Asia Pacific

2+2 = Closer ties between US and India but Iranian oil looms

India and the US committed to strengthen defense ties during a historic “2+2” dialogue despite outstanding issues such as Iran

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US Air Force awards Sierra Nevada $1.8 billion Afghanistan A-29 Super Tucano contract

Sierra Nevada was awarded a potential $1.8 billion contract for the procurement and sustainment of A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for Afghanistan's air force

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Afghanistan: Suicide bomber attacks Kabul sports club

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a sports club in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, officials said, causing casualties

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Philippines: One killed, 15 injured in second Isulan bombing in five days

An explosion in an internet cafe in Isulan in the southern Philippines, killied one person and injured 15 in the second bomb to strike the city in days

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Indonesia police charge Polish man over Papua separatist links

A Polish man and three Indonesians have been charged for alleged links to Papua New Guinea separatists and could face life in prison if convicted

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First video of Bangladesh al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan appears online

The first video apparently showing Bangladeshi al-Qaeda fighters launching attacks in Afghanistan against US and Afghan forces was posted online last week

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Philippines: Three killed, dozens injured in Isulan festival bombing

A bomb blast at a festival in Isulan in the southern Philippines killed one person and wounded dozens more in the second deadly attack in under a month

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India approves $6.6 billion procurement of helicopters, artillery and missile systems

India's Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of helicopters, artillery and missile systems for a total of $6.6 billion, the Ministry of Defence said

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Ghazni battle exposes nascent Afghan forces’ shortcomings

In Ghazni, site of a four-day battle between the Afghanistan government and Taliban forces that killed hundreds, there is plenty of grief and blame

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Afghanistan ISIS leader ‘killed in Nangarhar airstrike’

Saad Erhabi, a senior Islamic State - Khorasan Province leader, was killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, according to officials

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