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80 Afghan police killed every week in 'fighting season'
Oct 29, 2013 (AFP)
Nearly 80 Afghan police have died every week during the current fighting season, officials said Tuesday, as the national security forces take on the battle agai...
Xinjiang 'suspects' named after Tiananmen crash: China media
Oct 29, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese police have named two suspects from the restive far-western province of Xinjiang after five people were killed in a car crash on Beijing's Tiananmen Squ...
Xinjiang 'suspects' named after Tiananmen crash: media
Oct 29, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese police have named two suspects from the restive Xinjiang region after a car crash on Beijing's Tiananmen Square killed five people, state-run media said...
Afghan soldier opens fire on NATO partners: officials
Oct 26, 2013 (AFP)
An Afghan soldier on Saturday opened fire on his NATO partners in Kabul, wounding a NATO soldier in the latest in a series of "insider" attacks on alliance forc...
British marine accused of executing Afghan
Oct 23, 2013 (AFP)
A British marine executed an injured Afghan at close range while serving in Afghanistan in 2011, telling him "it's nothing you wouldn't do to us", a military co...
India-Pakistan border firing among worst in decade: army
Oct 23, 2013 (AFP)
India said Wednesday a soldier was killed during heavy cross-border firing with Pakistan, which the army described as among the worst since a ceasefire agreemen...
US, NATO, Afghanistan confident on post-2014 troop accord
Oct 23, 2013 (AFP)
The United States, its NATO partners and Afghanistan voiced confidence Wednesday an agreement will soon be reached to allow some alliance troops to remain after...
Pakistan PM says ready to go 'extra mile' with India
Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed Tuesday to go the "extra mile" to make peace with India, saying the historic rivals can resolve all issues including...
Pakistan says civilian killed by Indian military
Oct 19, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistan accused Indian military forces of killing a civilian and wounding two others in "unprovoked firing" across the border Saturday in the latest frontier f...
US secures Romanian air base for Afghan pullout
Oct 18, 2013 (AFP)
The United States agreed a deal Friday with Romania allowing use of an air base on the Black Sea as a transit point for American troops departing Afghanistan, o...
Troops in Afghanistan must be under US purview: Kerry
Oct 17, 2013 (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Thursday that any American troops left in Afghanistan after international combat forces withdraw in 2014 will remain u...
Pakistan military says one killed by India firing
Oct 17, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistan accused India of killing a paramilitary soldier in "unprovoked firing" across the border in eastern Punjab province Thursday in the latest frontier fla...
Hagel apologizes for delay in awarding medal to US soldier
Oct 16, 2013 (AFP)
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel apologized Wednesday to a former US soldier for having to wait years before his valor was recognized with the Medal of Honor. "Mis...
US audit finds waste in spare parts for Afghan army
Oct 16, 2013 (AFP)
A US-led effort to supply spare parts to the Afghan army is plagued by waste and potential fraud because of Kabul's shoddy record-keeping, according to a report...
US soldier honored after long dispute over Afghan battle
Oct 15, 2013 (AFP)
President Barack Obama honored a former US Army captain on Tuesday after a long dispute that saw the soldier's nomination for the Medal of Honor stalled for yea...
Kurd leader says still hopeful of Turkey peace deal
Oct 14, 2013 (AFP)
Jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan said Monday he was still hopeful a peace deal with the Turkish state was possible but argued that Ankara needed to shift t...
Iraq Kurd chief ready to hit militants in Syria, Iraq
Oct 13, 2013 (AFP)
Iraqi Kurdistan is prepared to strike militants anywhere, including neighbouring Syria, but the Kurds must avoid being drawn into its civil war, the autonomous ...
Thousands protest Aliyev poll landslide in Azerbaijan
Oct 12, 2013 (AFP)
Some 6,000 opposition supporters rallied in Baku on Saturday to protest strongman Ilham Aliyev's crushing victory in an election that observers said fell short ...
Pakistan army chief supports dialogue with Taliban
Oct 12, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistan's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Kayani Saturday said the army supports the government's policy of dialogue with the Taliban to end the insurgency ...
Three arrested over Iraqi Kurdistan attack: officials
Oct 12, 2013 (AFP)
The authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan have arrested three men allegedly involved in an attack that killed seven people last month in the autonomous region's capita...
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