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US, French Defence chiefs agree to increase cooperation on special operati
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 10 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his French counterpart Florence Parly signed an agreement to increase cooperation in the area of special operations, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said in a statement.
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Pentagon confirms 2 US soldiers injured in rocket attack on Al-Assad Air B
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Two members of the US military were injured during a rocket attack against the Ain Al-Assad Air Base that hosts Coalition troops in Iraq, Defense Department spokesperson Commander Jessica McNulty confirmed to Sputnik.
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US to continue talks with Afghanistan's neighbors about supporting operati
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will continue discussing supporting operations with countries neighboring Afghanistan after the pullout, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters in a press briefing on Tuesday.
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Over 68 pc of US military active duty personnel vaccinated against COVID-1
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 1 (ANI): More than 68 per cent of the US active duty service members have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.
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Afghan President Ghani, Abdullah Abdullah meet US Defence Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Friday met with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III at the Pentagon.
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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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China's increasing military activities near Taiwan raise 'risk of miscalcu
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): Terming the recent incursion by Chinese warplane into Taiwan air defence identification zone (ADIZ) as 'destabilizing', Pentagon said Beijing's increasing military activities in the vicinity of the island increase the "risk of miscalculation".
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To counter China, Pentagon mulling permanent naval task force in the Pacif
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): To counter China's growing military might in the Pacific, Pentagon is considering establishing a permanent naval task force in the region, according to a media report.
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Pentagon announces USD 150 mln of security assistance for Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Pentagon on Friday announced 150 million U.S. dollars of security assistance package for Ukraine to enhance its defense capability.
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US mulls authorising airstrikes in Afghanistan if country falls into crisi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): The Pentagon is mulling to authorise airstrikes in Afghanistan if country falls into crisis due to rise in violence by Taliban in the country following US troops pull-out.
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Pentagon creates world's largest clandestine force: Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Pentagon has created the world's largest clandestine force in the past 10 years, which has carried out the very "nefarious" operations the United States itself repeatedly condemns, according to a recent report by US magazine Newsweek.
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US pursuing basing agreements with Afghanistan's neighbors: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is pursuing basing options with Afghanistan's neighbors after US troops withdraw from that country but there is nothing to announce at present, a Defense Department spokesperson told Sputnik.
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