Afghanistan
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Oct- 2019 -7 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghan army recruits targeted in Jalalabad bombing
At least 10 people were killed and 27 wounded when a bomb hit a bus carrying army recruits in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan
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1 OctoberAsia Pacific
Hundreds of Taliban fighters storm northern Afghanistan police headquarters
At least 11 Afghan policemen were killed and over a dozen captured when Taliban fighters stormed their headquarters in the Shortepa district of Balkh province
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Sep- 2019 -26 SeptemberBusiness
BAE awarded $2.7 billion APKWS laser-guided rocket production contract
BAE Systems was awarded an almost $2.7 billion contract to procure Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System precision guidance units for 2.75-inch rockets
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23 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Afghan officials probe claim of 40 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike
Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern Helmand province
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19 SeptemberAsia Pacific
US carried out airstrike in Nangarhar accused of killing 30 Afghan civilians
US forces were behind an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan that is blamed for the deaths of at least 30 civilians
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19 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Taliban car bomb in southern Afghanistan kills and injures more than 100, destroys hospital
A Taliban car bomb in Afghanistan's Zabul province targeted an intelligence services building and destroyed a nearby hospital
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17 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Dozens killed in twin Taliban attacks ahead of Afghanistan presidential election
People were killed in explosions in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and at an election rally in Parwan province after US and Taliban talks failed
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16 SeptemberAsia Pacific
US service member killed in action in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support says
US Green Beret Sergeant 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin was killed in action in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Special Operations Command said
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6 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Taliban launch ‘massive’ assault on key Farah city
The Taliban launched an offensive against Farah city in western Afghanistan, the latest in a surge of attacks as the US pushes to remove troops
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5 SeptemberAsia Pacific
US and Romanian service members killed in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support says
US and Romanian service members with the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were killed in a Taliban attack in Kabul
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