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UN voices concern over Afghan civilian deaths in Helmand
Feb 12, 2017 (AFP)
The UN voiced "grave concern" Sunday over the killing of at least 25 civilians in the escalating conflict in the southern opium-rich province of Helmand, most o...
Eight killed in Indian Kashmir after gunbattle
Feb 12, 2017 (AFP)
Eight people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir Sunday after a gunbattle broke out between suspected rebels and the Indian army, officials said. The all...
US general says NATO needs more troops in Afghanistan
Feb 10, 2017 (AFP)
The US general commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan warned Thursday that he needs thousands more troops and accused Russia of seeking to prop up the Taliban. U...
Fatalities soar for Afghan forces as govt loses ground to Taliban
Feb 01, 2017 (AFP)
The death rate among Afghan troops and police soared last year as the Kabul government's overall control of the country declined significantly, an official US w...
Afghanistan seeks more women to join its army
Jan 27, 2017 (AFP)
Afghanistan has announced fresh initiatives to bring more women into the army, weeks after the country's first female pilot sparked a national debate on insecur...
Two years after NATO steps down, Afghan forces still struggle: US inspector
Jan 11, 2017 (AFP)
Two years after NATO handed responsibility for Afghanistan's security to local forces, the country remains crippled by corruption and its troops can barely hold...
Syrian Kurds say not invited to Astana talks
Jan 10, 2017 (AFP)
Syrian Kurds have not been invited to the talks on the political future of Syria due to take place this month in Kazakhstan, their representative in France said...
Chinese police kill three rioters in Xinjiang
Jan 09, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese police shot dead three "rioters" in the restive Xinjiang region after they resisted arrest, state media reported Monday, in the second such incident in ...
Obama's toughest decision? 30,000-troop Afghanistan 'surge'
Jan 08, 2017 (AFP)
What was President Barack Obama's hardest decision during his two terms in office? A massive troop surge in Afghanistan, he said in an interview aired Sunday. "...
Afghanistan welcomes return of US Marines to Helmand
Jan 07, 2017 (AFP)
Afghanistan on Saturday welcomed the Pentagon's decision to deploy some 300 US Marines to the volatile province of Helmand, where American forces engaged in hea...
Pakistan law allowing secret military terror courts expires
Jan 07, 2017 (AFP)
A Pakistani law allowing secret military courts to try civilians on terror charges expired Saturday, after the controversial tribunals hanged 12 people and orde...
Yazidi NGO says Iraq HQ closed by Kurdish forces
Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)
Kurdish security forces closed the Iraqi headquarters of an organisation that aids members of the Yazidi religious minority, which has been brutally targeted by...
China police kill three over Xinjiang attack: report
Dec 29, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese police have shot dead three people who allegedly attacked a Communist Party office in the restive Xinjiang region on Wednesday, state media said, in the...
Chinese consortium wins 40% stake bid in Pakistan bourse
Dec 22, 2016 (AFP)
A Chinese consortium is set to acquire a 40 percent stake in Pakistan's main bourse, the country's stock exchange said Thursday. At least 17 entities had expres...
Pentagon confirms death of two Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan
Dec 19, 2016 (AFP)
A US strike against a senior Al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan in October also killed two other senior operatives, the Pentagon said Monday. The Defense Department...
India accuses Pakistani Islamist over airbase attack
Dec 19, 2016 (AFP)
India on Monday accused Pakistani militant leader Maulana Masood Azhar of masterminding an audacious attack on an air force base in January that led to a breakd...
Kurdish-Shiite row erupts at Iraqi football match
Dec 17, 2016 (AFP)
Two clubs from Iraqi Kurdistan announced on Saturday their withdrawal from the country's football championship in protest at anti-Kurdish chants during a match ...
Pentagon works to ease Kurdish-Turkish tensions in Syria
Dec 08, 2016 (AFP)
The US military is working to ease simmering tensions between Syrian Kurdish rebels and Turkey, both fighting the Islamic State group in northern Syria, US defe...
Uzbek interim leader scores landslide election win
Dec 05, 2016 (AFP)
Uzbekistan's interim leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev has won a crushing presidential election victory to succeed the late strongman Islam Karimov,official results sho...
Kurdish curbs harm recovery of Iraq Yazidis: rights group
Dec 04, 2016 (AFP)
Kurdish restrictions on the movement of goods are harming the recovery of Iraq's Yazidi minority, which was targeted for genocide by the Islamic State group, Hu...
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