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  This is how Afghans react on use of ‘Mother of all bombs’ on ISIL

  World | April 14, 2017 20:36 IST

  The US military on Thursday dropped the "mother of all bombs" in eastern Afghanistan in close coordination with Afghan forces.

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  'Mother of All Bombs': Five facts to know about largest non-nuclear bomb in US arsenal

  World | April 14, 2017 0:09 IST

  The United States on Thursday targeted Islamic State in Afghanistan and dropped the mother of all bombs on a tunnel complex in eastern part of the country.

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  US service member injured in train attack in France

  World | August 22, 2015 6:48 IST

  Washington (AP):   The Pentagon says one U.S. military service member was injured Friday, apparently while trying to subdue a gunman who opened fire on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris.The Pentagon says

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  18-day negotiation yields landmark Iran nuclear accord

  World | July 14, 2015 19:27 IST

  Vienna (AP):   After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, world powers and Iran struck a landmark deal Tuesday to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from

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  US launches airstrike in Libya: Pentagon

  World | June 15, 2015 10:39 IST

  Washington:  The US military has launched an airstrike in Libya, killing a leader of Ansar al-Shariah, an offshoot of the Al Qaeda."We are assessing the results of the operation and will provide additional information as

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  Pentagon: Military mistakenly shipped live anthrax samples to 9 labs

  World | May 28, 2015 10:10 IST

  Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it is investigating what the Pentagon called an inadvertent shipment of live anthrax spores to government and commercial laboratories in as many as nine states,

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  US military launches secret space plane X-37B

  World | May 21, 2015 8:00 IST

  Washington: The US Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane was launched on Wednesday for its fourth secret space mission.The reusable, unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle lifted off atop an Atlas V rocket at 11:05 a.m.

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  Chuck Hagel understood India's value, opened US military for Sikhs

  World | November 25, 2014 17:20 IST

  Washington: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who quit amid differences with President Barack Obama, understood the strategic importance of India and opened up the US military a little bit more for the Sikhs.  Hagel, 68, who

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  US military may extend anti-Ebola mission in West Africa

  World | November 21, 2014 6:58 IST

  Washington: The US military may extend its mission to combat the spread of Ebola in West Africa beyond six months, if there was a surge of new cases."We have to be prepared for this to

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  Barack Obama authorises US military for more troops to Iraq

  World | November 08, 2014 8:44 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama has authorised the military to send up to 1,500 additional personnel to Iraq for training and assistance of Iraqi forces with the aim to enforce fight against the Islamic State (IS),

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  US launches 22 air strikes against IS positions in Iraq

  World | October 26, 2014 6:51 IST

  Washington: The US military has carried out 22 air strikes against Islamic State (IS) positions in Iraq and one in Syria over the past two days, the US Central Command said on Saturday.The aerial bombardment

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  India-US military exercise starts Sep 17

  India | September 12, 2014 23:28 IST

  New Delhi: The combined India-US military training exercise "Yudh Abhyas 2014" will be conducted from Sep 17 to Sep 30, a defence ministry statement said Friday.This is part of the ongoing defence cooperation between the

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  Obama says, we will hit ISIS wherever they exist

  World | September 11, 2014 12:50 IST

  Washington: Nearly six years after he entered the White House with a promise to end America's decade of wars, President Barack Obama has reversed course with a vow to strike the Islamic State terrorists "wherever

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  Fighter pilot lands jet with no front landing gear onto stool aboard a Navy ship

  World | June 30, 2014 12:35 IST

  Washington: The US military has released video of a fighter pilot landing his jet on a ship faultlessly and without full landing gear on 7 June.It was a normal flight day for U.S. Marine Corps

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  Iraq leaders under mounting pressure to pick PM

  World | June 28, 2014 14:59 IST

  Baghdad: Iraq's feuding political leaders are under mounting pressure to set aside their differences after a call by the country's most revered Shiite cleric for an agreement on the next prime minister before parliament meets

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  Obama rules out US military action in Ukraine

  World | March 20, 2014 9:25 IST

  Washington : President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the US would not take military action in Ukraine against Russia."We are not going to be getting into a military excursion in Ukraine," Xinhua quoted Obama as

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  Lawmaker calls for end of ban on Sikh articles in US military

  World | January 23, 2014 22:58 IST

  Washington: A top American lawmaker today asked the Pentagon to end a ban on Sikh articles of faith including turban and beard in the US military—a long-standing demand of the Sikh-American community.  In the wake

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  Chuck Hagel asked to explain exclusion of Sikhs from US military

  World | December 10, 2013 11:00 IST

  Washington: A US commission has asked the Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel to explain exclusion of Sikhs, known for their valour and pride, from the American armed forces.In a letter, the US Commission on Civil Right,

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  Iraq seeking new US aid after pushing out troops

  World | October 31, 2013 9:31 IST

  Washington : Nearly two years after pushing out the U.S. military, Iraq is asking for more American weapons, training and manpower to help fight a bloody resurgence of al-Qaida that has unleashed a level of

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  US military conducts successful missile defence test

  World | October 05, 2013 9:29 IST

  Washington :  The US military said Friday it has successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target during a missile defense test over the Pacific Ocean.The target was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on