Asia Pacific

Sep- 2020 -

4 September

President of Palau Tommy Remengesau addresses a meeting at the United Nations.

Palau Invites US Military to Build Bases as China Seeks Regional Clout

The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has urged the United States military to build bases on its territory -- which lies in a region where Washington is pushing back against growing Chinese influence.

2 September

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China Pushing to Double Nuclear Warhead Arsenal: Pentagon

The Chinese military is pressing to double its 200-plus nuclear warheads within a decade with the ability to launch them aboard ballistic missiles by land, sea, and air, the Pentagon said in a report Tuesday.

Aug- 2020 -

31 August

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir on June 17, 2020.

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India Accuses China of New ‘Provocative’ Border Action

The Indian military on Monday accused China of carrying out "provocative" movements on their contested Himalayan border near where 20 Indian troops were killed in a battle in June.

28 August

The guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during relief operations in Myanmar in 2008

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US Warship Sails Near Disputed Islands in Tense South China Sea

An American warship sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the US Navy has said, challenging Beijing's claims on the resource-rich waterway and prompting a warning from the Chinese military.

25 August

An injured man near the site of a Taliban suicide bombing in Afghanistan's north

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Taliban Attacks Afghan Base as Pakistan Pushes for Talks

A Taliban-claimed suicide attack killed at least three people in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday as neighboring Pakistan pushed for delayed peace talks to begin.

24 August

Site of a bombing involving a suicide attacker on a southern Philippine island

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14 Dead, Scores Wounded in Twin Bombings in Philippines

At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded -- including soldiers and police -- in a twin bombing Monday involving a suicide attacker on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist militants, officials said.

18 August

Smoke rises from the site of an attack after a massive explosion the night before near the Green Village in Kabul, September 2019

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10 Wounded as Rockets Hit Afghan Capital on Independence Day

More than a dozen rockets struck the Afghan capital Tuesday, wounding at least 10 civilians as the country marked the 101st anniversary of its independence, the interior ministry said.

17 August

Taliban prisoners walk as they are in the process of being potentially released from Pul-e-Charkhi prison, on the outskirts of Kabul on July 31, 2020.

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Start of Afghan Talks Uncertain as Prisoner Release Stalls

Peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban were delayed after international concern over the planned release of 400 insurgents.

14 August

Taliban militants in a line holding guns and explosives

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Afghan Authorities Begin Release of ‘Dangerous’ Taliban Prisoners

Afghan authorities have started to release 400 Taliban prisoners, even as President Ashraf Ghani warned they were a "danger to the world."

11 August

Staff Writer With AFP

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Pentagon Aims for Fewer Than 5,000 US Troops in Afghanistan by November

The United States is counting on further military withdrawal from Afghanistan to potentially fewer than 5,000 troops as inter-Afghan peace talks progress.