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Jan- 2018 -

9 January

Asia Pacific

Azerbaijani troops deploy to Afghanistan

Joanne Stocker

Azerbaijan increases number of troops deployed to Afghanistan mission

Azerbaijan deployed 70 military personnel to support the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan

6 January

Middle East

Afghan Liwa Fatemiyoun fighters near Palmyra, Syria

Staff Writer With AFP

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More than 2,000 Afghans sent by Iran killed in Syria

More than 2,000 Afghans deployed to Syria by Iran to fight in Liwa Fatemiyoun on the government side have been killed

4 January

Asia Pacific

akistan's General Raheel Sharif, and US Marine General Joseph Dunford

Joanne Stocker

2

US will suspend security aid to Pakistan

The United States is suspending security aid to Pakistan amid a dispute about the country's handling of terrorist networks.

2 January

War

Joanne Stocker

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US troop killed in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, 4 others wounded

A U.S. service member was killed on January 1 during combat operations in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, U.S. Forces Afghanistan announced in a press release.

Dec- 2017 -

18 December

Asia Pacific

Afghan troops at Kabul spy school after ISIS attack

Staff Writer With AFP

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Militants storm spy training center in Afghan capital

Militants stormed an intelligence agency training center in Kabul on Monday in an attack claimed by Islamic State.

13 December

Asia Pacific

Joanne Stocker

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German parliament extends Afghanistan mission until March

Germany's parliament has agreed to extend the mandate for German troops in Afghanistan until March 2018, backing the three-year-old NATO Resolute Support mission in the country.

12 December

Asia Pacific

Afghan Air Force pilots begin UH-60A Black Hawk flight training class

Staff Writer With AFP

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Afghan forces to launch operation against ISIS in the north

Afghanistan's military plans to launch a major operation to stop the Islamic State group making inroads into the country's northern provinces, officials said Tuesday

8 December

Asia Pacific

Fergus Kelly

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Pakistan Air Force ordered to shoot down foreign UAVs, including US drones

Pakistan's Air Force chief said he ordered the service to shoot down foreign drones in Pakistani airspace, including UAVs operated by the United States.

6 December

Asia Pacific