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The Pentagon says there are about 14,000 US service members in Afghanistan
Libya is beset by violence since dictator Muammar Gaddafi was ousted and killed in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011
Afghan Taliban confirm they would send 'high-ranking' representatives to the event in Moscow
More than 2,000 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since start of the war in 2001
US-led NATO mission Resolute Support struggles to expand control over the war-torn country
Turkey’s purchase of the missile systems unnerves US and NATO member countries
While exercises will take place at a respectful distance from Norway-Russia border, Moscow has expressed anger
General Abdul Razeq, the Kandahar police commander, was killed outside the provincial governor's office on Thursday
NATO currently has more than 1,000 troops deployed in Latvia
Libyan capital was at centre of battle for influence between armed groups ever since fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi