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Kabul's Saigon moment - Rerun of 1975 in 2021
News | August 18, 2021 19:29 ISTPhotos of the US forces evacuating Americans from Kabul on a helicopter were a strikingly similar to the US's exit from Saigon in 1975. What happened in Vietnam 46 years ago?
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Afghanistan at dangerous turning point: UN
World | August 06, 2021 23:34 ISTDeborah Lyons, Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan in a UNSC briefing chaired by India said that half of the Afghan population is in need of humanitarian assistance. The world has not seen a reduction in violence, there's been a 50% increase in civilian casualties.
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US forces conduct 1st airstrike on Taliban after peace deal
India | March 04, 2020 19:08 ISTThe US forces in Afghanistan conducted a defensive airstrike in support of Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province on Wednesday, the first raid after a US-Taliban deal was signed.
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US sends home nearly two dozen Saudi cadets after shooting
World | January 14, 2020 6:59 ISTThe U.S. sent home 21 Saudi military students following an investigation into a deadly shooting last month by one of their fellow trainees at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, an attack that Attorney General William Barr said was an act of terrorism driven by some of the same motivations of the Sept. 11 plot.
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Baghdadi raid was named after IS victim Kayla Mueller
World | October 29, 2019 15:37 ISTThe 26-year-old human rights worker was taken prisoner by the IS when she visited a hospital while helping civil war refugees in Syria in 2013
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Iran blacklists US forces in West Asia after US designated IRGC as 'foreign terrorist organisation'
World | April 09, 2019 8:41 ISTEarlier on Monday, Trump had said that the US designates the IRGC as a "foreign terrorist organisation," a move that will further worsen US-Iran relations and is expected to further complicate the Middle East situation.
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U.S., Afghan forces to intensify operations against ISIS cell during Taliban cease-fire
World | June 09, 2018 10:25 ISTUnder the cease-fire, Afghan forces will refrain from carrying out offensive operations against Taliban targets until the Eid-al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan, which is slated to begin on June 14th.
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Russian jets mistakenly bomb US -backed Syrian forces, casualties reported: US Army
World | March 02, 2017 14:04 ISTRussian and Syrian regime aircraft attacked the villages to the south and east of Al-Bab in Aleppo province on Tuesday, resulting in an unspecified number of casualties
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Echoes of 1991 Gulf War linger on in Mideast
World | February 23, 2016 14:43 ISTThe 1991 Gulf War saw only 100 hours of ground fighting as U.S. forces entered Kuwait to end the Iraqi occupation, but echoes of that conflict have lingered for decades in the Middle East.The war
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US to deploy new special ops force to fight Islamic State
World | December 02, 2015 15:43 ISTWashington: The U.S. military will deploy a new special operations force to Iraq to step up the fight against Islamic State militants who are unleashing violence and are determined to hold territory they have seized
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Islamic State: Prison rescue operation that killed an American Soldier (Video)
World | October 26, 2015 14:37 ISTMosul: A dramatic footage of a rescue operation carried out by US and Kurdish forces to evacuate over 70 hostages from Islamic State prison in northern Iraq has emerged on social media.The operation took place
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US, NATO ceremonially end Afghan combat mission
World | December 09, 2014 12:17 ISTKabul: The US and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan on Monday, 13 years after the September 11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led government.NATO's International Security
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US forces capture Pak Taliban leader Latif Mehsud
World | October 12, 2013 7:27 ISTWashington: The US state department on Friday claimed American troops have captured a senior Pakistani Taliban leader Latif Mehsud in a military operation. “I can confirm that US forces did capture… terrorist leader Latif Mehsud
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US forces hit extremists behind E. Africa attacks
World | October 06, 2013 15:12 ISTMogadishu, Somalia : In a stealthy seaside assault in Somalia and in a raid in Libya's capital, U.S. special forces on Saturday struck out against Islamic extremists who have carried out terrorist attacks in East
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US forces nab Al-Qaida leader in Tripoli
World | October 06, 2013 10:35 ISTTripoli, Libya : U.S. forces on Saturday captured an al-Qaida leader in Libya linked to the 1998 American embassy bombings in east Africa and wanted by the U.S. for more than a decade, a U.S.
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France defends proposed punitive action against Syria
World | September 05, 2013 10:03 ISTParis: French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault Wednesday justified the Socialists' determination to punish Syrian regime for the alleged chemical attack, saying it would pave the way to end political conflict in that country.Ayrault made the
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US Forces Teams In 5 South Asian Nations Including India
World | March 02, 2012 17:00 ISTWashington, Mar 2: US Special forces teams are currently stationed in five South Asian countries including India as part of the counter-terrorism co-operation with these nations, a top Pentagon commander has said. These teams have
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US Forces Mark End Of Iraq Mission
World | December 15, 2011 19:11 ISTBaghdad, Dec 15: US forces formally marked the end of their mission in Iraq with a low-key ceremony near Baghdad today, after nearly nine years of war that began with the invasion to topple Saddam
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US Forces Killed Laden's Clone In Abbottabad, Claims American Editor
World | May 20, 2011 12:44 ISTNew York, May 20: With conspiracy theories coming out a dime a dozen, a fresh report says the US operation that allegedly killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan has actually led to the death of
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Pak Military Takes Control Of Osama's Compound
World | May 09, 2011 9:23 ISTIslamabad, May 8 : The Pakistani military today again took control of the compound in the garrison city of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces, triggering rumours that the structure would
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