Asia Pacific
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Oct- 2018 -22 October
NATO Afghanistan mission service member killed in possible insider attack in Herat province
A Czech service member with NATO's mission in Afghanistan was killed in Herat province in a possible insider attack, Resolute Support said
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22 October
Misinformation and intelligence failures: How the Philippines underestimates ISIS
The Philippines government and armed forces have played down the ISIS threat – sometimes intentionally – worsening an already deadly insurgency
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22 October
Afghanistan: US general injured in Kandahar attack that killed provisional police chief
US army Brigadier General Jeffrey Smiley was among those injured in a Taliban attack on Afghanistan security chiefs inside a highly secure compound last week in Kandahar
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19 October
US suspends ‘Vigilant Ace’ military exercise with South Korea
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-doo have canceled the "Vigilant Ace" military exercise
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19 October
Afghanistan delays elections in Kandahar after Taliban attack
Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar after a Taliban attack on a security meeting killed a police chief and threatened stability
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19 October
China and ASEAN members to hold first navy exercises in South China Sea
China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, a move aimed at easing tensions
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18 October
Afghanistan: Taliban gunman attacks high-level security meeting in Kandahar governor’s office
Three top officials were killed when a Taliban gunman attacked a high-level security meeting at the governor's office in Afghanistan's Kandahar province
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18 October
Five Czech soldiers injured in attack near Afghanistan’s Bagram base
Five Czech soldiers were injured in an attack in Afghanistan, two months after three others were killed, the Czech defence ministry said
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17 October
Kashmir police and militants killed in shootout in tourist area of Srinagar
A gun battle near a 14th Century Muslim shrine killed at least four in the Kashmir capital and sparked protests in the city, police said.
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17 October
Afghanistan election candidate targeted in Helmand bombing, 10th killed ahead of vote
A bomb under a sofa killed four Afghans including an election candidate, as deadly violence escalates ahead of the parliamentary ballot
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