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US retooling strategy to aid Afghan exitWashington (AFP) Oct 5, 2011 Ten years after hastily going to war in Afghanistan, the United States is eyeing an honorable exit from the conflict after being forced to change strategy as it confronts a Taliban insurgency. US forces entered Afghanistan in October 2001, just weeks after the attacks of September 11, in what was dubbed Operation Enduring Freedom and aimed at wiping out the Taliban regime blamed for sheltering Al-Qaeda's top leadership. The US and its allies succeeded in quickly ousting the Taliban Islamic milit ... read more |
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  Israel a 'threat' to region because has atomic bomb Israel is a "threat" to its region because it owns nuclear weapons, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Russia claims China spy arrest Russia on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Chinese national who was allegedly trying to secure secret documents on S-300 missile systems while posing as an official interpreter. ... more | .. |
  Alarm rises over missing Libyan missiles Air assets of the U.S. Africa Command are being reassigned to monitor Libya's borders in the hunt for missiles looted from Moammar Gadhafi's arsenals. ... more | .. |
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  Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes Integrated Baseline Review The Boeing KC-46 Tanker program successfully completed its Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) with the U.S. Air Force on Aug. 24 at Boeing program headquarters in Mukilteo. The assessment, attended by ... more | .. |
 Boeing F-15E Radar Modernization Program to Enter Production Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has granted the F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) approval to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the APG-82(V)1 radar system. Boeing ... more | .. |
 New HC-130J Personnel Recovery Capability For USAF Air Force Crew Training Lockheed Martin has delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II to the U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The aircraft was flown from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' facility to ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Receives FAA In-Service Milestone Decision to Upgrade Long Range Radars The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified that Raytheony's advanced electronics system has met an important milestone for the Long Range Radar Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) reg ... more |
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Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
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  Outside View: Is targeted killing legal? Last week's targeted killing of the fiery American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki raises questions about the appropriate use of force in the war against terrorism. ... more | .. |
 Iran: Revolutionary Guards' power grows The recent appointment of a top commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards as oil minister underlines the growing political and economic power of that elite force at a time when U.S. influence in the region is waning and U.S. forces are quitting Iraq. ... more | .. |
  Arabs plan $63 billion air power buildup Middle Eastern states, particularly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are focusing on building up their power and air-defense capabilities, a military air market expected to generate $62.9 billion over the current decade. ... more | .. |
  Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader placed on US terrorist list The United States on Tuesday put the alleged leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq on its special anti-terror blacklist and placed a $10 million bounty on his head. ... more |
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'No need' for US troop immunity post-2011: Iraq leaders Iraqi leaders said in a statement Tuesday there was "no need" for US forces that stay beyond year-end to receive immunity from prosecution, a key condition set by Washington for any post-2011 training deal. ... more | .. |
Iran ready to halt 20% nuclear enrichment: Ahmadinejad Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday reiterated Tehran's readiness to "immediately" stop production of low enriched uranium of 20 percent, provided world powers give it the nuclear material. ... more | .. |
  Pentagon chief in bid to defuse Egypt-Israel tensions US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was in Cairo on Tuesday in an effort to defuse tensions between Egypt and Israel that have risen since the end of Hosni Mubarak's rule. ... more | .. |
 Bangladesh recalls bloody origins at 1971 war trial Arun Dey was 11 when he saw his mother, brother and sister killed and his father abducted during Operation Searchlight - the first night of Bangladesh's bloody struggle for independence from Pakistan. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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US to remain top player in Afghanistan: analysts The United States faces diminishing clout in Afghanistan as its troops pull out, but Afghan leaders will still turn to Washington as the most influential player over the next decade, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Combat continues as NATO draws harsh lessons from Libya NATO allies are savouring a bittersweet achievement in Libya: while the air campaign appears close to victory, the mission exposed major frailties in their ability to carry out a fight. ... more | .. |
All change, all the same: Afghan Taliban 10 years on In the 10 years since being toppled from power by invading US troops, the Taliban have transformed from media-shy mullahs into a technology-savvy guerilla force who could still end up back in government. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea rejects preconditions for nuclear talks North Korea on Tuesday rejected US preconditions for a resumption of long-stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, saying Washington is trying to shift the blame for the failure to restart dialogue. ... more |
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 Awlaqi slaying no death blow to al-Qaida The assassination of al-Qaida ideologue Anwar al-Awlaki and propagandist Samir Khan, both U.S. citizens, in a CIA drone ambush in Yemen climaxes a string of top-level losses for the global jihadist network in recent months. ... more | .. |
 Iraq likely to order another 18 F-16s Iraq is likely to order a second batch of Lockheed Martin F-16 combat jets following last month's contract to buy 18 of the aircraft, Iraqi officials say. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Whither or wither Pakistan? Before retiring last week, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen made 27 trips to Pakistan as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that convinced him he had established a close personal relationship with his opposite number, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani - only to conclude in farewell interviews that he is still baffled by the world's most complex - and dangerous --situation. ... more | .. |
 China relying less on Russia for weapons, energy: think tank China's dependence on Russia for arms and energy imports has declined and Moscow's position when dealing with Beijing has weakened as a result, a Swedish think tank said. ... more |
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Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes
MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
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 Awlaqi moved freely in Yemen's lawless regions Long sought-after US-born Al-Qaeda cleric, Anwar al-Awlaqi, who was killed in a US air strike last week, used to move freely around Yemen's lawless provinces and even preach in mosques, witnesses said. ... more | .. |
 Iraq forces storm police HQ after insurgent siege Iraqi forces stormed a police headquarters taken over by armed insurgents in western Iraq on Monday, ending a two-hour siege in which a town's police chief and four others were killed. ... more | .. |
 US defence chief urges Israel, Palestinians to talk US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday urged Israel and the Palestinians to take "bold action" to end the Middle East conflict while also scolding US lawmakers for blocking aid to the Palestinians. ... more | .. |
  Alibaba chief 'interested' in buying Yahoo!: WSJ The head of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is "interested" in buying Yahoo! and has been approached by private equity firms and other groups about doing a deal, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. ... more |
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 Karzai says assembly will decide Afghan peace strategy Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday he would let a traditional assembly, or loya jirga, decide the country's peace strategy after the assassination of peace broker Burhanuddin Rabbani. ... more | .. |
 Iraq displaced from Iran shelling face disease: IOM Iran's shelling of Kurdish separatist rebel bases in north Iraq has displaced hundreds of families, a migration group said Monday, voicing fears disease may spread in the camps where they are living. ... more | .. |
 Turkey builds Mideast profile Turkey is building its political and military profile as a regional power while contributing to EU moves to promote mediation for peace and humanitarian assistance in the region's multiple crises, from Libya, Syria to the Palestinian territories. ... more | .. |
 Thousands of Libya missiles on the loose At first glance, it seems nothing unusual or hinting of danger - just a few wooden munitions cases piled up in the corner of a vast hangar on the outskirts of Benghazi in eastern Libya. ... more |
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