Afghanistan
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Dec- 2017 -18 DecemberAsia Pacific
Militants storm spy training center in Afghan capital
Militants stormed an intelligence agency training center in Kabul on Monday in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
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13 DecemberAsia Pacific
German parliament extends Afghanistan mission until March
Germany's parliament has agreed to extend the mandate for German troops in Afghanistan until March 2018, backing the three-year-old NATO Resolute Support mission in the country.
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12 DecemberAsia Pacific
Afghan forces to launch operation against ISIS in the north
Afghanistan's military plans to launch a major operation to stop the Islamic State group making inroads into the country's northern provinces, officials said Tuesday
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8 DecemberAsia Pacific
Pakistan Air Force ordered to shoot down foreign UAVs, including US drones
Pakistan's Air Force chief said he ordered the service to shoot down foreign drones in Pakistani airspace, including UAVs operated by the United States.
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6 DecemberAsia Pacific
Afghan female military officers to train in India
Afghan female military officers will train with the Indian Army for the first time at the training academy in Chennai, Indian media reported
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5 DecemberAir
First 6 Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter pilots graduate training
The first six Afghan Air Force pilots qualified to pilot the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter graduated from Aircraft Qualification Training in November
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Nov- 2017 -27 NovemberWar
US aerial war on drugs in Afghanistan fraught with risks
Using US air power to counter drug trafficking in Afghanistan may jeopardize the broader mission by misallocating resources and boosting the civilian death toll
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20 NovemberAsia Pacific
US F-22s strike Taliban drug labs as new Afghanistan campaign begins
F-22 stealth fighters were used in Afghanistan for the first time as the new U.S.-led Operation Jagged Knife targeting Taliban funding was launched
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7 NovemberWar
NATO to deploy 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan, half from US – Stoltenberg
NATO will deploy 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan in an attempt to help "break the stalemate", Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said
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6 NovemberMiddle East
US finds no evidence of civilian casualties in Afghanistan after Kunduz reports
The U.S. military said investigators found no evidence of civilian casualties amid reports that airstrikes killed more than a dozen people in Afghanistan's Kunduz province last week.
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