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Taliban storm police base in eastern Afghanistan, five killed

TalibanattackersstormedaregionalpoliceheadquartersineasternAfghanistantoday,killingfiveofficersandinjuring22peopleinanassaultlaunchedbyasuicidebomber.Oftheseven

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IS threat in Southeast Asia raises alarm in Washington

Southeast Asia's jihadis who fought by the hundreds for the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria now have a different battle closer to home in the southern Philippines. It's a scenario raising significant alarm in Washington.

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US coalition downs Syrian army plane in Raqqa

The US-led coalition in Syria has shot down a Syrian military jet in Raqqa province.

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US official: Pentagon to send additional 4,000 US troops to Afghanistan

ThePentagonwillsendalmost4,000additionalUSforcestoAfghanistan,APreported,citingaTrumpadministrationofficial.ItfollowsTrump’smovetogiveDefenseSecretaryJimMattist

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Iraqi forces prepare for final push to take Mosul<br>

IraqisecurityforcesaretryingtocontainISILfighterswithinMosul'sOldCityaheadofamajoroffensive.GovernmentforceshadpreviouslyattemptedtoclearMosulbeforethestartofRa

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US official: Trump allows Pentagon to set Afghan troop levels

USPresidentDonaldTrumphasauthorizedanadjustmentoftrooplevelsinAfghanistan,whichcouldleadtomoreAmericanbootsontheground,reportedReuterscitingaUSofficialwhoreques

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Airstrikes kill 12 militants in Afghan northern Kunduz province

A total of 12 militants were killed after the security forces aircraft pounded Taliban hideouts in Imam Sahib district of northern Kunduz province Tuesday, an army spokesman in the province, Abdul Khalil Khalili, said.

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Teenager killed in gov't forces‘ operation in Indian-controlled Kashmir

AteenagerwaskilledafterabullethithimduringasearchoperationlaunchedbygovernmentforcesinrestiveIndian-controlledKashmir,officialssaidWednesday.The18-year-oldboyAd

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Relief finally reaches refugees from south Philippines fighting

FilipinosinarefugeecenteroutsidethesoutherncityMarawireceivedreliefgoodsonSunday,asfightingbetweenthegovernmentforcesandISIL-linkedmilitantsenteredasixthconsecu

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Iraqi forces urge civilians to leave homes in IS-held neighborhoods

IraqisecurityforcesbattlingIslamicState(IS)militantsonThursdaycalledontheresidentsofnineneighborhoodsinnorthandattheedgesoftheIS-heldoldcitycentertoleavetheirho

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Russia slams 'illegitimate' US-led strikes on Syrian forces

RussiaonFridaycondemnedastrikebytheUS-ledcoalitionagainstSyrianpro-regimeforcesas"illegitimate"andsaiditcouldharmeffortstofightIslamicStatejihadists."Itisillegi

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Afghan forces retake district near northern city of Kunduz

AfghansecurityforceshaveregainedcontrolofadistrictcenterclosetothenortherncityofKunduzthatfelltoTalibaninsurgentsearlierthismonth,officialssaidonTuesday.Astatem

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Afghan security forces kill dozen of Taliban militants over past 24 hour

AfghansecurityforceswithartillerysupporthaveeliminatedatleastadozenofTalibanmilitantsinthecourseofseveraloperationsindifferentpartsofthecountry,localmediareport

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Taliban announce start of spring offensive

TheTalibanhaveannouncedtheywilllaunchtheirspringoffensiveonSunday,signalingplanstostepupattacksastheweatherwarmsacrossAfghanistan,makingbothtravelandfightingeas

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Pentagon intelligence chief warns of Afghan gains being lost

TheU.S.must“dosomethingverydifferent”inAfghanistan,suchasplacingAmericanmilitaryadvisersclosertothefrontlinesofbattle,orrisksquanderingallthathasbeeninvestedthe

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Pakistani, Afghan military officials agree to defuse border tension

ISLAMABAD, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Senior Pakistani and Afghan military officials have agreed to defuse tensions along the border after an earlier exchange of cross-border firing that killed nine Pakistanis and injured around 40 others.

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Iraqi forces retake government HQ, museum in Mosul

Iraqi forces said Tuesday they had seized the main government offices in Mosul and its famed museum as they made steady progress in their battle to retake the city's west from jihadists.