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Indira Gandhi Persuaded Zia-ul-Haq To Join Regional Strategy During Afghan Crisis: CIA
Worried over Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi tried to persuade then Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq in 1980 to join an Indian-sponsored regional strategy to effectively deal with the "occupation", according to a declassified CIA report.
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Norway TV Show About Russian 'Occupation' Irks Moscow
A television series about Russia's fictional takeover of Norway's abundant oil and gas resources has vexed Moscow, which says it has had enough of being portrayed as an aggressor.
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Afghanistan Coach Pleased With 2015 ICC World Cup Preparations
Having learnt the game in refugee camps in Pakistan during the Soviet occupation of the 1980s, Afghanistan have played in two World Twenty20 competitions and have won hearts with their progress.
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CIA created Haqqani network during Soviet occupation: Pak
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has contended that the US should share the blame for the rise of the Haqqani network as the CIA created the Taliban faction during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and trained its members.
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Indira Gandhi Persuaded Zia-ul-Haq To Join Regional Strategy During Afghan Crisis: CIA
Worried over Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi tried to persuade then Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq in 1980 to join an Indian-sponsored regional strategy to effectively deal with the "occupation", according to a declassified CIA report.
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Norway TV Show About Russian 'Occupation' Irks Moscow
A television series about Russia's fictional takeover of Norway's abundant oil and gas resources has vexed Moscow, which says it has had enough of being portrayed as an aggressor.
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Afghanistan Coach Pleased With 2015 ICC World Cup Preparations
Having learnt the game in refugee camps in Pakistan during the Soviet occupation of the 1980s, Afghanistan have played in two World Twenty20 competitions and have won hearts with their progress.
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CIA created Haqqani network during Soviet occupation: Pak
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has contended that the US should share the blame for the rise of the Haqqani network as the CIA created the Taliban faction during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and trained its members.
