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3 December

India Planning Swarm Drone System to Counter China: Source

India is reportedly planning to develop an air-launched swarm drone system to overwhelm Chinese air defenses, giving their fighter jets an edge in any potential conflict.

1 December

An Azerbaijani soldier takes a selfie with the national flag in Fuzuli, a liberated city, last November 26, 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Azerbaijani Forces Raise Flag in Last District Handed Back by Armenia

Azerbaijani soldiers on Tuesday hoisted their country's flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region.

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30 November

Security personnel patrol after a car bomb struck an army base on the outskirts of Ghazni province on November 29, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan Forces Kill Taliban Mastermind of Army Base Attack

Afghan forces have killed the Taliban mastermind of a suicide car bomb attack that left at least 30 security personnel dead, officials said Monday.

26 November

Inder Singh Bisht

US Delivers ScanEagle Drone System, Arms Totaling $33 Million to the Philippines

The US has provided armaments worth $33 million to the Philippines, including a ScanEagle reconnaissance drone system worth $14.79 million.

24 November

File: A man rides his motorbike during sunset in front of the empty seat of one of the two Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 in Bamiyan, on November 19, 2019

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14 Dead as Twin Blasts Rock Historic Afghan City of Bamiyan

At least 14 people were killed in central Afghanistan on Tuesday when two blasts ripped through the historic city of Bamiyan, home to many members of the mainly Shiite Hazara ethnic minority, officials said.

24 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says It Chased off US Warship in Its Pacific Waters

A Russian warship caught a US Navy destroyer operating in Russia's Pacific waters on Tuesday and chased it off, the defense ministry in Moscow said.

24 November

Taiwanese navy staff salute from a US-made Guppy class submarine at the Tsoying navy base in southern Kaohsiung on September 30, 2014.

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan Expanding Submarine Fleet as China Threat Grows

Taiwan began construction on a fleet of indigenous submarines on Tuesday, the latest move by the out-gunned island to bolster its defenses against increasingly bellicose threats from Beijing.

23 November

Taliban fighters holding weapons stand in a queue

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Rigging Drones to Drop Bombs, Afghan Spy Chief Says

The Taliban have deployed small drones to drop bombs on government forces in some recent attacks, Afghanistan's spy chief said Monday, illustrating a new fighting method used by the insurgents.

20 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan Government, Taliban Agree Peace Talk Rules: Officials

The Afghan government and the Taliban have resolved key sticking points that had stalled peace talks for weeks, clearing the way for negotiations to move forward.

17 November