Asia Pacific
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Apr- 2019 -27 April
US, Russia and China agree on Afghanistan foreign troop withdrawal
The US, Russia and China agreed that foreign troops should withdraw from Afghanistan if the Taliban pledges not to welcome foreign extremists
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26 April
Sri Lanka police find explosives at ISIS video location
Sri Lanka's security forces found bomb-making materials in a raid on the location where they believe suicide bombers recorded a video later released by ISIS
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25 April
Sri Lanka top defense official resigns over Easter bombings security failure
Sri Lanka's top defense official resigned over security failures that led to the deadly Easter bombings, as Catholic churches suspended services
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24 April
Pro-government forces kill more Afghanistan civilians than insurgents, UN finds
The number of Afghanistan civilians killed and wounded at the hands of pro-government forces increased in the first three months of the year even as civilian casualties fell
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23 April
Amaq claims ‘Islamic State fighters’ carried out Sri Lanka attacks
Islamic State fighters carried out the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka that killed at least 310 people, according to ISIS's Amaq propaganda agency
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23 April
Sri Lanka attacks were revenge for Christchurch mosque shootings, deputy defense minister says
An initial probe into suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that killed more than 320 people shows it was "retaliation for Christchurch," the country's deputy defense minister said
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22 April
Iran and Pakistan to set up joint rapid reaction force after Balochistan attacks
Iran and Pakistan have agreed to set up a joint border "reaction force" following deadly attacks by militant groups on their frontier
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22 April
Death toll from Sri Lanka Easter attacks rises to 290 as police announce new arrests
The death toll from bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka rose dramatically to 290 as police announced new arrests
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21 April
Series of explosions in Sri Lanka churches and hotels kills dozens
Dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured in a string of blasts at hotels and churches in Sri Lanka as worshippers attended Easter services
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19 April
Afghanistan-Taliban summit postponed indefinitely
Hopes for a breakthrough in a push to end Afghanistan's conflict suffered a major setback after talks between the Taliban and Afghan officials were indefinitely postponed
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