BATTLEFIELD AFGHANISTAN

BATTLEFIELD AFGHANISTAN: Stefanie zu Guttenberg (left), wife of German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, talks to a female German Bundeswehr soldier at their military base in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on Monday. The US-led NATO alliance in Afghanistan warned on Monday that foreign soldiers will face further violence in 2011, capping what has been the deadliest year of the war on record. — AFP