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Helicopter Crash Kills Nine in Central Afghanistan

At least nine people were killed when a military helicopter crashed in central Afghanistan, the defense ministry said Thursday. 

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Biden Warns US May Miss Deadline to Exit Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden has said that it would be "tough" to meet the deadline to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by May 1, as agreed with the Taliban in a deal secured under Donald Trump.

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Russian Scientists Build System to Capture High-Speed Military Drones 

Russian scientists have built an anti-drone system capable of capturing an unmanned aerial vehicle in the air by trapping it with a net.

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Toll From Mali Attack Blamed on Jihadists Rises to 11

At least 11 soldiers were killed and 11 more are missing after an attack in northeastern Mali blamed on jihadists, the army said, updating a previous toll.

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Fifty-Eight Killed in ‘Barbarous’ Niger Attacks Near Mali Border

Fifty-eight people have been killed in "barbarous" attacks on a bus and nearby villages in Niger close to the country's border with Mali, the government said on Tuesday.

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Erdogan Says Saudi Arabia Wants Armed Turkish Drones

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Saudi Arabia has requested a supply of Turkish military drones.

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Twelve Troops Killed in Militant Ambush in South Syria: Monitor

Armed men killed 12 Syrian soldiers in an ambush in the southern province of Daraa on Tuesday, a war monitor said.

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US Army Reviews Gender-Neutral Combat Fitness Test 

The US Army is reviewing its gender-neutral fitness test and could revamp it to factor in the “biological differences” between men and women.

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US to Train Mozambique Forces Fighting Jihadists

American military personnel will spend two months training soldiers in Mozambique to help the country fight a jihadist insurgency in its northeast, US embassy officials said.

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Sudan and Ethiopia Border Clashes Fuel Wider Tensions

A decades-old border dispute over fertile farmland between Sudan and Ethiopia is feeding regional rivalry — and even sparking fears of broader conflict, analysts say.

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