Nine NATO troops die in southern Afghanistan helicopter crash
In Zabul province a NATO helicopter went down killing nine international troops amid heavy operations against Taliban forces. NATO said no hostile fire reports. Taliban claimed credit. One Afghan soldier and a U.S. civilian were wounded. The incident marks the deadliest coalition crash in four years as elections provoke broader violence.
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North Korea Sets Sept 28 Party Meeting as Succession Prospect
North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party announced a conference in Pyongyang on September 28 to elect its supreme leadership body amid speculation that Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of Kim Jong Il, may receive an official post guiding succession. Analysts note internal debates and external tensions, with little public confirmation from Pyongyang.
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Poles urged to probe CIA prison acts
A human rights group and lawyers for Abd al Rahim al Nashiri petition Polish prosecutors to investigate his detention and alleged mistreatment at a CIA prison once in Poland. The move aims to spur accountability for the CIA detention program in Europe amid ongoing probes of Poland’s role at the Szymany site linked to black sites.
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