War

US Afghanistan envoy Khalilzad to restart talks with the Taliban in Doha

The US negotiator on Afghanistan will resume talks with the Taliban, the State Department said three months after President Donald Trump halted negotiations

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5 Afghans and Japanese aid worker killed in Jalalabad attack

Five Afghans and a Japanese aid worker were killed in an attack in Jalalabad city in the eastern province of Nangarhar

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Erdogan threatens to block NATO’s Baltic defense plan

Turkey will block a NATO plan to defend Baltic countries if it doesn't label a Kurd-led militia in Syria as terrorists, President Erdogan said

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Mali soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Mopti near Burkina Faso

Two soldiers were killed and seven were injured by a roadside bomb in Diougani in central Mali's Mopti region

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France’s military chief of staff rejects ISIS claim for deadly Mali helicopter crash

An ISWAP ambush did not cause a collision between two French army helicopters which left 13 soldiers dead in Mali, General Francois Lecointre said

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Mortar fire kills 2 Turkish soldiers in Akcakale on Syria border

Two Turkish soldiers died when a mortar hit their post in Akcakale on the Syrian border, the defense ministry said

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Airstrikes hit Libya’s el-Feel oil field after Tripoli-based government seizes control

Western Libyan forces seized control of el-Feel oil field from forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, prompting retaliatory airstrikes

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UN investigating whether DR Congo peacekeeper killed protester in Beni

The UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo said it was launching a probe after gaining evidence that one of its troops had killed a protester

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Denmark offers to lead NATO training mission in Iraq

Denmark's government offered to lead the NATO mission to train Iraqi forces, saying it was prepared to send 200 personnel to Iraq next year

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Niger: German C-160 tests new runway at Niamey air base

A Transall C-160 ESS cargo aircraft took off and landed to test a new runway in Niger's capital Niamey, the Bundeswehr said

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