With the situation "improving" in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the government today said it has withdrawn two Army divisions, comprising 30,000 men, from the state but made it clear that the operation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) there could not be revoked at present.
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US to take Unilateral action of sending troops to Pakistan to shut down Taliban
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In a blunt warning, the US has threatened to take "unilateral action" by sending its troops to Pakistan to shut down Taliban and other terrorist camps there, if Islamabad does not take decisive action against them.
US expected to send 45,000 more troops to Afghanistan
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The US is expected to send about 45,000 extra troops for Afghanistan after Gordon Brown said that 500 more British troops would be sent to the country.
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Britain's prime minister is laying out his future strategy in Afghanistan in a speech scheduled for the House of Commons.
Read more »No Reduction of Troops in Afghanistan, Says Obama
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President Obama told congressional leaders Tuesday that he would not support a major reduction of troops in Afghanistan and will not shift the mission to simply hunting terrorists. He added that he remains undecided about the troop increase recommended by Gen.
Read more »India To Deploys Troops Against Maoists Rebels
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Operations against Maoist rebels were to continue Friday during a week in which Maoist rebels killed more than 10 Indian government supporters and took over eastern Indian villages, a government official said.
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