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IS gunmen in white lab coats kill 30 in Kabul hospital

  KABUL / AP Gunmen wearing white lab coats stormed a military hospital in Afghanistan’s capital on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens in an attack claimed by the IS group. The attack on the 400-bed military facility, located near two civilian hospitals in Kabul’s heavily-guarded diplomatic quarter, set off clashes with security forces that lasted several …

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NATO, US warn Kosovo against move to form army

  BRUSSELS / AP NATO and the United States warned Wednesday they could scale back cooperation with Kosovo’s security services if the government goes ahead with plans to transform its lightly-armed security force into an army without the required constitutional changes. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he told Kosovo’s leaders by telephone “that unilateral steps such as these are …

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US-based aid group helping Syrians shut down in Turkey

  ANKARA / AP Turkey’s government has revoked the registration of a US-based aid group, forcing it to shut down operations that provided assistance to conflict-stricken Syrians from Turkey, the group announced on Wednesday. The Portland, Oregon-based Mercy Corps said it was “seeking a dialogue” with Turkish authorities to resume operations that constitute one of the largest humanitarian operations for …

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