Afghanistan
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Feb- 2020 -21 FebruaryAsia Pacific
US and Taliban agree to week-long ‘reduction in violence’ across Afghanistan
A week-long "reduction in violence" between the Taliban, the US, and Afghan security forces will commence shortly ahead of the possible signing of a deal
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11 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Suicide attack targets top Afghanistan military academy in Kabul
A suicide attack targeting a military academy in the Afghan capital killed at least five people, the first major assault in the city in months
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Jan- 2020 -28 JanuaryAsia Pacific
US personnel killed in Afghanistan E-11A crash recovered
US forces recovered the bodies of two personnel killed when their E-11A aircraft crashed in Ghazni province, eastern Afghanistan
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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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