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  No decision on troop levels in Afghanistan: Pentagon

  World | November 26, 2012 23:57 IST

  Washington, Nov 26: The Pentagon today said it was premature to speculate on the US troop numbers in Afghanistan following the scheduled drawdown of 2014, saying no decision had been taken on the issue yet

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  Iranian fighter jet attacked US drone, says Pentagon

  World | November 10, 2012 10:31 IST

  Washington, Nov 10:  Iranian fighter jet had attacked a US drone but missed it, the US Defense Department has confirmed.In an announcement, Pentagon press secretary George Little said the Iranian aircraft fired at the US

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  US moving towards technology sharing with India: Pentagon

  World | October 03, 2012 23:07 IST

  Washington, Oct 2: Apart from consolidating its defence trade with India, the US is now moving towards technology sharing and co-production, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday.  "We're moving well beyond purely defence trade

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  Pentagon considers legal action over bin Laden book

  World | August 31, 2012 10:48 IST

  Washington, Aug 31: The Pentagon has warned to take legal action against a former Navy SEAL who has written a first-person account of the May 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, saying

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  Pentagon to shift warships to Pacific

  World | June 02, 2012 15:14 IST

  Singapore, Jun 2: The Pentagon will shift more Navy warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years, and by 2020, about 60 percent of the fleet will be assigned there as part of

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  US Ambassador Cameron Munter steps down early

  World | May 09, 2012 14:22 IST

  Islamabad, May 9 :The growing influence of the CIA and Pentagon in shaping relations with Pakistan was a key reason behind US Ambassador Cameron Munter's decision to quit his post, the media here claimed today.Munter,

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  'Israel Won't Warn US Before Iran Strike'

  World | February 28, 2012 12:25 IST

  Washington, Feb 28 :  Israeli officials say they won't warn the US if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, according to one US intelligence official familiar with the discussions. The

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  Pentagon Announces Charges Sworn Against Pakistani National

  World | February 15, 2012 23:40 IST

  Washington, Feb 15: A Pakistani national, with alleged links to al Qaeda, has been charged in the US for planning terrorist attacks at the behest of the network, including a plot to assassinate former Pakistan

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  Pak Military Fire 'Catalyst' Of November 26 Tragedy : US

  World | December 22, 2011 22:51 IST

  Washington, Dec 22: The strong fire from the Pakistani military posts against the US-led NATO military forces was the “catalyst of the tragedy” last month that led to the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers, the

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  US In 'Tough Spot' With Pak : Pentagon

  World | December 07, 2011 7:50 IST

  Washington, Dec 7: The US on Tuesday acknowledged that military ties between Washington and Islamabad “is in a tough spot” and it was trying to get the co-ordination and cooperation back” as bilateral relations plunged

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  US Wants To Jointly Develop Weapons With India : Pentagon

  World | November 02, 2011 14:24 IST

  Washington, Nov 2: Foreseeing India as a major military partner in the long-run, the US today said it was working to transfer some of its most advanced technology to New Delhi and offering co-development of

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  Terror Safe Havens In Pak Undermine Afghan Security : US

  World | October 29, 2011 14:39 IST

  Washington, Oct 29:  Slamming Pakistan's dubious role in Afghanistan, the US has said that Islamabad continues to tolerate and abet insurgency in the war-torn country, particularly the Haqqani terror network, with an aim to see

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  India Has Expressed Interest In Strengthening Afghan Army : US

  World | October 29, 2011 10:23 IST

  Washington, Oct 29: Praising India's “constructive” role in the reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, the Pentagon in a report told the US Congress that New Delhi has now expressed an interest to help strengthen the capabilities

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  Don't Have Capacity To Take Action Against Haqqani, Says Pak Army

  World | October 28, 2011 14:10 IST

  Washington, Oct 28: The Pakistani military has told the Pentagon that it does not have the capacity to take action against the Haqqani network, a US military General based in Afghanistan has said.“The Pakistanis have

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  ISI Supports, Encourages Terrorist Outfits : Pentagon

  World | September 24, 2011 8:00 IST

  Washington, Sept 24:  Pakistan's spy agency ISI not only supports but also encourages terrorist outfits, particularly the Haqqani militant network, the US said  on Friday,  underlining that it expected the Pakistani leadership to snap these

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  Libyan Rebels Fear Loses After NATO Attack Error

  World | April 08, 2011 17:34 IST

  Ajdabiya, Apr 8: Rebel fighters sent scouts Friday toward the contested oil port of Brega to seek clues on whether pro-government forces took advantage of a mistaken NATO airstrike that pounded opposition tanks and sent

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  Poisonous Snakes In Pak Backyard, Says Pentagon

  World | March 16, 2011 15:25 IST

  Washington, Mar 16: Top US lawmakers and Pentagon voiced concern over Pakistan allowing "poisonous snakes" to exist in its own backyward during the war on terror and said they are crossing the border and biting

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  Indo-Pak Peace Dialogue Extremely Important: Pentagon

  World | March 16, 2011 10:03 IST

  Washington, Mar 16: The resumption of peace talks between India and Pakistan is extremely important for peace in the region, including Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official has said."We have actually been very heartened by the

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  US Air Force Blocks News Websites Posting WikiLeaks Documents

  World | December 15, 2010 10:19 IST

  Washington, Dec 15 : The US Air Force has blocked from its network more than two dozen media websites, including The New York Times, that have posted secret American cables released unauthorisedly by whistleblower website

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  WikiLeaks Near Release Of Secret US War Documents

  World | October 23, 2010 12:02 IST

  London:  The WikiLeaks website appears close to releasing what the Pentagon fears is the largest cache of secret US documents in history -- hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports compiled after the 2003 invasion of