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Latest News Oct 24, 2013 NATO Allies and partners stress support for Afghan Security Forces NATO Allies and ISAF partners on Wednesday (23 October 2013) discussed with their Afghan counterpart progress in Afghanistan and planning for the post-2014 mission to train, advise and assist Afghan Security Forces. "We have moved closer to putting that mission in place. Our military commanders have reviewed planning and identified in broad terms the key elements we require to set ... Read more... Hagel Says NATO's Afghanistan Planning On Track While a bilateral security agreement between the United States and Afghanistan should be completed "the sooner the better," NATO and U.S. planning has continued to focus on a follow-on mission to train, advise and Afghan forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a news conference at NATO headquarters here. ... Read more... RPAs reach 2 million hours The U.S. Air Force's MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft accumulated 2 million flight hours Oct. 22, not only marking a significant milestone, but also demonstrating the evolution of the program. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Fierce Government IT Is a free, three times a week email briefing for government employees and contractors on the latest government technology news. Syria: joint OPCW-UN chemical weapons team reports visits to nearly all declared sites The Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations dealing with Syria's chemical weapons programme reports that it has now visited 18 of the sites disclosed by Damascus, a spokesperson for the chemical watchdog said. ... Read more... Syria Peace Push Continues as Complications Linger United Nations and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is pushing forward with a regional tour aimed at building support for a Syrian peace conference, amid lingering questions about who would take part and under what conditions ... Read more... Africom Helps Partners Stand Up to Violent Extremism Citing progress in helping African partners countering violent extremist organizations, the commander of U.S. Africa Command said the terrorist attack last month at a mall in Nairobi, Kenya, actually shows that U.S. efforts and policies are working. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Governing Is a monthly magazine whose primary audience is state and local government officials: governors, legislators, mayors, city managers, council members and other elected, appointed and career officials. The Corps' new pistol qual program The Marine Corps will be phasing in a new pistol qualification program that will fully take effect in fiscal year 2015. Read more... Pakistan's Sharif, Obama Talk of Improved Ties Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has asked U.S. President Barack Obama to end drone strikes on his country, strikes that are widely unpopular in Pakistan. ... Read more...