Asia Pacific
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Feb- 2019 -26 February
India claims ‘large number’ of JeM militants killed in Pakistan airstrike
An Indian airstrike on a militant camp in killed "a very large number" of JeM fighters preparing to attack India, a foreign ministry official said
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25 February
US envoy and Taliban leader Baradar meet ahead of Afghanistan peace talks
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met the Taliban's top political leader in Doha in what is believed to be the highest level engagement between the US and the Taliban
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19 February
India says army killed Kashmir suicide bomb commander
India's army said it had killed the mastermind of a major suicide bomb attack in Kashmir which it blamed on Pakistan, as calls grew for reprisals
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18 February
Indian soldiers killed in latest Kashmir violence blamed on militants
Indian troops suffered new losses in a fierce battle with Kashmir militants that left at least seven dead just days after a suicide bombing
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14 February
37 paramilitary soldiers killed in Indian Kashmir attack
At least 37 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in one the deadliest attacks on government forces there.
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2 February
Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo
A "fierce firefight" killed five Philippine soldiers and three militants from the Abu Sayyaf group suspected of the deadly cathedral bombing in Jolo
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1 February
India Air Force pilots killed in Mirage 2000 fighter jet crash
Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when their French-built Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed minutes after take-off in Bangalore
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Jan- 2019 -31 January
Thorny peace process leaves Afghanistan with a sense of deja vu
The path to peace in Afghanistan, fast-tracked by US President Trump’s rush to withdraw troops, has left many Afghans with a sense of deja vu
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31 January
US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – good news for peace?
Ambassador James Dobbins, former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said three factors explain why Afghanistan remains reliant on the United States for security
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30 January
Was the Philippines cathedral bombing a suicide attack?
Comments made by Philippines President Duterte and other officials about whether ISIS was behind suicide attacks in a Jolo church were contradictory
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