Taliban attack kills 15 Afghan soldiers

KABUL, Mar 10 (Xinhua): At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed after Taliban attacked their outpost in western province of Farah overnight, a TV report said on Saturday.The deadly attack was carried out by Taliban militants Friday night in Farah Rod area of Bala Buluk district, northeastern of the provincial...

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Erdogan vows to press Syria offensive to key Kurdish-held towns

ISTANBUL, Mar 10 (AFP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday vowed to expand Turkey's offensive in Syria against Kurdish militia to key border towns controlled by the group right up to the Iraqi frontier.Turkey launched its operation seeking to oust Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia from the Afrin...

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Beijing completes reduction of army size by 300,000 troops

Zhao Cheng BEIJING, Mar 10: China has basically completed its mission of reducing the armed forces by 300,000 troops, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said early this week when delivering a government work report at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress.Over the past five years, under the leadership...

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