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US Defense Secretary Mattis to visit China?

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Mattis in Kabul, says elements in Taliban open to peace talks

ElementsoftheTalibanareopentotalkswiththeAfghangovernment,USDefenseSecretaryJimMattissaidTuesdayashearrivedinKabulonanunannouncedvisit.Mattisflewintothewar-torn

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U.S. bids joining trilateral joint patrol in South China Sea

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,Jan.24(APD)–TheUnitedStatesconveyeditsgreatinteresttotakepartintheexistingjointseapatrolinSouthChinaSeacarriedoutbyIndonesia,Malaysia

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50 years after key Vietnam battles, Mattis seeks closer ties

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U.S. Defense Secretary indicates support for Iran nuclear deal

U.S.DefenseSecretaryJimMattissaidonTuesdaythatitwasinAmerica'snationalinteresttostayinalandmarkdealclinchedbetweenIranandsixworldpowerstocurbIran'snuclearprogra

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Afghan militants try to shoot plane carrying US defence secretary

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Defence Minister says India will not send soldiers to Afghanistan

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,September28(APD)--India’sDefenceMinister,NirmalaSitharamanrecentlyannouncedthatIndiawillnotsenditstroopstoAfghanistan.Speaking

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US attack in Kabul causes casualties as Mattis, NATO chief visit

AnAmericanairstrikeoninsurgentsinKabulWednesdaycaused"severalcasualties"afteramissile"malfunctioned",NATOsaid,overshadowingahigh-profilevisitbyUSDefenseSecretar

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India rules out deploying troops in Afghanistan

IndiaonTuesdayruledoutdeployingtroopsinAfghanistanbutreiterateditsparticipationinthewar-torncountry'sdevelopmentactivities.IndianDefenseMinisterNirmalaSitharama

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U.S. to send over 3,000 troops to Afghanistan: Mattis

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Under Trump, future of U.S. nuclear arsenal slowly taking shape

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Transgender members in U.S. military may serve until study completed

U.S.DefenseSecretaryJimMattissaidonTuesdaycurrentpolicyregardingtransgenderpersonnelservinginthemilitarywouldremaininplaceuntilheadvisesPresidentDonaldTrumponho

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Forces to arrive in Afghanistan within days or weeks: US general

ThetopU.S.commanderintheMiddleEastestimatesthatadditionalU.S.troopscouldarriveinAfghanistanwithindaysorweeks,but,accordingtoseveralU.S.officials,DefenseSecretar

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Iraqi forces retake three districts of IS bastion

IraqiforcesonTuesdayrecapturedfromtheIslamicStategroupthefirstthreedistrictsofjihadistbastionTalAfarasthePentagonchiefvisitedBaghdadinashowofsupport.TheUnitedNa

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Mattis: not decided on number of extra U.S. troops for Afghanistan

U.S.DefenseSecretaryJamesMattissaidonTuesdayhewaswaitingforaplanfromthechairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaffthatfollowsPresidentDonaldTrump'sSouthAsiastrategybeforehe

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U.S. efforts on DRPK nuclear issue "diplomatically led": Pentagon chief

The U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday that the U.S. efforts to deal with the Korean peninsula issue was "diplomatically led," warning that war with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would be "catastrophic."

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Pentagon to delay transgender enlistments for another 6 months

USDefenseSecretaryJimMattisisgivingmilitarychiefsanothersixmonthsbeforetheybeginallowingtransgenderindividualstoenlistinthearmedservices.PentagonspokeswomanDana