Afghanistan
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Jan- 2020 -27 JanuaryAsia Pacific
US Air Force E-11A aircraft crashes in Ghazni province, Afghanistan
A E-11A aircraft bearing US Air Force markings crashed in a Taliban-held area of Ghazni province in Afghanistan
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13 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Pentagon identifies 2 soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan IED blast
The US identified two American soldiers killed in a Taliban IED in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, as Staff Sgt. Ian P. McLaughlin and Pfc. Miguel A. Villalon
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Dec- 2019 -30 DecemberAsia Pacific
Taliban deny agreeing to ceasefire with Afghanistan government
The Taliban denied agreeing to any ceasefire in Afghanistan after rumors swirled of a potential deal that would see a reduction in fighting after more than 18 years of war
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28 DecemberAsia Pacific
Taliban kill Afghan soldiers in Helmand base attack
Ten Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in the southern province of Helmand
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23 DecemberAsia Pacific
US service member killed in action in Afghanistan
A US Green Beret, Sgt 1st Class Michael James Goble, was killed in action in Afghanistan
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17 DecemberAsia Pacific
Esper wants to cut US troop numbers in Afghanistan to focus on China
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he wants to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to give higher priority to competition with China
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13 DecemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb in Ghazni kills 10 civilians
Ten civilians, including four women and a child, were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan
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11 DecemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets US airbase in Bagram
A suicide car bombing at the largest US base in Afghanistan injured at least five people, just days after talks between the Trump administration and the Taliban resumed
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5 DecemberEurope
Germany plans to deport ‘criminals’ to war-torn Syria and Afghanistan
Interior ministers from Germany's federal states said they plan to ease deportation rules to allow Syrians convicted of serious crimes to be returned to the war-torn country
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4 DecemberAsia Pacific
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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