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US military braces for full effect of shutdown The US government shutdown had no drastic effect on the military Tuesday but if it remains in place everything from ship repairs to combat training will be disrupted.

02 October 2013 19:20

NATO and US military doctrines presented in Astana Representative of Kazakhstan Defense Ministry met with professors of the US Army Military College and Czech National Defense University.

02 October 2013 10:19

S. Korea stages largest military parade for a decade South Korea staged its largest military display for a decade on Tuesday, as President Park Geun-Hye warned of the "very grave" threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

01 October 2013 15:16

Deal needed 'soon' on post-2014 force in Afghanistan: US A top Pentagon official said Friday it would be a "tragedy" if Afghan and US negotiators failed to clinch a deal allowing US troops to stay in the country after 2014.

28 September 2013 12:32

UN powers make progress on Syria resolution: envoys The world's major powers made important progress Wednesday on key points of a UN Security Council resolution on destroying Syria's chemical weapons.

27 September 2013 10:43

Kazakhstan Defense Minister visits military plants in Turkey Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov is in Turkey to visit Aselsan and TAI military companies.

25 September 2013 22:34

Great Britain thanks Kazakhstan for military transit permit Chairman of Kazakhstan Senate Kairat Mami has met with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Kazakhstan Carolyn Browne.

20 September 2013 13:56

Boeing to end C-17 military aircraft program in 2015 Boeing announced Wednesday it would end production of its C-17 military transport aircraft in 2015, citing a difficult environment amid government spending cuts.

20 September 2013 10:31

Kazakhstan spends $3.7 million on Joint CIS Air Defense System Kazakhstan is going to spend over 570 million tenge ($3.7 million) on the Joint CIS Air Defense System (JADS). Only three countries are funding the JADS: Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus.

18 September 2013 17:53

Shooting spree at Washington naval base leaves 13 dead A former US naval reservist killed 12 people in a shooting rampage at a military base in the heart of Washington on Monday, exchanging fire with police before losing his own life.

17 September 2013 13:40

Putin: Unilateral Syria strike would up-end world order Russia issued a stark warning Thursday that unilateral US military action could destroy world order, as the rival great powers discussed a plan to remove Syria's chemical weapons.

12 September 2013 15:33

Thousands flee on third day of Philippine rebel siege Thousands of residents fled as fresh fighting broke out Wednesday between Philippine security forces and Muslim rebels, on the third day of a deadly siege in a key southern city, officials said.

11 September 2013 13:01

British commander ready to follow Kazakhstan soldiers into battle blindfolded The active phase of the tactical peacemaking training called Steppe Eagle-2013 was held at the Ili Site in Almaty oblast.

10 September 2013 11:11

Kazakhstan activists poised to create coalition to close Russian military test sites The time has come to unite the civil population of our country to demand that our government and the neighbors who use our lands carelessly solve these problems: activist.

09 September 2013 18:25

Nigeria military says killed 50 Boko Haram fighters Nigeria's military on Friday said it had killed 50 Boko Haram Islamists in an operation launched in response to an insurgent attack on civilians in the northeast.

09 September 2013 10:03

Kerry seeks EU support on Syria after G20 split US Secretary of State John Kerry will Saturday seek to rally EU support for military strikes against Syria after a G20 summit failed to resolve bitter divisions between Washington and Moscow.

07 September 2013 11:16

US risks sending 'empty threats' to Iran: analysts Iran is carefully watching the divisive US debate on whether to launch military strikes against its chief ally, Syria, but the Obama administration may be at risk of sending Tehran the wrong message.

06 September 2013 18:53

Kazakhstan creates military forces with advanced armament in Caspian region Kazakhstan is working on creation of self-sufficient troops equipped with modern armament and able to ensure military security in the Pre-Caspian region: Defense Minister.

06 September 2013 01:29

Kazakhstan and Turkey to build night vision equipment factory in Astana Kazakhstan and Turkey and mulling a factory to produce electronic optical devices in Astana.

06 September 2013 00:20

Bishops in US come out against military strikes on Syria Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States opposed military action against Syria on Wednesday, saying it would led to "unintended negative consequences."

05 September 2013 17:10

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