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Syria Kurds, Turks clash in wake of deadly air raids
Apr 26, 2017 (AFP)
The strikes against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) have thrown the complexity of Syria's war into sharp relief and even sparked calls for a no-fly ...
Toll now 144 in Taliban attack on Afghan base: US official
Apr 25, 2017 (AFP)
The exact toll from the assault had been unclear, with Afghan officials ignoring calls to break down the tally it gave of more than 100 soldiers killed or wound...
Turkish strikes kill Kurdish fighters in Syria, Iraq
Apr 25, 2017 (AFP)
Turkey said it had carried out the strikes against "terrorist havens", vowing to continue acting against groups it links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Part...
Afghan defence minister, army chief resign after Taliban attack
Apr 24, 2017 (AFP)
"President Ashraf Ghani has accepted the resignation of the defence minister and army chief of staff," the statement from Ghani's office said. Furious Afghans h...
Pentagon chief warns of 'tough year' for Afghanistan
Apr 24, 2017 (AFP)
Paying his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, Mattis met with President Ashraf Ghani and other officials and US military commanders. "We're under no ...
Furious Afghans call for resignations after Taliban base attack
Apr 23, 2017 (AFP)
The exact toll from Friday's assault in the northern province of Balkh remained unclear, with some local officials putting the number of dead alone as high as 1...
Over 100 killed, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan military base
Apr 22, 2017 (AFP)
The ministry did not give a breakdown of the casualties, many of whom were young recruits in training, in the hours-long attack near Mazar-i-Sharif city on Frid...
U.S. State Department approves arms sale for Peshmerga forces
Apr 20, 2017 (UPI)
If approved by Congress, the equipment will be sold to the government of Iraq and then supplied to the Kurdish fighters. Kurds in Iraq live in a semi-autonomous...
Fighting ongoing near site of US blast in Afghanistan: NATO
Apr 19, 2017 (AFP)
Security forces have denied access to residents and media to the area where the US military dropped its GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, dubbed the "Mother ...
Top US official in Pakistan after hints at tougher stance
Apr 17, 2017 (AFP)
It was the first visit by a top member of President Donald Trump's administration to the militancy-hit country. At his previous stop in neighbouring Afghanistan...
Female Pakistani suicide bomber planned thwarted Easter attack: army
Apr 17, 2017 (AFP)
Noreen Leghari, a second year medical student, is in army custody after being captured during a raid overnight Friday that left four soldiers wounded and her ma...
Top US official visits Afghanistan after huge bomb attack
Apr 16, 2017 (AFP)
On his first visit to the country as President Donald Trump's envoy, McMaster said on Twitter he was set to hold "very important talks on mutual cooperation" wi...
IS death toll hits 90 from huge US bomb in Afghanistan
Apr 15, 2017 (AFP)
Dubbed the "Mother Of All Bombs", the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast was unleashed in combat for the first time Thursday, hitting IS positions in a remote ...
Huge US bomb kills dozens of IS militants in Afghanistan
Apr 14, 2017 (AFP)
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb -- dubbed the "Mother Of All Bombs" -- was unleashed in combat for the first time, hitting IS positions in eastern ...
Chinese official demoted for not smoking in front of Muslims
Apr 11, 2017 (AFP)
A Chinese official who allegedly declined to smoke in front of Muslims in Xinjiang has been demoted for taking an "unstable political stance," a state-run newsp...
Pakistan to execute Indian 'spy': military
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
Pakistan will execute an Indian who allegedly confessed to spying for Indian intelligence, the powerful military said Monday in a move that quickly raised tensi...
US soldier killed in anti-IS operations in Afghanistan
Apr 09, 2017 (AFP)
An American special forces soldier has been killed while conducting operations against the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, the US military said. The US-back...
Turkey planning new operation against PKK in northern Iraq: report
Apr 06, 2017 (AFP)
Turkey is planning in the next weeks to launch a new cross border military incursion to oust the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from the Sinjar region ...
Kushner meets Iraq Kurd leaders; Erdogan warns on Kirkuk flag
Apr 04, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and the US's top military officer met with Kurdish leaders in Arbil on Tuesday, the second day of their visit to Iraq. His i...
New Zealand PM rules out probe into deadly Afghan raid
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
New Zealand will not hold an inquiry into "discredited" allegations its special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Bill English said Mon...
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