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US says it will intensify fight against ISIS in Afghanistan
The U.S. will intensify combat against the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan during the Kabul government’s temporary halt to attacks on the Taliban, senior U.S. officials said Friday.
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NATO trumpets resolve over Russia, plays down divisions
NATO defense ministers met Thursday in a fresh show of resolve against Russia and played down a series of festering trans-Atlantic disputes that threaten to undermine unity across the 29-nation military alliance.
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Mattis: Trade dispute with Europe won’t damage relations within NATO alliance
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday said he does not expect the unfolding dispute with Europe and Canada over U.S. import tariffs to damage military and security relations within the NATO alliance.
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Former Pentagon chief Frank Carlucci dies at 87
Frank C. Carlucci III, who began his wide-ranging government career as a diplomat and finished as secretary of defense under President Ronald Reagan, has died at age 87.
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The top US general in Afghanistan says some Taliban are interested in peace
Some elements of the Taliban in Afghanistan are showing interest in peace talks, the top U.S. commander in Kabul said Wednesday, citing “off stage” contacts involving what he described as mid- and high-level leaders of the insurgency.
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At least 50 Taliban leaders die in HIMARS strike in Afghanistan, US says
A U.S. rocket artillery strike last week on a gathering of Taliban leaders in southern Afghanistan killed at least 50 of them, a U.S. military official said Tuesday.
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Airmen charged with protecting a US nuclear missile base busted for taking LSD
One airman said he felt paranoia. Another marveled at the vibrant colors. A third admitted, “I absolutely just loved altering my mind.”
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Joint special operations leader to be US commander in Afghanistan
U.S. officials say a career special operations soldier has been chosen as the next commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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Pentagon report: Nukes are central to North Korea strategy
A Pentagon report to Congress says North Korea sees nuclear weapons as central to its security, an assessment that would seem to complicate President Donald Trump’s effort to persuade the North’s dictator, Kim Jong Un, to give them up.
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Watchdog says US strategy in Afghanistan shows little result
The Trump administration’s revamped Afghanistan strategy has made little progress against the Taliban insurgency, leaving the country a “dangerous and volatile” place nearly 17 years after the U.S. invaded, a government watchdog report said Monday.
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US says it will intensify fight against ISIS in Afghanistan
The U.S. will intensify combat against the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan during the Kabul government’s temporary halt to attacks on the Taliban, senior U.S. officials said Friday.
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NATO trumpets resolve over Russia, plays down divisions
NATO defense ministers met Thursday in a fresh show of resolve against Russia and played down a series of festering trans-Atlantic disputes that threaten to undermine unity across the 29-nation military alliance.
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Mattis: Trade dispute with Europe won’t damage relations within NATO alliance
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday said he does not expect the unfolding dispute with Europe and Canada over U.S. import tariffs to damage military and security relations within the NATO alliance.
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Former Pentagon chief Frank Carlucci dies at 87
Frank C. Carlucci III, who began his wide-ranging government career as a diplomat and finished as secretary of defense under President Ronald Reagan, has died at age 87.
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The top US general in Afghanistan says some Taliban are interested in peace
Some elements of the Taliban in Afghanistan are showing interest in peace talks, the top U.S. commander in Kabul said Wednesday, citing “off stage” contacts involving what he described as mid- and high-level leaders of the insurgency.
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At least 50 Taliban leaders die in HIMARS strike in Afghanistan, US says
A U.S. rocket artillery strike last week on a gathering of Taliban leaders in southern Afghanistan killed at least 50 of them, a U.S. military official said Tuesday.
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Airmen charged with protecting a US nuclear missile base busted for taking LSD
One airman said he felt paranoia. Another marveled at the vibrant colors. A third admitted, “I absolutely just loved altering my mind.”
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Joint special operations leader to be US commander in Afghanistan
U.S. officials say a career special operations soldier has been chosen as the next commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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Pentagon report: Nukes are central to North Korea strategy
A Pentagon report to Congress says North Korea sees nuclear weapons as central to its security, an assessment that would seem to complicate President Donald Trump’s effort to persuade the North’s dictator, Kim Jong Un, to give them up.
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Watchdog says US strategy in Afghanistan shows little result
The Trump administration’s revamped Afghanistan strategy has made little progress against the Taliban insurgency, leaving the country a “dangerous and volatile” place nearly 17 years after the U.S. invaded, a government watchdog report said Monday.
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US says it will intensify fight against ISIS in Afghanistan
The U.S. will intensify combat against the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan during the Kabul government’s temporary halt to attacks on the Taliban, senior U.S. officials said Friday.
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NATO trumpets resolve over Russia, plays down divisions
NATO defense ministers met Thursday in a fresh show of resolve against Russia and played down a series of festering trans-Atlantic disputes that threaten to undermine unity across the 29-nation military alliance.
-
Mattis: Trade dispute with Europe won’t damage relations within NATO alliance
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday said he does not expect the unfolding dispute with Europe and Canada over U.S. import tariffs to damage military and security relations within the NATO alliance.
-
Former Pentagon chief Frank Carlucci dies at 87
Frank C. Carlucci III, who began his wide-ranging government career as a diplomat and finished as secretary of defense under President Ronald Reagan, has died at age 87.
-
The top US general in Afghanistan says some Taliban are interested in peace
Some elements of the Taliban in Afghanistan are showing interest in peace talks, the top U.S. commander in Kabul said Wednesday, citing “off stage” contacts involving what he described as mid- and high-level leaders of the insurgency.
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At least 50 Taliban leaders die in HIMARS strike in Afghanistan, US says
A U.S. rocket artillery strike last week on a gathering of Taliban leaders in southern Afghanistan killed at least 50 of them, a U.S. military official said Tuesday.
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Airmen charged with protecting a US nuclear missile base busted for taking LSD
One airman said he felt paranoia. Another marveled at the vibrant colors. A third admitted, “I absolutely just loved altering my mind.”
-
Joint special operations leader to be US commander in Afghanistan
U.S. officials say a career special operations soldier has been chosen as the next commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
-
Pentagon report: Nukes are central to North Korea strategy
A Pentagon report to Congress says North Korea sees nuclear weapons as central to its security, an assessment that would seem to complicate President Donald Trump’s effort to persuade the North’s dictator, Kim Jong Un, to give them up.
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Watchdog says US strategy in Afghanistan shows little result
The Trump administration’s revamped Afghanistan strategy has made little progress against the Taliban insurgency, leaving the country a “dangerous and volatile” place nearly 17 years after the U.S. invaded, a government watchdog report said Monday.



