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US Commander Richard Clarke meets MM Naravane, discusses issues of mutual
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Commander of US Special Operations Command, General Richard D. Clarke on Thursday called on Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane and discussed issues of mutual interest.
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Top US general in Afghanistan steps down as military mission nears end
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 (ANI): General Austin Scott Miller, who was the longest-serving US commander throughout America's nearly two decades of military involvement in Afghanistan, on Monday (local time) stepped down on Monday as the United States military withdrawal from the country ne
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US commander warns against China's nuclear capabilities, calls it 'rapidly
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): US Strategic Command chief Admiral Charles Richard on Friday warned against the "expanding threat" as China has hit an "inflection point" with its strategic nuclear capabilities.
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China has far greater nuclear capacity than thought: Top US Commander
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): The United States has only learned in the past week that China has developed a fast breeder capacity allowing it to make far more plutonium nuclear warheads than US assessments had previously thought possible, according to a top US Commander.
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Chinese Naval base in Djibouti set to support aircraft carriers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): Amid China's growing influence in Africa, a top US commander has revealed how a recently completed pier at the Chinese naval base in Djibouti, near the entrance to the Red Sea, is large enough to support an aircraft carrier.
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China's first potential target is Taiwan, says US Commander
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington[US], March 12 (ANI) As Taipei continues to remain at the forefront of the escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing, Taiwan could be the first potential target of Chinese military aggression in the next five to 10 years, a top U.S. military commander said.
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North Korea poses greater threat with more ICBM tests, says US commander
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 13 (ANI): A US commander has assessed that North Korea is likely to conduct more Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) tests, posing a greater threat to the United States.
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Kurdish fighters should be given US weapon in Syria, suggests US commander
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington (US) Dec 29 (ANI): US commanders have recommended to the Pentagon that Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State in Syria be allowed to keep US-supplied weapon after the exit of US troops from the regions, say reports.
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Pentagon to appoint new US commander for Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], May 23 (ANI): The Pentagon is all set to name Lieutenant General Austin "Scott" Miller as the next commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan.
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NATO needed to mitigate threats from contested spaces: U.S. Commander
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 19 (ANI): A senior US Commander has said that strong multilateral forums like the NATO are needed to mitigate threats arising from contested spaces in the presently growing interconnected world.
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ISIS fighters reduced to 15,000 amid 'retreat on all fronts', cl
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington, Aug. 11 (ANI): A top US commander has claimed the military campaigns in Iraq and Syria have eliminated around 45,000 enemy combatants and reduced the total number of Islamic State fighters to as few as 15,000.
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Most IS men in Afghanistan are Pakistan Taliban fighters, says US Commande
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington, Aug. 1 (ANI): Commander of the US and the NATO forces in Afghanistan Gen. John W. Nicholson has said almost 70 per cent of the fighters of the militant Islamic State (IS) group in Afghanistan are Pakistani Taliban who joined IS after having been forced out of their country.
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