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Washington (AFP) Sept 7, 2012 - The United States moved Friday to blacklist the Pakistan-linked Haqqani network as a terrorist group, blamed for bloody attacks in Afghanistan, despite concerns about straining ties with Islamabad.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2008 - The US military presence in Afghanistan will grow by a maximum of 1,800 troops by the end of January, AFP has calculated, based on figures provided by the Pentagon Monday.
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Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 24, 2014 - US authorities are testing a river in Arizona for possible cross-border contamination from a toxic mine spill in northwestern Mexico, an official said Tuesday.
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Mogadishu (AFP) Sept 02, 2014 - US forces have carried out air strikes against senior members of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, with casualties reported but uncertainty hanging over the fate of the group's leader, officials said Tuesday.
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New York (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 - The US Justice Department sued eBay on Wednesday for allegedly selling restricted pesticide products and devices that defeat motor vehicle emission controls.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2008 - The United States is studying a proposal from Kabul for a joint force of Afghan, Pakistan and coalition troops to operate against insurgents on the Afghan-Pakistan border, a State Department spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 14, 2009 - A US missile slammed into a car killing up to five militants at dawn Monday in Pakistan's remote tribal belt near the Afghan border in the third attack in a week, Pakistani officials said.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 - The deadly US strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean is a very clear message from President Donald Trump to cartels, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.
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Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 25, 2009 - A US drone attack in Pakistan's tribal belt killed 10 militants from an Al-Qaeda-linked network that is fighting Western troops in Afghanistan, officials said Friday.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2024 - Statewide bans on plastic bags in the United States have led to significant reductions in the number of bags found on beaches and waterways, according to a scientific analysis published Monday.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2013 - A US envoy said Monday that Washington still hoped to talk directly with the Taliban to support an Afghan peace deal but that the militants seemed unwilling to do so.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2012 - The US space probe Dawn has left the orbit of Vesta, one of the biggest asteroids in the solar system, and is headed for a rendezvous with the dwarf planet Ceres in February 2015, NASA said.
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Islamabad (AFP) Sept 3, 2010 - The United States has apologised to Pakistan over mistreatment of a Pakistani military delegation at a US airport this week, the Pakistani defence ministry said Friday.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2013 - The United States on Tuesday slapped high anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese hardwood and decorative plywood products, hitting nearly $750 million worth of imports from China.
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Taipei (AFP) Sept 17, 2020 - A top US diplomat will arrive in Taiwan on Thursday, the highest-ranking State Department official to visit in 40 years, in a further sign of Washington's willingness to defy China and its campaign to isolate the self-ruled island.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2011 - Two US senators introduced legislation on Monday demanding President Barack Obama sell Taiwan no fewer than 66 advanced F-16 fighter jets despite Beijing's fierce objections.
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