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China denies having troops in Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor
China’s defense ministry defended military cooperation with Tajikistan Thursday following a report of a sizable Chinese troop presence at a base in the Central Asian state.
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After talks with North Korea flop, Pompeo flies to Philippines to discuss China
US worried over Chinese moves threatening navigation.
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Airdrops increase 20-fold as Taliban threaten Afghan roadways and provincial capitals
The Taliban continue to threaten Afghanistan’s provincial capitals, particularly Ghazni and Farah cities, both of which came under siege during the 2018 fighting season, according to the Department of Defense Inspector General.
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US envoy meets with Taliban co-founder ahead of new talks
U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with one of the founders of the Taliban for the first time on Monday ahead of the latest round of talks with the insurgents aimed at ending the 17-year war in Afghanistan.
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This senator wants to know if US weapons are being used by al-Qaida and Iran-linked groups
A senator is calling on Pentagon and State Department officials to look into allegations that U.S. equipment has fallen into the hands of Iranian-backed rebels and al-Qaida-linked militants fighting in Yemen.
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This Russian nuke ‘hit list’ includes bases that have been closed for years
A Russian state TV personality used a map of the United States to point out the targets Russia would go after if a nuclear war should break out.
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Worry about US-South Korea alliance grows before Trump-Kim summit
As President Donald Trump seeks a nuclear deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week in Vietnam, some in Seoul are wondering if the fate of Washington’s decades-long military alliance with South Korea could be at stake.
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2018 was the deadliest year for Afghan civilians since the UN started keeping track
More civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year than in any of the previous nine years of the increasingly bloody conflict, according to a U.N. report released Sunday, which blamed the spike in deaths on increased suicide bombings by the Islamic State group and stepped up aerial attacks by U.S.-led coalition forces.
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Tehran: Iran launches cruise missile from sub during drill
Iran launched a cruise missile from a submarine for the first time during an ongoing annual military drill in the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported Sunday.
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US to keep 10 percent of its fighting forces in Syria, reversing Trump’s planned full withdrawal
About 200 U.S. troops will remain in Syria for the foreseeable future, a reversal of White House plans for a full withdrawal from the war-torn country, after lawmakers voiced concerns about the security ramifications of a hasty retreat.
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China denies having troops in Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor
China’s defense ministry defended military cooperation with Tajikistan Thursday following a report of a sizable Chinese troop presence at a base in the Central Asian state.
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After talks with North Korea flop, Pompeo flies to Philippines to discuss China
US worried over Chinese moves threatening navigation.
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Airdrops increase 20-fold as Taliban threaten Afghan roadways and provincial capitals
The Taliban continue to threaten Afghanistan’s provincial capitals, particularly Ghazni and Farah cities, both of which came under siege during the 2018 fighting season, according to the Department of Defense Inspector General.
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US envoy meets with Taliban co-founder ahead of new talks
U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with one of the founders of the Taliban for the first time on Monday ahead of the latest round of talks with the insurgents aimed at ending the 17-year war in Afghanistan.
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This senator wants to know if US weapons are being used by al-Qaida and Iran-linked groups
A senator is calling on Pentagon and State Department officials to look into allegations that U.S. equipment has fallen into the hands of Iranian-backed rebels and al-Qaida-linked militants fighting in Yemen.
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This Russian nuke ‘hit list’ includes bases that have been closed for years
A Russian state TV personality used a map of the United States to point out the targets Russia would go after if a nuclear war should break out.
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Worry about US-South Korea alliance grows before Trump-Kim summit
As President Donald Trump seeks a nuclear deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week in Vietnam, some in Seoul are wondering if the fate of Washington’s decades-long military alliance with South Korea could be at stake.
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2018 was the deadliest year for Afghan civilians since the UN started keeping track
More civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year than in any of the previous nine years of the increasingly bloody conflict, according to a U.N. report released Sunday, which blamed the spike in deaths on increased suicide bombings by the Islamic State group and stepped up aerial attacks by U.S.-led coalition forces.
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Tehran: Iran launches cruise missile from sub during drill
Iran launched a cruise missile from a submarine for the first time during an ongoing annual military drill in the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported Sunday.
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US to keep 10 percent of its fighting forces in Syria, reversing Trump’s planned full withdrawal
About 200 U.S. troops will remain in Syria for the foreseeable future, a reversal of White House plans for a full withdrawal from the war-torn country, after lawmakers voiced concerns about the security ramifications of a hasty retreat.
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China denies having troops in Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor
China’s defense ministry defended military cooperation with Tajikistan Thursday following a report of a sizable Chinese troop presence at a base in the Central Asian state.
-
After talks with North Korea flop, Pompeo flies to Philippines to discuss China
US worried over Chinese moves threatening navigation.
-
Airdrops increase 20-fold as Taliban threaten Afghan roadways and provincial capitals
The Taliban continue to threaten Afghanistan’s provincial capitals, particularly Ghazni and Farah cities, both of which came under siege during the 2018 fighting season, according to the Department of Defense Inspector General.
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US envoy meets with Taliban co-founder ahead of new talks
U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with one of the founders of the Taliban for the first time on Monday ahead of the latest round of talks with the insurgents aimed at ending the 17-year war in Afghanistan.
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This senator wants to know if US weapons are being used by al-Qaida and Iran-linked groups
A senator is calling on Pentagon and State Department officials to look into allegations that U.S. equipment has fallen into the hands of Iranian-backed rebels and al-Qaida-linked militants fighting in Yemen.
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This Russian nuke ‘hit list’ includes bases that have been closed for years
A Russian state TV personality used a map of the United States to point out the targets Russia would go after if a nuclear war should break out.
-
Worry about US-South Korea alliance grows before Trump-Kim summit
As President Donald Trump seeks a nuclear deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week in Vietnam, some in Seoul are wondering if the fate of Washington’s decades-long military alliance with South Korea could be at stake.
-
2018 was the deadliest year for Afghan civilians since the UN started keeping track
More civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year than in any of the previous nine years of the increasingly bloody conflict, according to a U.N. report released Sunday, which blamed the spike in deaths on increased suicide bombings by the Islamic State group and stepped up aerial attacks by U.S.-led coalition forces.
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Tehran: Iran launches cruise missile from sub during drill
Iran launched a cruise missile from a submarine for the first time during an ongoing annual military drill in the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported Sunday.
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US to keep 10 percent of its fighting forces in Syria, reversing Trump’s planned full withdrawal
About 200 U.S. troops will remain in Syria for the foreseeable future, a reversal of White House plans for a full withdrawal from the war-torn country, after lawmakers voiced concerns about the security ramifications of a hasty retreat.
