| 1,000 US troops in Afghanistan costs $1 bn per annum | 09-OCT-09 |
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| Sending 1,000 troops to Afghanistan would cost the US exchequer $1 billion per annum, the White House has said, amidst report that the American commanders on the ground have asked for 40,000 more troops for this South Asian country. |
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| US has no intention to send troops to Pakistan: Obama | 20-JUN-09 |
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| US President Barack Obama today said that his administration has no intention to send American troops to Pakistan amid growing speculation that Washington could be preparing to help Islamabad as its army steps up the offensive against the Taliban militants in the restive tribal areas. |
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| Military upgradation plan along China border finally takes wing | 17-JUN-09 |
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| Exactly a year after the Indian Air Force landed an An-32 transport plane at Daulat Begh Oldhi, a mere 8 km from the Sino-Indian border in Ladakh, the IAF on Monday operationalised four nuclear-capable Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets at a newly refurbished airbase, some 3,000 km away in Tezpur, Assam. |
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| 'Pak might soon move troops from border with India' | 16-JUN-09 |
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| Movement of troops might soon be seen on Pakistan's eastern border with India, powerful US senator John Kerry has said, hoping it would result in reduction of tension between the two neighbours. |
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| Pakistan troops recapture main town of Swat | 30-MAY-09 |
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| In a major success against the Taliban in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, troops have recaptured the main town of the restive Swat valley after days of fighting, the military said today. |
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| Pak troops step up attacks on Taliban | 26-MAY-09 |
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| Pushing hard and deeper into the Taliban-infested Swat Valley, Pakistani troops today claimed to have wrested 70 per cent of Mingora, Swat's main town, including its airport after fierce battle with militants that left 29 insurgents dead. |
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| Pakistan rushes more troops to Swat, 60 Taliban killed | 08-MAY-09 |
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| Pakistan rushed more troops to the volatile Swat valley as fierce fighting continued to rage for the second day today leading to the killing of over 60 militants so far, with authorities ordering Army to "eliminate" Taliban fighters. |
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| Pakistani Army move troops to wrest control of Swat | 06-MAY-09 |
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| Gun and mortar fire sounded, as Pakistani Army moved in troops to wrest control of the Swat valley from the Taliban, and fears of an impending battle triggered a major exodus with thousands of men, women and children fleeing. |
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| US to withdraw fully from Iraq by 2011: Obama | 28-FEB-09 |
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| The much expected announcement was made by Obama at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina yesterday and with this he has fulfilled one of his major promises he made to the people of the United States during his election campaign. |
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| US to send 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan | 18-FEB-09 |
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| Unveiling his new military strategy, US President Barack Obama today approved despatch of 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan, saying the situation in that country, specially areas bordering Pakistan, needed swift attention. |
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