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Afghan province Governor arrested over alleged 'deal' with Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): Governor of Afghanistan's Ghazni province was arrested on Thursday for allegedly cutting a deal with the Taliban, which has taken control of the provincial capital also named Ghazni, according to media reports.
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Imran Khan says US prefers India, "uses" Pakistan for settling Afghan cris
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the United States views Pakistan as "useful" only for clearing the "mess" it has left behind in Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting and prefers India when it comes to forming a "strategic partnership".
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Iran temporarily shuts consulate general in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Iran on Thursday announced that it was temporarily closing its Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan's Balkh province and moving it to Kabul amid the escalating violence between government forces and insurgent Taliban, which has
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Scores of refuge women sheltered in camp haunted by Taliban atrocities
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Hundreds of war-affected people in Afghanistan who have taken refuge in the Shomal Sarai area of Kabul are speaking up against Taliban atrocities and offences in the war-torn country.
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Afghan President offers Taliban power sharing deal to end violence
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): The Ashraf Ghani-led Afghanistan government on Thursday has offered a "share of power" to the Taliban in a bid to stop the escalating violence in the war-torn country where the insurgent group has captured 10 provincial capitals so far, local media report
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Indians advised to leave Afghanistan through commercial means: MEA
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): India has issued an advisory for Indian nationals to leave Afghanistan through commercial means and there is no formal evacuation mechanism, Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Afghan security forces arrest Ghazni Governor Dawood Laghmani: Interior Mi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ghazni [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Afghan security forces arrested Ghazni Governor Dawood Laghmani along with his colleague on Thursday afternoon, said an Interior Ministry officials.
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Pak Pashtuns raise voice against Imran Khan govt, support Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan's liberal Pashtuns are raising their voices against the government's attempts to fuel unrest in neighbouring Afghanistan by assisting the Taliban.
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Taliban claim to have captured capital of Ghazni province
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban have captured the city of Ghazni, the capital of the eponymous province in Afghanistan's southeast, the Taliban's member Qari Yousaf Ahmadi said on Thursday.
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Eliminate safe havens of Taliban along Pak-Afghanistan border: US to Pakis
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Islamabad should target safe hideouts of the Taliban along its border with Afghanistan, said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during his phone call with Army Chief of Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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Afghan govt raises concerns over brutal Taliban offensive at Troika meetin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): The Afghanistan government has raised grave concerns over the Taliban's brutal attacks on cities, which have led to war crimes and blatant human rights violations and humanitarian catastrophe in the country, Afghan foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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Afghan security forces kill 45 Taliban terrorists in Helmand province as f
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): As many as 45 Taliban terrorists were killed in joint operations conducted by Afghan defense forces with support from the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in Helmand province.
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