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Jan- 2019 -

14 January

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Afghanistan: Dozens wounded in Kabul car bomb attack

A car packed with explosives blew up near a heavily fortified foreign compound in Kabul, killing at least four people and wounding more than 90

2 January

Czech and US soldiers in Afghanistan's Parwan province

Joanne Stocker

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Afghan forces open fire on NATO advisors at base in Herat

Two Afghan border guards opened fire on NATO Resolute Support mission advisors at the military base in Herat province in western Afghanistan

Dec- 2018 -

31 December

Aftermath of an explosion at the South Seas Mall in Cotobato City, the Philippines

Staff Writer With AFP

Bombing at southern Philippines shopping mall kills 2, injures dozens

Two men were killed and at least 32 others wounded after a bomb went off outside a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato

24 December

Zam Yusa

Six Malaysians were involved in Basilan suicide bomb plot, expert says

Six Malaysians were involved in the ISIS-claimed suicide bombing in Basilan in southern Philippines that killed 10 people in July

23 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Afghanistan president replaces defense and interior ministers in surprise shake-up

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced two of the country's top security chiefs with staunch anti-Taliban officials, Amrullah Saleh and Assadullah Khaled

21 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Japan unveils record $47 billion defense budget

Japan's defense budget will swell to a record $47 billion next year as it boosts missile defense capabilites and procures stealth jets

21 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Trump plans ‘significant withdrawal’ of US troops from Afghanistan

President Donald Trump has decided to pull a significant number of troops from Afghanistan, a US official told AFP a day after he announced a withdrawal from Syria

13 December

Indian and Chinese army personnel during training at the 'Hand-in-Hand' 2018 exercise in China

Gowhar Geelani

Will the China-India joint military drill erase scars of the Doklam standoff?

Is the latest China-India counter-terrorism drill an attempt to forge a long-term partnership or a regular annual military feature with little to no impact?

11 December