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Kabul rejects proposals to privatise war

KABUL: Afghan officials have reacted angrily to speculation that foreign military contractors could take over training and advising the Afghan armed forces, following a renewed push by the founder of private military
Oct. 6, 2018
TOPSHOT - Rescue personnel search for survivors at a collapsed home in Balaroa, West Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on October 3, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. - The death toll in Indonesia's twin quake-tsunami disaster rose to nearly 1,400 on October 3, with time running out to rescue survivors and the UN warning of "vast" unmet needs. (Photo by YUSUF WAHIL / AFP)

Indonesia earthquake, tsunami toll climbs to 1,424

Palu, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities raised to 1,424 the death toll from the devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that rocked the island of Sulawesi last week. During a televised press conference in
Oct. 5, 2018
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