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31 July

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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

Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) propaganda video of the battle of Tora Bora, Afghanistan

Pawel Wojcik

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Turning east: the rise of Islamic State’s Khorasan Province

ISKP’s growth in Afghanistan coincides with its losses in Iraq and Syria, but the US and Taliban are fighting back, Paweł Wójcik writes

31 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunmen storm refugee aid department in eastern Afghanistan

Gunmen stormed an Afghan government building after multiple explosions in a continuing attack in Jalalabad

31 July

Explosion at Pentecost church, Surabaya, Indonesia

Staff Writer With AFP

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Indonesia bans JAD, the ISIS-linked group behind deadly May attacks

An Indonesian court banned Jamaah Anshar Daulah, a network linked to a series of terror attacks, significantly expanding police powers

31 July

Staff Writer With AFP

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ISIS-claimed Tajikistan attack that killed 4 led by proscribed Islamist party member: police

Police in Tajikistan appeared to blame a banned Islamist party for an attack claimed by ISIS that left four tourists dead and was originally reported as a hit-and-run road accident

30 July

Joseph Hammond

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Uzbekistan and Tajikistan: No more dam problems?

A cold war between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan over water access has ended, possibly opening the region to investment and integration

30 July

Staff Writer With AFP

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Japan to spend $4.2 billion on Lockheed radars for Aegis Ashore missile defense

Japan said it would spend $4.2 billion over 30 years on installing and operating U.S. radar systems for its Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense systems

26 July

Staff Writer With AFP

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Two pilots killed in Vietnam Su-22 trainer jet crash

Two pilots were killed in Vietnam when their Su-22 training jet crashed into thick jungle in Nghe An province in heavy rains, police said

25 July

Fergus Kelly

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US to procure more Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drone systems for Afghanistan

Boeing subsidiary Insitu was awarded an almost $11 million contract for the supply of 27 ScanEagle unmanned aerial systems for Afghanistan, a U.S. Department of Defense release said.

25 July