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US approves USD 270 Mln sale to Greece of sustainment services for F-16 Je
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department has given its approval to a proposed USD 270 million sale of equipment and maintenance services needed to sustain Greece's fleet of F-16 fighter jets, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said.
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Afghan Defence Minister says he and his family are safe following 'terrori
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): Afghanistan acting Defense Minister General Bismillah Mohammadi on Wednesday said he and his family are safe following a "terrorist attack" on his residence in Kabul.
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Multiple blasts hits Afghan capital Kabul, people take to streets raising
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 3 (ANI): Multiple explosions and sporadic gunfire were heard in the city Kabul, near the residence of the acting Afghanistan Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammad in Kabul late on Tuesday.
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Pentagon reopens after lockdown for short time due to shooting near Transi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): The Pentagon, which houses the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, was briefly on Tuesday(local time) put under a lockdown due to "shooting incident" at a nearby Metro station. The lockdown was later lifted and the building reopened a sho
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77 Taliban terrorists killed, 22 injured in security operations by Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 3 (ANI): Over 75 Taliban terrorists, including three heads of their military commission, were killed in airstrikes and ground operations carried out by Afghan security forces during the last 24 hours in Helmand, said Afghanistan's deputy defense minister spokesper
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"Herat residents show support for Afghan Forces as clashes with Taliban co
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 3 (ANI): Afghanistan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Monday said that the Herat residents have taken to the streets of the conflict-torn Afghan city to express support for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), as deadly clashes with the Ta
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Israeli Defense Minister says attack on Mercer street vessel constitutes '
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel] August 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that Iran's alleged involvement in the attack on the Mercer Street tanker in the Indian Ocean violated international law and was an act of "escalation."
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Afghan forces thwart Taliban's attempt to storm prison in Helmand, 38 terr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): The Afghan government forces have killed 38 members of the Taliban when they attempted to storm a prison in the southwestern city of Lashkargah in Helmand province, the Afghan defense ministry informed on Monday.
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254 Taliban killed, 97 injured in operations conducted by Afghan forces
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 2 (ANI): At least 254 Taliban were killed and 97 others wounded in operations conducted by the Afghanistan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) in different provinces across the country, said Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Study finds surprising new way on how tuberculosis suppresses immunity
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Maryland [US], August 1 (ANI): A gene that helps tuberculosis turn off an important immune signaling system in infected human cells has been found by researchers from the University of Maryland.
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Russian Su-35S fighter crashes, pilot ejects safely
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] August 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A Su-35S fighter suffered an engine failure in the Khabarovsk Territory in Russia's far east, but the pilot ejected safely, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
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Hansal Mehta speaks in defense of Shilpa Shetty, calls out celebs for not
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Bollywood filmmaker Hansal Mehta has extended his support for actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra, who has been in the news after her husband Raj Kundra was arrested in a case connected with the creation and distribution of pornographic content.
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