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Russia-led Troops Sent To Kazakhstan As ‘Dozens’ Killed In Unrest

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Security forces in Kazakhstan killed dozens of protesters trying to storm government buildings overnight, police said Thursday, after a Moscow-led military alliance agreed to send forces to help quell mounting unrest. Long seen as one the most stable of the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia, energy-rich Kazakhstan is facing its biggest crisis in decades after …

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No US Troops To Be Punished Over Deadly Kabul Drone Strike

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The Pentagon said Monday that no US troops or officials would face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children. Spokesman John Kirby said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had received a high-level review of the strike that made no recommendation of accountability. “He approved …

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India Sends Thousands More Troops To Restive Kashmir

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India has sent thousands more paramilitary troops into its section of Kashmir, already one of the world’s most militarised zones, after a string of targeted killings by suspected rebels in recent weeks, officials said Wednesday. New Delhi has for decades stationed at least 500,000 soldiers in the divided Himalayan territory, which is also claimed and …

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Intelligence community shows little confidence in claims Russia paid bounties to Taliban to attack U.S. troops

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(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 12:48 PM PT – Friday, April 16, 2021 The U.S. Intelligence Community has not put very much faith in a report that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to attack U.S. troops in Afghanistan. This information came during a call between a senior Biden administration official and reporters …

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Republicans urge Biden admin. to reevaluate withdrawal of U.S. troops

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) (Photo by Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 2:30 PM PT – Thursday, April 15, 2021 More Republicans on Capitol Hill have spoken out, urging the Biden administration to re-evaluate its decision to remove U.S. troops from the Middle East. In a press briefing Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said the complete …

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CIA Director says pulling troops from Afghanistan presents ‘significant risk’

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CIA Director William Burns listens during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 11:31 AM PT – Wednesday, April 14, 2021 CIA Director William Burns has pushed back on the White House’s decision to withdrawal troops from …

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Pompeo: Biden ‘Right’ to Withdraw US Troops From Afghanistan, But Execution Matters

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that President Joe Biden is doing the “right thing” by withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, but stressed that it matters how the Biden administration executes the plans. The Biden administration’s tactics, decisions, timing, and execution regarding the drawdown of combat troops in the …

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White House Won’t Say Whether Special Operations Troops Will Remain in Afghanistan After Sept. 11

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The White House hasn’t yet announced whether special operations troops will remain in Afghanistan after President Joe Biden on April 14 outlined a drawdown of combat troops in the region that will begin May 1 and conclude by Sept. 11. Special operations troops were the first deployed in the war in Afghanistan nearly two decades …

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Biden to Announce He Will Withdraw All American Troops From Afghanistan

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President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce that he will move to bring American troops in Afghanistan home after nearly 20 years and after his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, attempted to draw down troops several times. “We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the …

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U.S. to station at least 500 additional troops in Germany

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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Federal Minister of Defence, and U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin attended a news conference at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 12:40 PM PT – Tuesday, April 13, 2021 The United States announced its intention to deploy an additional 500 …

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