The Hague  - Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in the Netherlands on Monday for talks with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and other members of his government.

Kabul  - Four Afghan police and several Taliban militants were killed in separate attack and clashes in Afghanistan, officials said Monday.

London  - Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday hailed the "sacrifice" made by troops in Afghanistan after the death toll of British troops in the conflict reached 100.

London, June 9: Britain lost its 100th soldier in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion after a suicide attack killed three paratroopers.

Tokyo - Japanese government officials were expected to begin research on needs of assistance in counterinsurgency and security in Afghanistan, government sources said Monday.

London - Three British soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Sunday, the Defence Ministry in London said.