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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustAsia Pacific
First video of Bangladesh al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan appears online
The first video apparently showing Bangladeshi al-Qaeda fighters launching attacks in Afghanistan against US and Afghan forces was posted online last week
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27 AugustAsia Pacific
Ghazni battle exposes nascent Afghan forces’ shortcomings
In Ghazni, site of a four-day battle between the Afghanistan government and Taliban forces that killed hundreds, there is plenty of grief and blame
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24 AugustMiddle East
Slowly rising from the rubble, Raqqa rebuilds in the face of funding uncertainty
Raqqa faces obstacles to rebuild, Sirwan Kajjo reports from Syria, as Saudi Arabia pledges to fill the gap left by Trump’s stabilization funding cut
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21 AugustBlog
Iran’s first indigenously developed fighter jet looks a lot like the American F-5
Iran unveiled the "Kowsar," it's first domestic fighter jet that looked remarkably like the Northrop Grumman F-5
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17 AugustCommentary
Does the murder of 3 journalists in Central African Republic expose Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ strategy?
The murky murder of three journalists in Central African Republic highlights Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ armed adventurism, Kiril Avramov and Ruslan Trad argue
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13 AugustAsia Pacific
NATO refurbishes Afghan Mi-17 helicopters in Europe as shift to Black Hawk continues
Three Afghan Mi-17 helicopters refurbished by NATO in Europe will be operational within weeks, as the US continues to build the Afghan Air Force's UH-60 Black Hawk capacity
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11 AugustAsia Pacific
Afghan government asserts ‘complete control’ over Ghazni after Taliban assault
The Afghan government said it had re-established control in Ghazni after a day-long Taliban assault that left scores of security forces dead
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5 AugustCommentary
Does the US Air Force produce good leaders? A response to Col. ‘Ned Stark.’
The fact that the US Air Force is willing to remove toxic leaders negates ‘Col. Ned Stark's’ argument, Col. David Murphy writes
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Jul- 2018 -31 JulyCommentary
Turning east: the rise of Islamic State’s Khorasan Province
ISKP’s growth in Afghanistan coincides with its losses in Iraq and Syria, but the US and Taliban are fighting back, Paweł Wójcik writes
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30 JulyAsia Pacific
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan: No more dam problems?
A cold war between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan over water access has ended, possibly opening the region to investment and integration
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