MAZARI-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan -- Ten people, including an Afghan Special Forces' commander, were killed in clashes in two northern Afghan provinces on Saturday night, authorities said Sunday.

In one incident, Mohammad Khan Ahmadi, commander of Special Operations Forces of northern Faryab province, and two of his colleagues were killed after militants ambushed his vehicle in Sholgara district of northern Balkh province, district chief Harif Iqbal told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Killing)

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TASHKENT -- Chinese doctors and specialists will carry out free cataract surgeries as the second phase of a Chinese charitable program, a Chinese official said here on Saturday.

Zhang Wenchuan, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Uzbekistan, said China's Brightness Action program that offers free cataract surgeries is part of the "Healthy Silk Road," will certainly be a new highlight in China-Uzbekistan medical and health cooperation. (Uzbekistan-China-Health Cooperation)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in discussed Korean Peninsula issues in a phone call on Friday EST, the White House said in a statement Saturday.

The call also covered "developments related to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," the statement said, adding "the two leaders committed to continue close communications on these matters." (US-ROK-Phone Call)

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GAZA -- Israeli warplanes attacked facilities that belong to militants of the Islamic Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave into the Jewish state hours earlier, Isreal Defense Forces (IDF) said.

"Three rockets were just fired from Gaza at Israeli towns and cities earlier tonight," the IDF tweeted, adding that two rockets were intercepted mid-air by the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System. (Israel-Gaza-Airstrikes) Enditem

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