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Aug- 2018 -

9 August

Australia revokes citizenship of 5 dual nationals for joining ISIS

Australia has revoked the citizenship of five people who traveled to Iraq and Syria to join ISIS, bringing the number of people stripped of their citizenship to six

7 August

Staff Writer With AFP

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NATO investigates reports 9 Afghan police killed in US air strike in Logar province

NATO is investigating reports that at least nine Afghan police officers were killed in a U.S. air strike during fighting with the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan's Logar province

6 August

Joanne Stocker

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Taiwan allocates 21% of 2019 defense budget to indigenous weapons

Taiwan will set aside more than 21% of its defense budget next year for the development of indigenous weapons, President Tsai Ing-wen said

5 August

Joanne Stocker

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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

2 August

Joanne Stocker

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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

1 August

Joanne Stocker

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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

Jul- 2018 -

31 July

Fergus Kelly

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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

31 July