Afghanistan
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Sep- 2018 -12 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Death toll in eastern Afghanistan suicide attack rises to 68
The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, as violence flares ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day
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11 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Dozens of casualties in suicide attack on Afghan protesters in Nangarhar
At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack among protesters in Nangarhar hours after a double bombing at a girls' school in Jalalabad killed a boy
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10 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Taliban attacks in northern Afghanistan kill dozens of security personnel
Taliban fighters killed nearly 60 members of Afghanistan's beleaguered security forces in a spate of attacks across the country's north
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5 SeptemberBusiness
US Air Force awards Sierra Nevada $1.8 billion Afghanistan A-29 Super Tucano contract
Sierra Nevada was awarded a potential $1.8 billion contract for the procurement and sustainment of A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for Afghanistan's air force
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5 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber attacks Kabul sports club
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a sports club in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, officials said, causing casualties
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustAsia Pacific
First video of Bangladesh al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan appears online
The first video apparently showing Bangladeshi al-Qaeda fighters launching attacks in Afghanistan against US and Afghan forces was posted online last week
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28 AugustBusiness
Leidos awarded $27 million US Army contract for Saturn Arch ISR aircraft
Leidos was awarded a $26,798,950 US Army contract for Saturn Arch Quick Reaction Capability aircraft, the US Department of Defense said
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27 AugustAsia Pacific
Ghazni battle exposes nascent Afghan forces’ shortcomings
In Ghazni, site of a four-day battle between the Afghanistan government and Taliban forces that killed hundreds, there is plenty of grief and blame
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26 AugustAsia Pacific
Afghanistan ISIS leader ‘killed in Nangarhar airstrike’
Saad Erhabi, a senior Islamic State - Khorasan Province leader, was killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, according to officials
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21 AugustAsia Pacific
Multiple rockets hit Kabul after Afghan president offers Taliban ceasefire
Multiple rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants
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