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Afghanistan and Russia to sign delivery deal for Mi-35 helicopters
Oct 09, 2015 (UPI)
Afghanistan and Russia are set to sign an agreement for the delivery of Mi-35 gunship helicopters as Afghan forces seek to boost their capabilities. Zamir Kabul...
MSF says 33 still missing after US air strike
Oct 08, 2015 (AFP)
Thirty-three people are still missing five days after a US air strike on an Afghan hospital, Doctors Without Borders warned Thursday, sparking fears the death t...
Nightmare week for US in Afghanistan forces policy review
Oct 06, 2015 (AFP)
A deadly air strike on a hospital capped a disastrous week for US forces in Afghanistan, but for war-weary Afghans the Taliban's brief capture of Kunduz only ex...
US 'mistakenly' struck Afghan hospital: US commander
Oct 06, 2015 (AFP)
The American air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake, the top US commander in Afghanistan acknowledged Tuesday, as the Pentagon expressed deep regret for ...
Afghan forces called for hospital air strike, US general says
Oct 05, 2015 (AFP)
Afghan forces called in a US air strike on a Kunduz hospital that killed 22 people, the top American commander in Afghanistan said Monday, after medical charity...
Pakistan, Turkey to improve defense ties
Oct 05, 2015 (UPI)
The governments of Turkey and Pakistan have agreed to cooperate further on their defense industry relationship. Both governments currently collaborate in develo...
Turkey launches new overnight air raids against PKK: army
Oct 04, 2015 (AFP)
Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq and eastern Turkey overnight, in a new air operation against the Kurdish milita...
Obama pledges probe into fatal airstrike on Afghan hospital
Oct 04, 2015 (AFP)
President Barack Obama has promised a full investigation into an apparent US air strike on an Afghan hospital that killed 19 people, a bombing which the UN said...
Pakistan kills 25 militants in northwest: military
Oct 01, 2015 (AFP)
Pakistan's military said it had killed 25 militants in air strikes along its restive border with Afghanistan on Thursday as part of a major offensive to clear T...
Afghan forces struggle to retake Kunduz city from Taliban
Sep 30, 2015 (AFP)
Taliban insurgents who seized the Afghan city of Kunduz have defied a counter-offensive and advanced on the airport where government forces retreated after the ...
Taliban takeover in Kunduz echoes IS rout of Mosul
Sep 30, 2015 (AFP)
The Taliban takeover of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan this week dealt a stinging blow to the country's security forces, in some ways mirroring an offensive in ...
U.S. Airmen keep combat hospital operating in Afghanistan
Sep 28, 2015 (UPI)
A medical center on the combat frontier in Afghanistan is under the management of U.S. Airmen, the Air Force announced on Monday. The operation is part of the 5...
Britain finance chief slammed over visit to restive China region
Sep 23, 2015 (AFP)
Campaign groups on Wednesday condemned Britain's finance minister for touting business opportunities ahead of human rights on a visit to China's violence-wracke...
Turkish army 'kills at least 55' in new airstrikes on Kurdish rebels: report
Sep 19, 2015 (AFP)
Turkish fighter jets carried out a new barrage of cross-border airstrikes this week against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, killing at least 55 rebels, stat...
Pakistan detains 22 after Taliban air base attack
Sep 19, 2015 (AFP)
Twenty-two suspects have been detained in connection with a deadly attack on a Pakistan air force base claimed by the Taliban, officials said Saturday. Pakistan...
SIGAR concerned U.S. may be over-supplying Afghans
Sep 17, 2015 (UPI)
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has voiced concern the U.S. military may be purchasing too much equipment for Afghan National Defen...
Baghdad condemns Turkish incursion into Iraq
Sep 10, 2015 (AFP)
Iraq on Thursday condemned Turkey for sending ground troops onto its territory in pursuit of Kurdish rebels, calling it a "clear violation" of its sovereignty. ...
China, Pakistan set to sign economic zone deal: officials
Sep 09, 2015 (AFP)
Pakistan is set to sign a 40-year-lease with a Chinese company to develop a massive special economic zone in the deep sea port of Gwadar, officials said Wednesd...
Turkish forces enter northern Iraq as PKK violence spirals
Sep 08, 2015 (AFP)
Turkish forces crossed into northern Iraq to pursue Kurdish militants on Tuesday after the deadliest rebel attacks in years left dozens dead as the decades-long...
Pakistan marks 50th anniversary of India war amid tensions
Sep 06, 2015 (AFP)
Pakistan on Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of its second war with arch-rival India, weeks after the two nuclear powers faced off in some of their deadliest ...
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