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Biden, Ghani agree Taliban's offensive contrary to claim of supporting pea
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani agreed that the Taliban's current offensive is in direct contradiction to the group's claim to support a negotiated settlement of the conflict, the White House said on Friday.
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US, EU call on Taliban to end offensive, engage in peace process
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 24 (ANI): The United States, the European Union, and NATO on Friday urged the Taliban to stop its military offensive in Afghanistan and engage in peace talks.
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Top Afghan officials discuss regional security with former Pak PM in Londo
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): Top Afghan officials met with former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in London and discussed regional security and stability, the National Security Council of Afghanistan (NSCA) informed on Friday.
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EAM Jaishankar meets Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday met with Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan amid the recent surge in violence there due to US military withdrawal.
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Biden reassures support for Afghan security forces over phone call with Gh
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden pledged to continue support for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), said President Ashraf Ghani on Friday as both leaders during a phone call noted the importance of preserving the gains of past decades.
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Blinken to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar during India visit, discuss shared reg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his India visit next week to discuss a wide range of issues including Indo-Pacific engagement and shared regional security interests.
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Pakistan's main aim to install interim govt that includes Taliban in Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], July 23 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan's main aim in Afghanistan is to install an interim government that includes the Taliban, a European-based think tank said that the terror group would not be what it is today without Pakistan's unerring backing and support.
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US Secretary of State Blinken to visit India on July 27, 28; discussions t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): US State Secretary Antony Blinken will visit India next week and the two sides will review the multifaceted bilateral relations while also discussing issues of mutual interest including recovery from COVID-19, the Indo-Pacific region, Afghanistan and coopera
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20 terrorists killed in airstrikes on Taliban hideouts: Afghan Army
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kunar [Afghanistan], July 23 (ANI): A total of 20 terrorists were killed as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts and positions in Ghazi Abad district of Afghanistan eastern Kunar over the past 24 hours, the Afghan Army said on Friday.
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Pakistan support to Taliban detrimental to Afghan govt, security forces: T
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Toronto [Canada], July 23 (ANI): As the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates towards a probable full-scale Taliban occupation, any Pakistani support to the terror group would be detrimental to the Afghan government and its armed forces, said a Canada-based think tank.
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Popular Afghan comedian killed by gunmen, family blames Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 23 (ANI): A popular comedian in Afghanistan was killed by unknown gunmen in the war-torn country's Kandahar province, local media reported.
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8,000 additional US visas for vulnerable Afghans approved by Congress
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 23 (ANI): US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to allot eight thousand more Special Immigration Visas (SIVs) to interpreters, contractors, and other vulnerable Afghans who have worked with the US army in the war-torn country.
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