Afghanistan
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Oct- 2018 -4 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan security council threatens ‘all legal options’ against privatization of war
Afghanistan's National Security Council said the government opposed any attempt to privatize the war and would pursue legal options
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4 OctoberAsia Pacific
US service member killed in action in Afghanistan
A US service member with NATO's Resolute Support mission was killed in action in Afghanistan, Resolute Support said
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2 OctoberAsia Pacific
Suicide bomber targets Afghanistan election campaign rally in Nangarhar
At least seven people were killed in a suicide attack on an Afghan election campaign rally, in the latest violence ahead of this month's legislative vote
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Sep- 2018 -27 SeptemberAsia Pacific
US F-35 stealth fighters fly first-ever combat mission in Afghanistan
US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighters have become the first American aircraft of the type to be used in combat operations, striking Taliban targets in Kandahar province, Afghanistan
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27 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Rockets hit Ghazni during president’s visit
Three rockets hit the Afghanistan city of Ghazni during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani in an apparent display of strength by militants
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26 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Airstrike in Afghanistan’s Wardak killed 12 women and children, UN initial probe finds
An airstrike appears to have killed 12 members of an Afghan family, the UN said, as US and Afghan forces ramp up aerial bombardments against militants
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25 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Fear and mourning in Afghanistan: Hazaras mark the festival of Muharram in fragile Dasht-e-Barchi
In Kabul’s largely Shia Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood, Shadi Saif finds some from Afghanistan's persecuted minority community taking security into their own hands
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25 SeptemberAsia Pacific
UN investigates ‘credible’ reported Afghanistan airstrike that killed 9 from a single family
The UN said it was investigating reports that 9 family members had been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, but US Forces denied the victims were civilians
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16 SeptemberBusiness
US Army procures Hydra rockets from General Dynamics for foreign military sales
General Dynamics was awarded a $44 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales to Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and the Philippines
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15 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Afghan military helicopter crash in Farah province kills at least four
An Afghan military helicopter carrying weapons and ammunition burst into flames during an "emergency landing" in western Afghanistan's Farah province, killing at least four people
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