Archive for October, 2019

Taliban and U.S. Envoy Meet for First Time Since Peace Talks Collapsed

Taliban officials have met in Pakistan with the top American diplomat who recently led peace negotiations with them, current and former members of the insurgent group said on Saturday.

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Taliban attacks Takhar’s provincial capital

The Taliban has launched an attack on Taluqan, the provincial capital of Takhar, and has been battling Afghan forces there and in several outlying districts over the past several days.

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Russia’s newest drone performs first joint flight with Su-57 fighter

Russia’s Okhotnik (Hunter) heavy strike drone made its first joint test flight with a fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet, which lasted more than 30 minutes, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

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Indian Air Force to Get First Domestically Developed Air-to-Air Missile Soon – DRDO Chief

India will become the fifth nation in the world after the US, Russia, France and Israel to develop and deliver its first domestic beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) to the country’s air force, a defence research official said.

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Security forces kill 6 militants in Kashmir

Security forces killed six militants in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday, police said, as the region simmers under a lockdown imposed by New Delhi after it revoked its constitutional autonomy in August.

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Nine Killed In Bombing, Bus Attack In Pakistan

At least three people were killed, including an opposition politician, and seven others injured in a bomb blast on September 28 in Pakistan’s southwestern town of Chaman in the province of Balochistan.

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The Taliban cut off his finger for voting, he defied them again

The Taliban cut off Safiullah Safi’s right forefinger for voting in 2014. That did not stop the businessman from doing it again.

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