Asia Pacific
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Apr- 2020 -14 April
US approves $63 million sale of Mk 54 torpedoes to India
The US has approved a possible $63 million sale of 16 Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes to India for use on its P-8I aircraft
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13 April
US envoy Khalilzad lauds Afghanistan-Taliban prisoner releases
The US special envoy who negotiated a deal with the Taliban said that an initial prisoner exchange between the insurgents and the Afghan government was an "important step" toward peace
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9 April
Indonesia couple with ties to ISIS on trial over attempt to kill security minister
A couple with links to ISIS went on trial in Indonesia for a failed assassination attempt on the country's former chief security minister Wiranto
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8 April
Afghanistan government to release 100 Taliban prisoners in bid to save peace deal
The Afghan government will release 100 Taliban prisoners, a day after the insurgents said they were walking out of peace talks
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2 April
US Navy evacuates aircraft carrier Roosevelt after COVID-19 plea
The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew
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1 April
Afghan government and Taliban hold talks on prisoner exchange
Afghan government representatives have met with the Taliban in Kabul for the first time to discuss a prisoner swap aimed at jump-starting a floundering peace process
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Mar- 2020 -31 March
Coronavirus: US Navy to evacuate Pacific aircraft carrier for disinfection
The US Navy will evacuate most of the USS Theodore Roosevelt's crew to disinfect the aircraft carrier due to a Coronavirus outbreak onboard
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31 March
USS Theodore Roosevelt captain asks Pentagon for ‘immediate’ help as COVID-19 spreads through ship
The captain of the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt said coronavirus is spreading through his ship and called for immediate help to quarantine its crew
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25 March
At least 25 dead in attack on Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul
At least 25 people were killed in an attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul, the latest brutal assault claimed by Islamic State
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11 March
Taliban reject Ghani’s offer to free 1,500 prisoners before Afghanistan peace talks
The Taliban rejected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer to release 1,500 insurgent prisoners ahead of peace talks, saying it wanted 5,000 captives freed before opening negotiations
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