A Taliban key commander Zarqawi and eight of his armed men were killed in air strikes in the eastern Nangarhar province with Jalalabad as its capital, 120 km east of Kabul late Monday night, police said Tuesday.
China's Central Military Commission (CMC) has appointed major general Tan Benhong commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, a spokesman with the PLA Garrison in Hong Kong said Monday.
High-ranking officers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) have voiced group support to President Xi Jinping's instruction of building a strong military.
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said he would resign as Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) commander in March to prepare for the upcoming general election, local media reported Thursday.
Afghan and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) captured two anti-government militants including a senior commander during combined operation in the northern Baghlan province on Sunday.