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Afghan forces expose Chinese intelligence network, arrest 10 spies with ex
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 29 (ANI): Afghan forces have exposed the Chinese intelligence network operating in Afghanistan for at least six months, under which the Chinese spies maintained contacts with Haqqani network and Afghan Taliban.
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Slain Taliban leader Mullah Mansour had 'life insurance policy' from Pakis
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 13 (ANI): Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in 2016 in a US drone strike, had purchased a 'life insurance' policy from a private company in Pakistan using a fake identity.
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Afghan forces kill 46 Taliban terrorists in Northern Faryab Province
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan forces have killed 46 Taliban terrorists and injured 37 others during an operation in the northern Faryab province.
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Afghan Taliban delegation in Pakistan to discuss peace process
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 24 (ANI): A delegation from the Afghan Taliban has arrived in Pakistan to discuss the ongoing peace process with the Pakistani leadership, local media reported on Monday.
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In major breakthrough, Afghan Loya Jirga approves release of 400 Taliban p
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 9 (ANI): The Loya Jirga of Afghanistan on Sunday approved the release of 400 Taliban prisoners in a major breakthrough that will pave the way for intra-Afghan talks.
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Pak continues to serve as safe haven for regionally focussed terrorist gro
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 24 (ANI): A US report stated that Pakistan continues to serve as "a safe haven" for certain regionally focused terrorist groups, including the Afghan Taliban and affiliated HQN, LeT, JeM and their affiliated front organisations, that particularly target Afghanista
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Afghan Taliban still maintain ties with al-Qaeda, says UN report
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): The Taliban in Afghanistan still maintain close ties with the al-Qaeda terror network, despite signing a peace deal with the United States in which they committed to fight terrorist groups, a UN report released on Tuesday said.
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Mullah Omar's son takes charge of Taliban following disarray over leadersh
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): Mullah Yaqoob, the son of Mullah Omar--founder of Afghan Taliban, has taken over as interim commander following disagreements among members of the group over the leadership, after a number of senior Taliban operatives fell ill to coronavirus, according A
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Afghan plane crashes in Taliban-held area of Ghazni
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan 27 (ANI): A passenger plane crashed in a Taliban-controlled area of Deh Yak district in the central Afghan province of Ghazni on Monday, the state media reported.
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No ceasefire, but reduction of violence: Afghan Taliban
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec 31 (ANI): Amid ongoing Afghan peace negotiations, Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday said that the ruling council of the group has agreed to a temporary ceasefire, paving way for signing a peace deal between the group and the United States (US).
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10 Afghan security force personnel killed in military camp attack
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec. 24 (ANI): At least seven Afghan army soldiers and three other security personnel of the country's national intelligence agency were killed on Tuesday after the Taliban insurgents attacked a joint military camp in the northern Balkh province, the defence ministry sai
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Pak-based terrorists joining hands with Afghan outfits after Balakot strik
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 8 (ANI): Intelligence inputs have revealed that Pakistan-based terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have joined hands with Afghan insurgent groups like Haqqani Network and Afghan Taliban after the launch of Balakot air strike by the Indian
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