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US says Syria may be making new types of chemical weapons

Washington:The Trump administration says Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government may be developing new, more sophisticated chemical weapons. US officials say the characteristics of recent alleged attacks suggest Syria is producing chemical weapons
Feb. 3, 2018
CAMP BOST, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 11: U.S. service members walk off a helicopter on the runway at Camp Bost on September 11, 2017 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. About 300 marines are currently deployed in Helmand Province in a train, advise, and assist role supporting local Afghan security forces. Currently the United States has about 11,000 troops in the deployed in Afghanistan, with a reported 4,000 more expected to arrive in the coming weeks. Last month, President Donald Trump announced his plan for Afghanistan which called for an increase in troop numbers and a new conditions-based approach to the war, getting rid of a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces in the country. (Photo by Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)

Commanders authorised to deal with ‘safe havens’ in Afghanistan, Pakistan: US

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration’s South Asia strategy gives US commanders in the region the authority and resources they need to deal with “terrorist safe havens in both Afghanistan and Pakistan”, says the
Feb. 1, 2018
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