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Blinken, Jaishankar discuss US-India coordination on Afghanistan, in Unite
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 29 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday (local time) and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar discussed bilateral ties between the United States and India.
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US still 'in charge of Kabul airport', troops began retrograding: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): The US military has "begun retrograding" from the Kabul airport and it's "still in charge of the airport" and the security, Pentagon said on Saturday.
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Pakistan gave birth to Taliban to counter India, says former Afghan envoy
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): Pakistan had birthed Taliban in an attempt to counter India, a former Afghan envoy has said citing former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf.
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"Nearly 350 US citizens still in Afghanistan"
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): Nearly 350 US citizens are still in Afghanistan and seeking to leave the country, a media report said.
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Foreign members of ISIL-K, al-Qaida entered Afghanistan via Pakistan: UN r
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 28 (ANI): Almost all foreign members of ISIL-K and al-Qaida have entered Afghanistan via Pakistan and the leaders of these outfits along with those of the Taliban have been living in Pakistan, according to a new United Nations report.
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New Afghan setup expected to take steps against TTP: Pak military official
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): Pakistan believes the incoming "government" in Afghanistan would take "effective" measures against the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the director-general of the media wing of the country's military said.
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Threats to Kabul airport real, dynamic: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Saturday said that the threats to the airport in Kabul are "still very real" and "very dynamic."
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Taliban gains control over 3 gates of Kabul Airport as US soldiers leave
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 29 (ANI): The Taliban said on Saturday that they have gained control over the three gates of Kabul Airport as the US forces wound down evacuations ahead of its August 31 deadline, Tolo News reported.
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Doha peace talks marked 'beginning of the end', says Amrullah Saleh
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 28 (ANI): Former Afghan government first Vice President Amrullah Saleh said that the peace negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban became "the beginning of the end" for the country.
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Haqqani-IS (K) alliance threatens regional security, fear observers
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): As India keeps a close eye on the formation of a new government in Afghanistan, there are fears that deep connivance between the Haqqani network and Islamic-State Khorasan (IS-K) may not only pose an immediate threat to Afghanistan but is also a potenti
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Two 'high-profile ISIS targets' killed in US airstrike in Afghanistan: Pen
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 28 (ANI): Pentagon on Saturday informed that two "high-profile ISIS targets" were killed during an airstrike in Afghanistan on Friday.
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Iran says neighbours should act as facilitators of inclusive establishment
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], August 28 (ANI): Iran has said that Afghanistan's neighbours should act as facilitators to the establishment of an inclusive and participatory government with the presence of all internal groups in Afghanistan, a foreign ministry's statement said.
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