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Blinken announces US refugee admissions program Priority 2 designation for
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): As the US is weeks away from completing military withdrawal from Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) announced a US refugee admissions program Priority 2 designation for Afghan nationals.
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3 civilians killed, 10 wounded in explosion in Afghanistan's Herat
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 3 (ANI): Three civilians were killed and ten more were wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan's Herat province on Monday.
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Taliban warns Turkey of dire 'consequences' over its troops presence at Ka
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): The Taliban called on Turkey's military presence at Kabul airport "reprehensible" and warned of dire "consequences" after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced last month that his nation's troops would continue to secure the airport in Afghanis
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Taliban seize Afghan TV office in Lashkargah amid intensified fighting wit
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): The Taliban on Monday took over the Afghan TV office in the south-western Afghan city of Lashkargah, capital of Helmand province amid intensified clashes with the Afghan government forces.
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65-yr-old man moves SC to bring back her daughter, granddaughter detained
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): A father has moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent direction to the Central government to bring her daughter and granddaughter allegedly detained in Kabul prison to India.
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US expands Afghan refugee admissions
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): The Biden administration on Monday (local time) expanded access to refugee program for Afghans who worked with the US.
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Afghan team arrives in Pakistan to probe abduction of its envoy's daughter
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 2 (ANI): A team from Afghanistan has arrived in Pakistan to investigate the abduction of the Afghan ambassador's daughter, the country's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Monday.
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Afghan President Ghani blames 'abrupt' US withdrawal for deteriorating sec
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday blamed the country's deteriorating security on the US deciding "abruptly" to withdraw its troops.
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Afghan forces thwart Taliban's attempt to storm prison in Helmand, 38 terr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): The Afghan government forces have killed 38 members of the Taliban when they attempted to storm a prison in the southwestern city of Lashkargah in Helmand province, the Afghan defense ministry informed on Monday.
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Pak objects to former Canadian minister's remark highlighting its Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 2 (ANI): Pakistan has objected to remarks made by former Canadian minister Chris Alexander, highlighting the South Asian country's support to the Taliban in the ongoing Afghan conflict.
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Four arrested scribes in cahoots with Taliban, met ISI officials: Afghan a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): Four Afghan journalists who were arrested in southern Kandahar province this week, were "collaborating" with the Taliban, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Sunday.
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Will not recognize Taliban if they gain power in Afghanistan by force: EU
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): Amid the unrelenting violence in Afghanistan by the Taliban, European Union has reiterated that if the terrorist group rise to power by force, the European Union and other countries will not recognize their regime.
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