BERLIN (Reuters) – Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said on Tuesday that Germany planned to increase the number of troops it can send to Afghanistan by 1,000 later this year.

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan police backed by NATO air strikes killed 14 Taliban insurgents after the militants attacked a small town in eastern Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said it is examining a timetable presented by world powers for starting talks on a package aimed at ending the five-year standoff over its nuclear program.