Asia Pacific
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Aug- 2018 -5 August
Resolute Support troops killed in eastern Afghanistan suicide bombing
A suicide bomber killed three service members with NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan and injured three others
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2 August
Three foreign nationals abducted and killed in Kabul, Afghan police say
Three foreign nationals working in Afghanistan were kidnapped and later found murdered in Kabul, police said
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1 August
ISIS fighters surrender to Afghan forces in Jowzjan province
A large number of Islamic State-Khorasan Province fighters surrendered to Afghan forces in Jowzjan province, a spokesperson for the US and NATO mission in Afghanistan said
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Jul- 2018 -31 July
India eyes the Raytheon/Kongsberg National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System
India’s Ministry of Defence has approved the acquisition of the latest version of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to boost air defenses in New Delhi
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31 July
Turning east: the rise of Islamic State’s Khorasan Province
ISKP’s growth in Afghanistan coincides with its losses in Iraq and Syria, but the US and Taliban are fighting back, Paweł Wójcik writes
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31 July
Gunmen storm refugee aid department in eastern Afghanistan
Gunmen stormed an Afghan government building after multiple explosions in a continuing attack in Jalalabad
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31 July
Indonesia bans JAD, the ISIS-linked group behind deadly May attacks
An Indonesian court banned Jamaah Anshar Daulah, a network linked to a series of terror attacks, significantly expanding police powers
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31 July
ISIS-claimed Tajikistan attack that killed 4 led by proscribed Islamist party member: police
Police in Tajikistan appeared to blame a banned Islamist party for an attack claimed by ISIS that left four tourists dead and was originally reported as a hit-and-run road accident
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30 July
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan: No more dam problems?
A cold war between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan over water access has ended, possibly opening the region to investment and integration
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30 July
Japan to spend $4.2 billion on Lockheed radars for Aegis Ashore missile defense
Japan said it would spend $4.2 billion over 30 years on installing and operating U.S. radar systems for its Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense systems
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