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U.S. Commander In Afghanistan Apologizes For Bombing Of Hospital
The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan issued an unreserved apology Tuesday to the victims of the United States' bombing of a hospital in the city of Kunduz last year that killed 42 people.
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MSF Delivers Petition To White House Over Hospital Strike
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) delivered a petition signed by 547,000 people to the White House Wednesday demanding an independent investigation into a deadly US strike on one of its hospitals in Afghanistan.
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Islamic State Kidnaps, Kills 7 in Southern Afghanistan: Police
Islamic State militants kidnapped and killed seven people, including three women, in the southern province of Zabul, a police official said today, amid heavy fighting in the region between the group and Taliban insurgents
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US Commander Says US Must Exercise Freedom of Navigation in Asia-Pacific
The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said on Friday the United States must carry out freedom of navigation patrols throughout the Asia Pacific, but declined to say whether it planned go within 12 nautical miles of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea.
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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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More Troops May be Needed in Afghanistan Post-2016: US Commander
Washington must consider boosting its military presence in Afghanistan after 2016 if it intends to repel a Taliban upsurge, a US Commander said today as he acknowledged an air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake.
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Using Al-Qaeda Fighters to Battle IS Could Succeed: Ex-US Commander
Former US military commander David Petraeus said Wednesday fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate could be used to take on the Islamic State group as he warned that his nation's hesitation to enforce "red lines" in Syria had damaged US credibility.
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Taliban Will Test Afghans in 2015: US Commander
Afghanistan's election stalemate this summer hurt progress in training the country's military, and resolving the political chaos will be key to that military's success in 2015, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said as he stepped down as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Commander In Afghanistan Apologizes For Bombing Of Hospital
The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan issued an unreserved apology Tuesday to the victims of the United States' bombing of a hospital in the city of Kunduz last year that killed 42 people.
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MSF Delivers Petition To White House Over Hospital Strike
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) delivered a petition signed by 547,000 people to the White House Wednesday demanding an independent investigation into a deadly US strike on one of its hospitals in Afghanistan.
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Islamic State Kidnaps, Kills 7 in Southern Afghanistan: Police
Islamic State militants kidnapped and killed seven people, including three women, in the southern province of Zabul, a police official said today, amid heavy fighting in the region between the group and Taliban insurgents
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US Commander Says US Must Exercise Freedom of Navigation in Asia-Pacific
The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said on Friday the United States must carry out freedom of navigation patrols throughout the Asia Pacific, but declined to say whether it planned go within 12 nautical miles of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea.
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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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More Troops May be Needed in Afghanistan Post-2016: US Commander
Washington must consider boosting its military presence in Afghanistan after 2016 if it intends to repel a Taliban upsurge, a US Commander said today as he acknowledged an air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake.
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Using Al-Qaeda Fighters to Battle IS Could Succeed: Ex-US Commander
Former US military commander David Petraeus said Wednesday fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate could be used to take on the Islamic State group as he warned that his nation's hesitation to enforce "red lines" in Syria had damaged US credibility.
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Taliban Will Test Afghans in 2015: US Commander
Afghanistan's election stalemate this summer hurt progress in training the country's military, and resolving the political chaos will be key to that military's success in 2015, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said as he stepped down as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
