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16 Taliban terrorists killed, 11 injured in central Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that 16 Taliban terrorists were killed and 11 others injured after the Afghan military foiled the Taliban attack on security checkpoints in the central province of Uruzgan.
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Biden nominates ex-general Lloyd Austin as Defense Secretary
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday selected retired Army General Lloyd Austin, former commander of US Central Command, to be his Secretary of Defense, a source familiar with the decision informed CNN.
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15 Taliban terrorists killed in retaliatory attacks by Afghan Forces in Ka
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Fifteen Taliban terrorists were killed in retaliatory attacks by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the southern Kandahar province, the Ministry of Defense said on Monday.
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Over 210 missing Armenian soldiers requests filed over past week, says Rus
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 210 requests into the whereabouts of missing Armenian soldiers have been received by a hotline run by the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh over the past week, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
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18 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 18 Taliban terrorists have been killed in southern Kandahar province, the former stronghold of the Taliban outfit, said a statement of Defense Ministry released here Sunday.
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Trump orders repositioning nearly all US troops out of Somalia
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has ordered moving almost all US troops out of Somalia, the Department of Defense (DOD) said in a statement.
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US blacklist 4 more Chinese firms to list banning access to military tech
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's administration has labelled four more Chinese companies, including Beijing's top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC, as being controlled by the country's military, the US Department of Defense (DOD) has said.
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Russia registers 36 ceasefire violations in Syria over 24-hour period
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 36 ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has registered eight breaches of the truce, the infor
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Israel's Gantz says his party to vote for dissolving Parliament
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Benny Gantz, the Israeli defense minister and leader of a ruling coalition party, Blue and White, said on Tuesday that tomorrow his party would vote in favour of dissolving the country's parliament over inability to pass a budget.
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Japan's Suga calls for boosting defence forces' multifunctionality to figh
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 28 (ANI/Spuntik): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday advocated for strengthening the multifunctionality of the country's self-defense forces against the backdrop of the fight against coronavirus, and growing importance of space and cyberspace in the co
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Russia registers 29 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 29 ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has registered four breaches of the truce, the infor
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NSA Ajit Doval meets Sri Lanka PM, Defence Secretary
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 27 (ANI): National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Major Gen (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne, during the fourth NSA Level Meeting on Trilateral Maritime Security Cooperation hosted by Sr
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