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Mar- 2019 -

7 March

Ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the death of Afghanistan Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari in Kabul

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Explosions rock Afghanistan political gathering attended by top officials

At least two blasts struck a large ceremony attended by Afghanistan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah and other officials, killing one person and injuring 17 others.

6 March

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria: Roadside bomb blast blamed on ISWA kills 5 people near Maiduguri

Five farmers were killed when their vehicle was struck by a mine outside Addamari near the restive northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri

6 March

Middle East

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Jared Szuba

Former Iraqi PM falsely claims only 8 women and children killed in battle of Mosul

Former Iraq Prime Minister Abadi said only 8 women and children were killed in the battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS

6 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Double suicide bombing targets construction company in eastern Afghanistan

Multiple blasts rattled eastern Afghanistan’s Jalalabad with more than a dozen casualties reported as militants appeared to target a private company near the city’s airport

1 March

Asia Pacific

India Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman

Staff Writer With AFP

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Indian Air Force pilot returns from Pakistan as violence rages in Kashmir

An Indian Air Force pilot detained in Pakistan after being shot down in an aerial engagement with Pakistan Air Force aircraft returned to India

1 March

Africa

Al Shabaab attacked a hotel on Maka Al-mukarama street in Mogadishu, Somalia

Staff Writer With AFP

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Fighting ends in Somalia capital after Al Shabaab attack leaves 19 dead

Security forces ended a siege by Al-Shabaab nearly 24 hours after insurgents mounted an attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu that left at least 19 dead

Feb- 2019 -

27 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

IED hidden in corpse kills 17 in central Mali

Seventeen people were killed in a blast caused by a booby-trapped corpse in Diankabou in central Mali, security sources and a local official said

22 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

US gas company Anadarko’s convoy attacked in Mozambique

One person was killed and six others injured when two convoys operated by US gas giant Anadarko came under attack in northern Mozambique, an area which has been rocked by a spate of violence

21 February

Staff Writer With AFP

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