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US stocks of Javelin anti-tank missiles are running low, report says
World
April 14, 2022
US stocks of Javelin anti-tank missiles are running low, report says
The United States has sent so many of its Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine that its stocks are running low…
Resurgent Taliban take provincial capital, kill Afghan govt spokesman
Middle East
August 7, 2021
Resurgent Taliban take provincial capital, kill Afghan govt spokesman
KABUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan provincial capital and killed the government’s senior media officer in…
Undeclared conflict? America’s battles with Iran-backed militia escalate, again
Middle East
June 29, 2021
Undeclared conflict? America’s battles with Iran-backed militia escalate, again
WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s latest strikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria and Iraq were not…
US commander in Afghanistan and Taliban discuss violence reduction in Doha meeting
Middle East
April 11, 2020
US commander in Afghanistan and Taliban discuss violence reduction in Doha meeting
KABUL (Reuters) – The commander of US forces in Afghanistan met Taliban leadership in Doha to discuss the need to…
Threat from Iran to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: senior US diplomat
Middle East
April 10, 2020
Threat from Iran to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: senior US diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Iranian-backed militia pose a “significant” threat to US forces in Iraq, the State Department’s top diplomat for…
Afghan, US forces kill Taliban governors, fighters
Middle East
September 15, 2019
Afghan, US forces kill Taliban governors, fighters
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan forces backed by US forces killed two senior Taliban leaders and at least 38 fighters of…
Fresh bid set to bring Afghans to table for peace deal
Middle East
July 2, 2019
Fresh bid set to bring Afghans to table for peace deal
Rival Afghans will meet Sunday in Qatar, officials said, in a fresh attempt to make political headway as the United…
US-Taliban talks stumble over troop withdrawal: Taliban
Middle East
May 6, 2019
US-Taliban talks stumble over troop withdrawal: Taliban
Talks between the Taliban and the US have become bogged down over the key issue of when foreign forces might…
Syria force pounds holdout IS village
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Syria force pounds holdout IS village
Kurdish-led forces backed by US warplanes rained artillery fire and air strikes Sunday on besieged and outgunned jihadists making a…
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
Middle East
March 2, 2019
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a joint US-Afghan base in southwestern Afghanistan,…