Asia Pacific
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Sep- 2019 -20 September
Colt awarded $42 million contract to produce M4, M4A1 carbines for 13 countries
Colt was awarded a $42 million foreign military sales contract to produce M4 and M4A1 carbines for 13 countries after announcing it would halt production of consumer AR-15 rifles
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19 September
US carried out airstrike in Nangarhar accused of killing 30 Afghan civilians
US forces were behind an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan that is blamed for the deaths of at least 30 civilians
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19 September
Taliban car bomb in southern Afghanistan kills and injures more than 100, destroys hospital
A Taliban car bomb in Afghanistan's Zabul province targeted an intelligence services building and destroyed a nearby hospital
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17 September
Dozens killed in twin Taliban attacks ahead of Afghanistan presidential election
People were killed in explosions in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and at an election rally in Parwan province after US and Taliban talks failed
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16 September
US service member killed in action in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support says
US Green Beret Sergeant 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin was killed in action in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Special Operations Command said
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11 September
Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militant killed in Kashmir, India police say
A militant in Indian-administered Kashmir affiliated to a Pakistani-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed by security forces
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6 September
Afghanistan: Taliban launch ‘massive’ assault on key Farah city
The Taliban launched an offensive against Farah city in western Afghanistan, the latest in a surge of attacks as the US pushes to remove troops
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5 September
US and Romanian service members killed in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support says
US and Romanian service members with the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were killed in a Taliban attack in Kabul
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5 September
Taliban claim deadly car bomb in fortified area of Afghanistan capital
The Taliban killed at least five people in a fresh bombing in Kabul in yet another horrific attack on the Afghan capital
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4 September
Afghanistan presidency ‘concerned’ about US-Taliban peace deal
The Afghan government expressed doubts about a prospective deal between the US and the Taliban, saying officials need more information about the risks
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