Asia Pacific
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Feb- 2019 -28 February
Pakistan will release Indian pilot in ‘peace gesture,’ Khan says
Pakistan will release an Indian pilot captured after he was shot down in a rare engagement between the neighbors in Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said
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28 February
US and Taliban negotiators pause ‘productive’ Afghanistan peace talks in Doha
The US and Taliban paused negotiations in Doha, with the diplomatic push aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan set to restart over the weekend
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27 February
Pakistan ‘shot down’ 2 Indian Air Force planes in Kashmir, military says
Pakistan shot down two Indian Air Force planes in its airspace in Kashmir, the military said, adding that one Indian pilot had been captured
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26 February
India claims ‘large number’ of JeM militants killed in Pakistan airstrike
An Indian airstrike on a militant camp in killed "a very large number" of JeM fighters preparing to attack India, a foreign ministry official said
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25 February
US envoy and Taliban leader Baradar meet ahead of Afghanistan peace talks
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met the Taliban's top political leader in Doha in what is believed to be the highest level engagement between the US and the Taliban
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19 February
India says army killed Kashmir suicide bomb commander
India's army said it had killed the mastermind of a major suicide bomb attack in Kashmir which it blamed on Pakistan, as calls grew for reprisals
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18 February
Indian soldiers killed in latest Kashmir violence blamed on militants
Indian troops suffered new losses in a fierce battle with Kashmir militants that left at least seven dead just days after a suicide bombing
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14 February
37 paramilitary soldiers killed in Indian Kashmir attack
At least 37 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in one the deadliest attacks on government forces there.
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2 February
Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo
A "fierce firefight" killed five Philippine soldiers and three militants from the Abu Sayyaf group suspected of the deadly cathedral bombing in Jolo
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1 February
India Air Force pilots killed in Mirage 2000 fighter jet crash
Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when their French-built Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed minutes after take-off in Bangalore
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