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Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 06:39
Outlawed militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed on Thursday, that the group’s senior commander, Khawrey Mehsud, was killed in a US drone strike.
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 06:37
Implementing measures such as asset freezes and travel bans, however, calls for joint effort and active involvement from South Sudan’s neighbours, since most of the country’s elite have personal interests – including homes – in the region. The interests of the respective neighbouring countries might therefore shape or undermine the enforcement process.
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 06:34
The U.S. military bases in Kandahar and Jalalabad are likely to remain open beyond the end of 2015, a senior U.S. official said, as Washington considers slowing its military pull-out from Afghanistan to help the new government fight the Taliban.
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 05:10
President Barack Obama says if he could start his presidency over, he would have closed the Guantanamo Bay prison his first day.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 10:50
Maritime security experts meeting in Ghana's capital, Accra have expressed worry over vaguely defined maritime borders in the West African region, which they say have encouraged pirates to launch more attacks along coastal areas.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 07:28
Using undercover agents, the DEA spent four years trying to bring down a cocaine trafficking gang in Liberia. Was the operation a triumph in the global war on drugs or a case of American overreach?
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 07:28
From the start, some Afghan officials, including former President Hamid Karzai, objected to the Americans’ practice of forming militias that did not answer directly to the Afghan government. They saw the militias as destabilizing forces that undermined the government’s authority and competed with efforts to build up large and professional military and police forces.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 07:19
A U.S. training effort for Ukrainian 'National Guard' troops could restart in April, depending on wider strategic and political decisions, after being placed on hold during the recent ceasefire agreement.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 07:15
Switzerland will return to Nigeria some $380m (£260m) allegedly looted by ex-military ruler Sani Abacha, an official has said. The transfer, to be conducted under the supervision of the World Bank, will end a 16-year case against the Abacha family.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 07:05
With the security environment and the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) increasingly challenged, the United States faces a choice of how and when it will support the ANSF. This report outlines areas of capability commitments that the United States and NATO should consider in order to keep the ANSF effective in the long term.