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US has cut troops in Afghanistan to agreed level: general
Jun 18, 2020 (AFP)
"What I would tell you now is we have met our part of the agreement," General Kenneth McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, told a panel discussion hosted b...
Turkey deploys troops against Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Jun 17, 2020 (AFP)
The defence ministry said "commandos" moved in, supported by drones and helicopters, following a bombardment with rocket launchers and artillery guns that hit m...
Trump signs sanctions law over China treatment of Uighurs
Jun 17, 2020 (AFP)
Trump's announcement came just as excerpts emerged from an explosive new book by his former national security advisor John Bolton, who said the president told h...
Turkish jets drop bombs on Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq
Jun 14, 2020 (AFP)
"Operation Claw-Eagle has started. Our planes are crushing the caves of terrorists," the ministry tweeted. The air raids targeted Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)...
Taliban prisoner release to be completed shortly: Ghani
Jun 11, 2020 (AFP)
Under the terms of a US-Taliban deal signed in February, Kabul has pledged to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners in a swap that would see the insurgents release 1,000...
Radiocarbon dating pins date for construction of Uyghur complex to the year 777
Jun 10, 2020 (SPX)
The Por-Bajin complex, on the border of the Russian Federation and Mongolia, measures 215 x 162 metres and has outer walls of twelve metres high. All of the wal...
US launches first Taliban air strikes since Afghan ceasefire end
Jun 05, 2020 (AFP)
The two assaults took place on Thursday and Friday in separate provinces in Afghanistan, US forces spokesman Sonny Leggett said on Twitter. "These were the 1st ...
US negotiator upbeat on Afghan peace talks
Jun 01, 2020 (AFP)
The Afghan government has been speeding up the release of prisoners, a key condition for the Taliban, after a ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday followed by ...
Pakistan embassy officials leave India after spying charges
Jun 01, 2020 (AFP)
The Indian government said Sunday that the two had been detained for "indulging in espionage activities", and given 24 hours to leave the country. The pair retu...
US Congress ramps up China pressure over Uighur camps
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
The House of Representatives voted with just one dissent in favor of the Uighur Human Rights Act, hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took a major step t...
Pakistan uses militant-tracking tech to hunt virus
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
In a programme publicly touted by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the government has turned to the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) for help in tack...
Pentagon names Guardsman dead in non-combat incident in Afghanistan
May 21, 2020 (UPI)
1st. Lt. Trevarius Ravon Bowman, 25, from Spartanburg, S.C., died Tuesday in Bagram Air Force Base, Afghanistan. The Pentagon has not released information about...
NATO chief hails Afghan power deal, urges peace push
May 17, 2020 (AFP)
President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah signed an agreement on Sunday to end a bitter feud that had plunged the country into political crisis for...
US seeks to salvage Afghan peace after attacks but leverage wanes
May 15, 2020 (AFP)
A February 29 agreement between President Donald Trump's administration and the Taliban laid out a total troop pullout by mid-2021, nearly two decades after a U...
Afghan forces to resume offensive strikes after gruesome attacks
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
At least 14 people were killed -- including newborns and nurses -- when gunmen stormed a maternity hospital in Kabul early Tuesday, officials said. Shortly afte...
Nepal protests new Indian road through disputed territory
May 09, 2020 (AFP)
Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated via video link the 80-kilometre (50 miles) long road from Ghatiabagarh in northern Uttarakhand state...
Turkmenistan to hold WWII military parade despite pandemic
May 01, 2020 (AFP)
"Turkmenistan will celebrate May 9 Victory Day with a military parade and fireworks," the Miras state television channel reported. The newsreader said that vari...
NATO withholds key information on Taliban attacks: watchdog
May 01, 2020 (AFP)
The Resolute Support (RS) mission previously disclosed data on "enemy-initiated attacks", one of the few remaining public metrics of the conflict and the streng...
Kyrgyzstan says negotiating debt restructuring with China
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
Deputy Prime Minister Erkin Asrandiyev said that a request for debt relief earlier this month had "found understanding" from neighbouring China, whose Export-Im...
Virus wipes away Afghan toilet-paper maker's expansion plans
Apr 20, 2020 (AFP)
But then, the supply of her key raw material -- trash -- dried up. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a lockdown in Kabul, forcing scavengers off the streets a...
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