Asia Pacific
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Mar- 2018 -1 March
German citizen arrested with Taliban in Afghanistan
A German national has been arrested with the Taliban in Afghanistan's insurgency-racked Helmand province, a rare example of a European among the insurgents
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Feb- 2018 -28 February
Afghan President Ghani lays out plans for peace talks with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled plans for a possible peace settlement with the Taliban that are hoped to end decades of violence.
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27 February
Afghanistan: Taliban calls for direct peace talks with United States
The Taliban has called for direct talks with the United States to find a "peaceful solution" to the conflict in Afghanistan which it said "has been imposed upon us"
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23 February
India conducts 3rd missile test in 4 days – this time it’s a Dhanush missile
In its third missile trial in four days, India conducted a successful test flight of its nuclear-capable Dhanush short-range missile, a naval variant of the Prithvi missile
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22 February
Lithuania to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in NATO train and assist role
Lithuania is to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in a train and assist role in support of NATO's Resolute Support Mission following requests from NATO and allies
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22 February
India conducts night flight test of Prithvi-II short range missile, second missile test in 2 days
India conducted a successful night flight test of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II short-range missile at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur
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21 February
No official reports of civilian casualties in Kandahar raid, NATO Afghanistan mission says
NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said it had not been informed through official channels of allegations of civilian deaths in a raid in Kandahar earlier this month
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20 February
India tests Agni-II medium range nuclear-capable ballistic missile
India conducted a successful test flight of its Agni-II nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile in a training exercise carried out by the Indian Army’s Strategic Forces Command
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20 February
US, South Korea to set Olympic-delayed drills date in March
A date for the start of delayed U.S. and South Korean Foal Eagle and Key Resolve military drills will be announced soon after the Paralympics end next month, Seoul's defence minister said
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15 February
Russia and Indonesia finalize Su-35 contract
Russia and Indonesia finalized a deal for the purchase of 11 Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets for the Indonesian Air Force, ending more than 2 years of negotiations
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