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Pentagon confirms North Korea missile launch
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], July 28 (ANI): The Pentagon has confirmed the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea on Friday.
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Syria has not used chemical weapons since April: Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 23 (ANI): Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph Dunford, on Sunday, said the Syrian Government forces have not used chemical weapons since April.
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US withholds $350 million aid to Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], July 22 (ANI): The United States has withheld the disbursement of USD 350 million aid to Pakistan after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis informed the Congress that Islamabad has not taken sufficient measures to counter the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, a top U
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Pentagon concerned over Turkish media's leak of American base locatio
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], July 20 (ANI): The Pentagon has expressed concern over Turkish media releasing a list of classified U.S. military posts in Syria.
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North Korea cannot strike U.S. with accuracy: Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July. 20 (ANI): Admitting that North Korea is capable in terms of 'range', the Pentagon, however, has asserted that Pyongyang is not currently able to land a missile on the US mainland with any degree of accuracy.
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Pentagon to formulate common defence strategy for India, U.S.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], July 15 (ANI): The Trump administration has placed India at the highest level in terms of defence partnership by passing an amendment that authorises the State Department and the Pentagon to develop a strategy that addresses common security challenges of both New Delhi and
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ISIS chief for Afghanistan killed by U.S. security forces: Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], July 15 (ANI): The head of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for Afghanistan has reportedly been killed by the U.S. security forces in strike on the group's headquarters in Kunar province.
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Afghanistan's ISIS leader Abu Sayed killed, says Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA] July 15 (ANI): The US forces have killed Abu Sayed, the leader of ISIS-Khorasan, the terror group's Afghanistan affiliate, said a CNN report.
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LGBT groups dismayed as Pentagon delays transgender troop enlistment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1(ANI): LGBT advocacy groups are expressing their dismay over Pentagon's decision to delay a plan to allow transgender people to enlist in the military.
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India most reliable regional partner of Afghanistan: Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI) :Afghanistan is "at a critical point" as it faces a continuous threat from as many as 20 insurgent and terrorist networks operating in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, the Pentagon has said in a new report to Congress. It also reveals U.S. and Afg
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U.S. to send 4,000 additional troops to Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 16 (ANI): The Pentagon plans to send almost 4,000 additional United States troops to Afghanistan, according to reports.
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Pentagon agrees to USD 12 billion jet deal with Qatar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], June 15 (ANI): The Gulf region may be in throes of a major diplomatic crisis, with several countries cutting off ties with Qatar owing to its reported support for terror-related intiatives, but this has not stopped Doha from arriving at an agreement with the
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