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  2021-12-15

  Kremlin's Wagner Group slapped with sanctions over destabilising activity

  'The Wagner Group has recruited, trained and sent private military operatives to conflict zones around the world to fuel violence, loot natural resources and intimidate civilians,' the EU said.

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  2021-12-14

  Al-Qaeda, ISIS-K gaining ground in Afghanistan: US commander

  Both ISIS and al-Qaeda are recruiting from inside and outside Afghanistan, Gen. Frank McKenzie said, adding that militants are coming into the country through its porous borders.

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  2021-12-02

  US military shifts focus toward China, Russia, as global power tensions rise

  A recent review has confirmed that the US military is prioritising the Indo-Pacific but also keeping an eye on Russia and Iran.

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  2021-11-24

  Screws tighten on Kremlin mercenaries as their presence spreads across globe

  Wagner mercenaries, who are tied to Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, are known to be active in Mali, the Central African Republic, Libya and Syria following their intervention in the Ukraine conflict.

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  2021-11-23

  US designates ISIS-K leaders as global terrorists

  The move is part of an effort to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a platform for international terrorism.

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  2021-11-22

  Clearing Afghanistan's land mines one careful step a time

  In the village of Nad-e-Ali in Helmand province, red and white rocks mark out safe corridors for demining teams to work, and for children to play.

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  2021-11-19

  Pakistan launches fresh probe into 2011 assassination of Saudi diplomat

  The outlawed Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP), a Shia terror outfit that allegedly has received support and funds from the Iranian regime, has been linked to the attack.

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  2021-11-11

  Global concerns mount as China rapidly expands nuclear arsenal

  China could have 700 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2027 and could top 1,000 by 2030 -- an arsenal two-and-a-half times the size of what the US military predicted only a year ago.

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  2021-11-08

  Taliban supreme leader's warning on infiltrators exposes deep divisions

  Taliban infiltrators 'must be eradicated as soon as possible', said Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada in a statement, as divisions grow over China, the group's leadership, and the fight against ISIS.

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  2021-10-18

  Massive heroin seizures expose border concerns in Afghanistan, Iran

  Russia, Iran, Pakistan and China are major smuggling routes and huge markets for drugs originating from Afghanistan, and local vendors say prices have skyrocketed since the Taliban came to power.