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'Nothing Unusual': NATO Downplays US Move To Cut Troops In Europe
NATO said Wednesday it had been informed in advance of US plans to reduce some of its troops deployed on the alliance's eastern flank, describing the move as an "adjustment" and nothing "unusual".
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UK Says Air Force Jets Joined US, NATO In 12-Hour Patrol Near Russia Border
Britain said on Saturday that two Royal Air Force aircraft flew a 12-hour mission earlier this week alongside U.S. and NATO forces to patrol the border of Russia, amid a series of recent Russian drone and aircraft incursions into NATO airspace.
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Britain Says Taliban In Control, 'Not On The Cards That We're Going Back'
The Taliban are in control of Afghanistan and British and NATO forces will not be returning to fight the terror group, Britain's defence minister said on Monday.
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US General Scott Miller Takes Charge Of Forces In Afghanistan
General Scott Miller took command of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, as worsening violence erodes hopes for peace in the war-torn country.
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What Would A Russia-NATO War Look Like? Russia's Wargaming It Right Now
A revitalized Russian military on Monday sent tanks, paratroopers, artillery, antiaircraft weapons, jets and helicopters into frigid rains to engage the forces of a mock enemy called the "Western Coalition." The barrage of firepower, part of war games that began last week, was an explosive show of force that Baltic leaders said was a simulation of ...
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Taliban Attack On German Consulate In Afghanistan Kills 6
The death toll from a powerful Taliban truck bombing at the German consulate in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif city rose to at least six Friday, with more than 100 others wounded in a major terrorist assault.
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After Barack Obama's Green Light, Afghan Forces On The Offensive
After two years of heavy casualties, the Afghan military is trying to retake the initiative in the war against militants with a new offensive against ISIS group loyalists, an assault that will see American troops back on the battlefield working more closely with Afghan soldiers.
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Haqqani Network Remains Most Capable Threat In Afghanistan, Says US
The dreaded Haqqani network remains the most capable threat to US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, planning and executing high-profile attacks, the top American General in the war-torn nation has said.
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Afghan Taliban Kills 6 NATO Troops As Violence Rises
A motorcycle-riding Taliban suicide bomber killed six NATO soldiers near Kabul today, in a brazen attack as the resurgent terrorist group battled to seize a key southern district in Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.
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Barack Obama Rules Out US Troops on Ground to Fight Islamic State
President Barack Obama ruled out a shift in strategy in the fight against Islamic State on Monday despite the deadly attacks in Paris, saying putting more US troops on the ground as sought by his political critics "would be a mistake."
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US F-16 Struck by Enemy Fire in Afghanistan in Rare Attack
A US F-16 was struck by enemy fire in eastern Afghanistan in a rare instance of an advanced fighter jet coming under attack by insurgents, military officials have confirmed to AFP.
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Top US Commander in Afghanistan Makes Rare Visit to India
In a first of its kind development, a top American commander in Afghanistan recently visited India to hold talks with senior Indian leadership on the country's role in the war-torn Afghanistan vis-a-vis Pakistan and China.
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Barack Obama Promises Full Probe Into Afghanistan Hospital Airstrike
President Barack Obama has pledged a full investigation into an apparent US air strike on an Afghan hospital that killed 19 people, in a bombing the UN said could amount to a war crime.
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Gunmen Kill 13 Passengers in Afghanistan: Officials
Unknown gunmen today killed 13 passengers travelling in two vehicles in the usually tranquil northern Afghan province of Balkh, as President Ashraf Ghani convened an international donor conference in Kabul.
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Explosion Targets NATO Forces in Kabul: Officials
A Taliban suicide bomber targeted NATO forces in Kabul today, officials said, as the group step up attacks as part of their annual summer offensive.
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'Nothing Unusual': NATO Downplays US Move To Cut Troops In Europe
NATO said Wednesday it had been informed in advance of US plans to reduce some of its troops deployed on the alliance's eastern flank, describing the move as an "adjustment" and nothing "unusual".
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UK Says Air Force Jets Joined US, NATO In 12-Hour Patrol Near Russia Border
Britain said on Saturday that two Royal Air Force aircraft flew a 12-hour mission earlier this week alongside U.S. and NATO forces to patrol the border of Russia, amid a series of recent Russian drone and aircraft incursions into NATO airspace.
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Britain Says Taliban In Control, 'Not On The Cards That We're Going Back'
The Taliban are in control of Afghanistan and British and NATO forces will not be returning to fight the terror group, Britain's defence minister said on Monday.
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US General Scott Miller Takes Charge Of Forces In Afghanistan
General Scott Miller took command of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, as worsening violence erodes hopes for peace in the war-torn country.
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What Would A Russia-NATO War Look Like? Russia's Wargaming It Right Now
A revitalized Russian military on Monday sent tanks, paratroopers, artillery, antiaircraft weapons, jets and helicopters into frigid rains to engage the forces of a mock enemy called the "Western Coalition." The barrage of firepower, part of war games that began last week, was an explosive show of force that Baltic leaders said was a simulation of ...
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Taliban Attack On German Consulate In Afghanistan Kills 6
The death toll from a powerful Taliban truck bombing at the German consulate in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif city rose to at least six Friday, with more than 100 others wounded in a major terrorist assault.
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After Barack Obama's Green Light, Afghan Forces On The Offensive
After two years of heavy casualties, the Afghan military is trying to retake the initiative in the war against militants with a new offensive against ISIS group loyalists, an assault that will see American troops back on the battlefield working more closely with Afghan soldiers.
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Haqqani Network Remains Most Capable Threat In Afghanistan, Says US
The dreaded Haqqani network remains the most capable threat to US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, planning and executing high-profile attacks, the top American General in the war-torn nation has said.
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Afghan Taliban Kills 6 NATO Troops As Violence Rises
A motorcycle-riding Taliban suicide bomber killed six NATO soldiers near Kabul today, in a brazen attack as the resurgent terrorist group battled to seize a key southern district in Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.
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Barack Obama Rules Out US Troops on Ground to Fight Islamic State
President Barack Obama ruled out a shift in strategy in the fight against Islamic State on Monday despite the deadly attacks in Paris, saying putting more US troops on the ground as sought by his political critics "would be a mistake."
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US F-16 Struck by Enemy Fire in Afghanistan in Rare Attack
A US F-16 was struck by enemy fire in eastern Afghanistan in a rare instance of an advanced fighter jet coming under attack by insurgents, military officials have confirmed to AFP.
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Top US Commander in Afghanistan Makes Rare Visit to India
In a first of its kind development, a top American commander in Afghanistan recently visited India to hold talks with senior Indian leadership on the country's role in the war-torn Afghanistan vis-a-vis Pakistan and China.
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Barack Obama Promises Full Probe Into Afghanistan Hospital Airstrike
President Barack Obama has pledged a full investigation into an apparent US air strike on an Afghan hospital that killed 19 people, in a bombing the UN said could amount to a war crime.
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Gunmen Kill 13 Passengers in Afghanistan: Officials
Unknown gunmen today killed 13 passengers travelling in two vehicles in the usually tranquil northern Afghan province of Balkh, as President Ashraf Ghani convened an international donor conference in Kabul.
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Explosion Targets NATO Forces in Kabul: Officials
A Taliban suicide bomber targeted NATO forces in Kabul today, officials said, as the group step up attacks as part of their annual summer offensive.
