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Last US troops to leave Afghan's Bagram Air Base today as withdrawal nears
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): The last contingent of US troops are expected to leave the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Friday, said a senior defense official, marking the end of the American presence at the compound that became the centre of military power in the country.
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Malaysia to impose curfew in Capital, suburbs from June 3
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Malaysia's defense ministry announced that parts of the capital Kuala Lumpur and the neighbouring state of Selangor would be put under nightly curfew starting Saturday.
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Former US Defense Secy Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 1 (ANI): Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who oversaw the Iraq war and the US invasion of Afghanistan, died at the age of 88 on Wednesday.
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US air force strikes facilities of pro-Iranian militants near Syria-Iraq b
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 28 (ANI): US military aircraft have struck facilities of the Iranian-backed militants in the Syrian-Iraqi border region, the US Department of Defense said on Sunday (local time).
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Lloyd Austin reaffirms commitment to US-Afghan defense partnership with Gh
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III on Friday met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, wherein he reaffirmed Washington's commitment to an enduring defense relations
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China says Taiwan independence means war, asks Washington to 'sever' milit
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): China has issued a warning to the United States over its increasing military contacts with Taiwan, saying the self-ruled island is an "inalienable part" of China and seeking its independence means war.
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China not likely to attempt to take over Taiwan in next 'one to two years'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): China is not likely to attempt to take over Taiwan militarily within the next "one to two years," a US military top officer said, adding that it would be "extraordinarily complicated and costly" to seize an island as big as Taiwan and with its level of defense
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14 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghan air force overnight airstrike
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Fourteen Taliban terrorists were killed after the Afghan Air Force targeted a group's hideout in the country's northern province of Samangan on Monday night, the country's Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday.
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Pentagon pulling out missile defense, military hardware from Saudi Arabia,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Headquarters of the US Department of Defense, the Pentagon is pulling missile defense systems and other military hardware and personnel from Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East.
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Delhi govt announces Rs 1 cr honorarium to families of 6 deceased from arm
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Delhi government on Saturday announced that an honorarium of Rs 1 crore each will be given to the families of six people, including military personnel, policemen, and civil defence personnel, who lost their lives in the line of duty.
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Afghanistan security forces kill 258 Taliban terrorists in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 18 (ANI): As many as 258 Taliban terrorists were killed and 156 were wounded in the last 24 hours in military operations conducted by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in several provinces across the country.
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Israel strikes Hamas targets across Gaza after arson attacks
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Isreal], June 18 (ANI): The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza Strip in retaliation to arson balloons attack launched from the region.
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