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Oct 23, 2019
Russia, Turkey reach 'historic' deal on Syrian border; Moscow agrees to preserve 'safe-zone' between Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain
Russia and Turkey have agreed to ensure Kurdish forces withdraw from areas close to Syria's border with Turkey and to launch joint patrols, in a deal hailed as 'historic' by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan -
Oct 21, 2019
US defence secretary Mark Esper visits Afghanistan to make firsthand assessment of America's longest war
Stalled peace talks with Taliban and unrelenting attacks by insurgent group have complicated Trump administration's pledge to withdraw American troops -
Oct 20, 2019
Afghanistan presidential election 2019 results will be delayed, say officials; blame it on technical snag, lack of transparency
The contest featured 18 candidates but President Ashraf Ghani, seeking a second five-year term, and Afghanistan's chief executive Abdullah Abdullah -
Oct 19, 2019
Afghanistan mosque explosion: 70, including 27 schoolchildren, dead; villagers search for bodies of missing
The attack — Afghanistan's second most deadly this year — took place in Haska Mina district and also wounded at least 36 people -
Oct 19, 2019
Explosion rocks mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, killing 62 worshippers and injuring 36, during Friday prayers
The report said that pro-government forces in Afghanistan were responsible for 2,348 civilian casualties, including 1,149 killed and 1,199 wounded, a 26 percent increase from the same period in 2018. -
Oct 16, 2019
'Iron brothers' China and Pakistan differ on Turkey's offensive in Syria; Beijing asks Ankara to stop invasion while Islamabad offers support
In a rare foreign policy disagreement, "iron brothers" China and Pakistan have ended up on the opposite sides of Turkey's military action in northern Syria as Beijing asked Ankara to stop its offensive against Kurdish forces while Islamabad backed the assault -
Oct 16, 2019
After US pulls out of Syria, Russia deploys troops to help Kurdish fighters against impending Turkish invasion
Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government forces and Turkish troops -
Oct 15, 2019
Afghan Taliban dismisses fear of attacks on India after US troop withdrawal, says neighbourhood's support vital to rebuild country
the Taliban are at their strongest since their ouster in 2001 and hold sway over more than half the country -
Oct 09, 2019
Slain Al-Qaeda chief Asim Umar was Uttar Pradesh village boy who became best-selling jihadist pulp-fiction writer
Born in a peasant family in Uttar Pradesh, slain Al-Qaeda leader Asim Umar aka Sana-ul-Haq is believed to have gotten involved in violent Islamism after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992 -
Oct 09, 2019
UN report says 30 Afghan civilians died in May after US bombed dozens of sites identified as Taliban drug-making facilities
UNAMA said it had 'verified 39 civilian casualties, including 14 children and one woman, due to the 5 May airstrikes'
