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  Pentagon asks Pakistan to ‘indiscriminately’ target all terrorist groups

  World | September 04, 2018 16:34 IST

   Pentagon spokesperson Lt Col Kone Faulkner said that the US has been consistently asking Pakistan to defeat all terrorist groups that threaten regional stability and security.

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  Pentagon issues clarification over withdrawal of military aid to Pak, says decision was announced in January

  World | September 03, 2018 8:04 IST

  In his statement, Pentagon spokesman Lt Col Kon Faulkner said; "Unfortunately, recent reporting has distorted the details of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) by stating several things out of context".

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  USD 300 million not military aid, US supposed to reimburse amount: Pakistan

  World | September 03, 2018 8:04 IST

  Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had called a press conference and said the matter will be taken up during Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the country on September 5.

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  Pentagon plans to scrap USD 300 million funding for Pakistan due to terror record

  World | September 02, 2018 18:59 IST

  US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has refused to give the necessary certification to the Congress that Pakistan has taken strong steps against terrorist groups like the Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Taiba.

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  India not automatically exempted from US sanctions on arms purchase from Russia: Pentagon

  World | August 30, 2018 22:34 IST

  US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has publicly been a strong proponent of granting India waivers from sanctions.

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  Pentagon Commander says US needs to "squeeze out" safe havens from Pakistan

  World | June 20, 2018 15:09 IST

  During the Congressional hearing, several members of the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed concern over the continued presence of terrorist safe havens in Pakistan. 

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  US President Trump orders Pentagon to create a new 'Space Force'

  World | June 18, 2018 22:55 IST

  Trump's comments came at the start of the third meeting of the National Space Council, an advisory body led by Vice President Mike Pence.

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  US has developed a global campaign plan for China: Pentagon

  World | April 13, 2018 15:47 IST

  Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said that there are technologies that the US does not want for defence, for security reasons, to see in Chinese hands.

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  India 'biggest strategic opportunity' for US: Pentagon

  World | March 16, 2018 14:53 IST

  In his prepared testimony, Admiral Harry Harris said the US and India are natural partners on a range of political, economic, and security issues.

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  Vladimir Putin unveils 'invincible' nuclear weapons; US says Russia breaching Cold War-era treaties

  World | March 02, 2018 19:27 IST

  US comments came hours after Putin announced that Russia has developed a number of advanced weapons systems, including a nuclear-powered cruise missile.

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  Pakistan can do more to combat terrorism, reiterates Pentagon

  India | March 02, 2018 9:04 IST

  The United States has been repeatedly accusing Pakistan of not taking action against terror groups like the Haqqani network and the Taliban.

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  China coercing neighbours to reorder Indo-Pacific region: Pentagon

  World | February 13, 2018 15:59 IST

  China is coercing its neighbours to reorder the Indo-Pacific region, the Pentagon told Congress in its annual budget proposals for the fiscal 2019, beginning October 1 this year.

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  China, Russia outpace terrorism threat: Pentagon

  World | January 19, 2018 22:18 IST

  A new national defense strategy says that competition with China and Russia has threatened America’s military advantage around the world. And it will require increased investment to make U.S. forces more lethal, agile and ready for war.

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  Donald Trump agreed to delay US-South Korean exercises: Pentagon

  World | January 04, 2018 22:36 IST

  A Pentagon spokesman, Col. Rob Manning, said President Donald Trump agreed to the delay in consultation with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

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  US military to accept transgender recruits from Jan 1

  World | December 30, 2017 14:36 IST

  The Department of Justice announced on Friday it would delay challenging the stay on President Trump's transgender ban before the Supreme Court, the Hill magazine reported.

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  India most reliable regional partner of Afghanistan: Pentagon

  World | December 15, 2017 23:39 IST

  "India is Afghanistans most reliable regional partner and the largest contributor of development assistance in the region," said the Pentagon

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  Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military from January 1

  World | December 12, 2017 15:50 IST

  Transgender recruits will be allowed to enlist in the military beginning January 1 as Trump's Trump’s ordered ban suffered more legal setbacks.

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  Only ground invasion can secure all North Korea's nukes with certainty: US lawmakers told

  World | November 05, 2017 13:55 IST

  Pentagon has told US lawmakers that only way to locate and destroy with complete certainty all components of North Korea's nuclear weapons program is through a ground invasion.

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  Pentagon infuses additional $440 million into missile defence to counter North Korea

  World | October 05, 2017 12:13 IST

  The spending comes as North Korea progresses its nuclear and missile programs and critics have questioned whether Pentagon has developed missile defences that would work in combat.

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  Chinese fighter jets intercept US Navy plane over East China Sea, Pentagon terms it ‘unsafe’

  World | July 25, 2017 8:46 IST

  The Pentagon spokesman said one of the Chinese planes approached at a high rate of speed from beneath the American plane, then slowed and pulled up, prompting the EP-3 pilot to take evasive action.