering themselves to be Polish. So, you can imagine they are excited about the delegation of Polish leaders who will visit Chicago for the NATO summit in less than two weeks. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland, Baltics wary on Russian army plans in Kaliningrad [Apr 18, 2012] Warsaw (AFP) April 17, 2012 Poland and the Baltic states voiced concern Tuesday over Russia's missile defence plans in the Kaliningrad enclave bordering EU and NATO members Poland and Lithuania. "We have to follow closely the changes in regional security because we are witnessing the deployment or announced deployment of new systems by Russia, in Kaliningrad and elsewhere," said Polish President ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland to continue NATO Baltic air space mission [Apr 17, 2012] WARSAW ? Poland's air force will continue policing the airspace of three Baltic countries as part of its role in a NATO mission, despite one of them ? Lithuania ? refusing to attend joint talks, the president said on April 17. [via YahooNews] More >>

Research and Markets: Poland Defence and Security Report Q2 2012 - The 36th Special Air Transport Regiment Was ... [Mar 30, 2012] DUBLIN-- -- Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Poland Defence and Security Report Q2 2012" report to their offering. The Polish military is in the process of professionalising its armed forces, and also configuring them to support NATO operations, following the country's admittance into the organisation. The Polish government has a long-standing aspiration to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland pledges post-2014 support for Afghanistan [Mar 08, 2012] Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai Tuesday during a visit to Afghanistan, where Poland has some 2,500 troops with a NATO mission fighting a Taliban insurgency. [via YahooNews] More >>

Seven Polish soldiers to take stand for attack on Afghan village [Mar 07, 2012] Warsaw (dpa) - Seven Polish soldiers who were acquitted in June of war crimes for an attack on an Afghan village that killed eight civilians were to take the stand Wednesday during a new trial in Poland?s highest court.The trial, which began on Tuesday, was "unprecedented" and was being "observed around the world," daily Wyborcza wrote.The soldiers were part of the NATO-led international force ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Seven Polish soldiers retried for attack on Afghan village [Mar 07, 2012] Warsaw (dpa) - Seven Polish soldiers who were acquitted in June of war crimes for an attack on an Afghan village that killed eight civilians faced a new trial in Poland?s highest court on Tuesday.The soldiers were part of the NATO-led international force in Afghanistan at the time of the attack in southeastern Paktika province on August 16, 2007.Women and children were among the dead.The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland pledges post-2014 support for Afghanistan [Mar 06, 2012] Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai Tuesday during a visit to Afghanistan, where Poland has some 2,500 troops with a NATO mission fighting a Taliban insurgency. [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by roadside bomb in east Afghanistan; Taliban claim responsibility [Dec 23, 2011] KABUL, Afghanistan ? A roadside bomb shattered an armored vehicle in a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing five Polish soldiers ? the deadliest single attack on Poland?s military in the war-torn country. Polish spokesman Jacek Sonta said in Warsaw that the soldiers were headed to Rawza, in eastern Ghazni province, when their vehicle struck the bomb. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Five Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan: media [Dec 22, 2011] Ghazni, Afghanistan (AFP) Dec 21, 2011 Taliban bombers killed five Polish soldiers in an attack on their convoy in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the deadliest single loss for Warsaw's NATO contingent in the 10-year war. "This is the most deadly attack in the history of Polish military missions abroad," Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in comments broadcast in Poland Wednesday. The five ... [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by bomb in east Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] A roadside bomb shattered an armored vehicle in a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing five Polish soldiers ? the deadliest single attack on Poland's military in the war-torn country. [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by roadside bomb in east Afghanistan; Taliban claim responsibility [Dec 21, 2011] KABUL, Afghanistan ? A roadside bomb shattered an armored vehicle in a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing five Polish soldiers ? the deadliest single attack on Poland?s military in the war-torn country. Polish spokesman Jacek Sonta said in Warsaw that the soldiers were headed to Rawza, in eastern Ghazni province, when their vehicle struck the bomb. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Bomb kills five Polish troops in Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] A roadside bomb has killed five Polish soldiers in Afghanistan, the country's prime minister said, Poland's largest loss of life in a single incident since it joined the Nato-led coalition of foreign troops almost a decade ago. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bomb kills 5 Polish troops in Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] GHAZNI CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five Polish soldiers in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the country's prime minister said, Poland's largest loss of life in a single incident since it joined the NATO-led coalition of foreign troops almost a decade ago. "This is very sad information for the Polish soldiers, for the whole of Poland, and especially for the families who are ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland says 5 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan were all Poles [Dec 21, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? Poland says five NATO service members killed in Afghanistan were all Poles. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by roadside bomb in east Afghanistan; Taliban claim responsibility [Dec 21, 2011] KABUL, Afghanistan ? A roadside bomb blast killed five Polish soldiers in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, NATO and a Polish official said, in the deadliest single attack for the Polish military there. Polish spokesman Jacek Sonta said in Warsaw that the soldiers were in a convoy headed to Rawza, in eastern Ghazni province, when it struck the bomb. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Bomb kills 5 Polish troops in Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] GHAZNI CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five Polish soldiers in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the country's prime minister said, Poland's largest loss of life in a single incident since it joined the NATO-led coalition of foreign troops almost a decade ago. "This is very sad information for the Polish soldiers, for the whole of Poland, and especially for the families who are ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland says 5 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan were all Poles [Dec 21, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? Poland says five NATO service members killed in Afghanistan were all Poles. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>