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Afghan forces lose some ground but improving overall: US general
Dec 02, 2016 (AFP)
Afghan security forces have lost control over a small percentage of the terrain they previously held, but are getting better at repelling the Taliban overall, a...
Top Afghan General killed in miltary chopper crash
Nov 29, 2016 (AFP)
Afghanistan's army said one of its top commanders was killed Tuesday when a military helicopter crashed in the western Afghan province of Badghis. General Mohay...
Pakistan appoints powerful new army chief
Nov 26, 2016 (AFP)
Pakistan on Saturday appointed General Qamar Javed Bajwa as its new military chief, the prime minister's office said, passing over the army's favourite contende...
Xinjiang residents must turn in passports: media
Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)
All residents in China's restive region of Xinjiang must hand in their passports to local police stations for "examination and management", the Global Times new...
Erdogan demands support against PKK at NATO meeting
Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged the European Union and other Western nations to step up support for Ankara's fight against Kurdish milita...
Pakistan says four people killed by Indian cross-border fire
Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)
Four people, including two children, were killed Monday and ten others wounded in cross-border fire in disputed Kashmir, the latest casualties in ongoing skirmi...
Pakistan says it 'pushed' Indian sub out of its waters
Nov 18, 2016 (AFP)
Pakistan's navy said Friday it had "pushed" an Indian submarine away from Pakistani waters, as tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals continue to smoulder ov...
Baghdad, Kurds at odds over post-Mosul division of territory
Nov 17, 2016 (AFP)
Iraq's premier and its Kurdish regional chief were publicly at odds Thursday over territorial control after the recapture of Mosul, even with the battle for the...
Pakistan says India killed seven troops in Kashmir
Nov 14, 2016 (AFP)
The Pakistani military accused India on Monday of killing seven soldiers in cross-border fire in disputed Kashmir, in what appeared to be an unusually high toll...
Iraq Kurds destroyed Arab homes, villages in north: HRW
Nov 13, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi Kurdish forces have demolished Arab homes and buildings and in some cases entire villages in disputed areas in the country's north, Human Rights Watch sai...
Blast inside largest US base in Afghanistan kills four
Nov 12, 2016 (AFP)
Four people were killed Saturday in a huge explosion inside the largest US military base in Afghanistan, NATO said, with local authorities blaming a suicide att...
With shovels and bulldozers, Iraq Kurds draw line in sand
Nov 11, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi Kurdish forces are building a berm near Mosul, a line in the sand that may mark a boundary of territory they aim to keep after recapturing it from jihadis...
Three Indian troops killed in Kashmir border firing: army
Nov 09, 2016 (AFP)
The Indian army on Wednesday said that three of its soldiers have been killed in cross border firing in disputed Kashmir, the latest skirmish between the nuclea...
UN probes claims US airstrike; Indian cross-border fire kills three
Nov 07, 2016 (AFP)
The United Nations is investigating claims that up to 32 civilians were killed in a US airstrike in the volatile Afghan province of Kunduz last week, calling an...
US strike killed Afghanistan Al-Qaeda leader Qahtani
Nov 05, 2016 (AFP)
The US military confirmed Friday it had killed Al-Qaeda's emir for northeastern Afghanistan during an air strike last month, in a major blow to the group as it ...
US air strikes kill 30 Afghan civilians, officials say
Nov 03, 2016 (AFP)
US air strikes early Thursday killed at least 30 Afghan civilians, including women and children, in the volatile northern province of Kunduz, officials said, af...
Woes mount for beleaguered Afghan security forces
Nov 01, 2016 (AFP)
As Afghan military forces near the end of a second year leading security operations across their battered country, new numbers highlight a sobering reality: The...
Indian cross-border fire kills four civilians: Pakistan
Oct 31, 2016 (AFP)
Pakistan accused India Monday of killing four civilians and wounding six others in cross-border fire, amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals....
Pakistan to probe ex-minister for leaking news maligning army
Oct 30, 2016 (AFP)
Pakistan will investigate a former information minister over a leaked news report which sparked a rift between the government and the powerful army, it was anno...
Afghan military death rate rises in 2016: watchdog
Oct 30, 2016 (AFP)
The death rate among Afghan security forces is surging far above last year's levels, a US government watchdog said Sunday, and slew of social gains in the war-t...
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