Asia Pacific
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Oct- 2018 -2 October
India will sign $5 billion S-400 air defense system deal with Russia this week
Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee the signing of a deal to supply India with five S-400 air defense systems, a top Kremlin aide said
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2 October
Pakistan kills 7 militants who attacked North Waziristan border checkpoint
Pakistani security forces killed seven militants in a firefight after insurgents crossed the Afghanistan border into Pakistan's tribal region
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2 October
Lebanon and Kenya each order 6 MD 530 light attack helicopters
Lebanon ordered 6 MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopters and Kenya ordered 6 MD 530F Cayeuse Warrior helicopters
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2 October
Suicide bomber targets Afghanistan election campaign rally in Nangarhar
At least seven people were killed in a suicide attack on an Afghan election campaign rally, in the latest violence ahead of this month's legislative vote
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2 October
Lockheed awarded almost $632 million for Hellfire missiles for the Netherlands and Japan
Lockheed Martin was awarded an almost $632 million contract for the procurement of Hellfire II missiles for the Netherlands and Japan
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Sep- 2018 -27 September
US F-35 stealth fighters fly first-ever combat mission in Afghanistan
US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighters have become the first American aircraft of the type to be used in combat operations, striking Taliban targets in Kandahar province, Afghanistan
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27 September
Six killed in four shootings in disputed Kashmir ahead of local elections
Six people were killed in Kashmir's Budgam and Anantnag districts as Indian authorities imposed a curfew and cut mobile internet services
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27 September
Afghanistan: Rockets hit Ghazni during president’s visit
Three rockets hit the Afghanistan city of Ghazni during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani in an apparent display of strength by militants
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26 September
Airstrike in Afghanistan’s Wardak killed 12 women and children, UN initial probe finds
An airstrike appears to have killed 12 members of an Afghan family, the UN said, as US and Afghan forces ramp up aerial bombardments against militants
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25 September
Fear and mourning in Afghanistan: Hazaras mark the festival of Muharram in fragile Dasht-e-Barchi
In Kabul’s largely Shia Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood, Shadi Saif finds some from Afghanistan's persecuted minority community taking security into their own hands
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