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  2021-02-09

  Tajikistan to build training centre for rescue workers in Central Asia, Afghanistan

  The internationally-backed project will help enhance Tajikistan's own capabilities in disaster management and promote regional co-operation on security, officials say.

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  2021-02-04

  Kazakhstan holds military exercises, braces for hybrid warfare

  As Russian foreign policy becomes 'increasingly aggressive' towards Kazakhstan, the country needs to strengthen efforts to safeguard its independence, analysts say.

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  2021-02-03

  Private security companies provide facade for Russian hegemony in Syria

  Russian and Syrian mercenaries are helping the Kremlin to nail down gains in Syria and pave the way for lucrative reconstruction contracts.

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  2021-01-29

  Inflammatory Russian comments validate revamp of Kazakh military doctrine

  Russian politicians have made repeated, covetous statements about Kazakhstan's resource-rich territory. The new military doctrine specifically highlights 'hybrid warfare' as a major concern.

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  2021-01-05

  China ramps up incursions into Taiwanese airspace

  Chinese jets made a record 380 incursions into Taiwan's defence zone last year, posing a threat to regional and national security, a defence official said.

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  2020-12-29

  Russia's expansion into Africa sets off alarm bells

  The Kremlin has been installing 'instructors' in volatile conflict zones and signing military deals across the continent in a bid to expand Russia's geopolitical influence.

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  2020-12-27

  The heavy price of Soleimani's dream of making Yemen a proxy war playground

  Qassem Soleimani and Iran's Revolutionary Guards have fuelled a long, bitter proxy war in Yemen for years, bringing the country to the brink of economic and political collapse.

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  2020-12-26

  US military on alert as tensions rise over Iranian miscalculations

  Iran-backed militias have continued to launch attacks on US interests in Iraq and the region ahead of the anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's killing.

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  2020-12-25

  Soleimani's ghost still haunts Afghan youth lured into Iranian militias

  The Fatemiyoun militia, founded by the slain Iranian commander, still recruits impoverished Afghan immigrants, many of whom die fighting while others face the reality of Tehran's broken promises.

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  2020-12-15

  Kremlin aims to use uptick in Taliban violence to scare Central Asian states

  Russian officials are using fear mongering to badger the leaders of Turkmenistan and other countries bordering Afghanistan to coalesce more closely around Russia.