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Afghan security forces retake three districts from Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Afghan security forces have re-occupied three districts in the last 24 hours said the country's Defence Ministry as clashes continue in various provinces of Afghanistan.
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Raut slams Imran Khan over comment on RSS, says Pakistan is creator of Tal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 17 (ANI): Lashing out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for blaming Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideology for the talks stalled with India, Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that Pakistan is the creator of the Taliban
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Committee to Protect Journalists calls for probe into killing of Danish Si
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 17 (ANI): The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Saturday said Afghan authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui.
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US, Central Asian foreign ministers hold C5+1 summit in Uzbekistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): US officials and Central Asian Foreign Ministers have concluded the C5+1 meeting, mainly focused on Afghanistan issues, in Uzbekistan's Tashkent on Friday.
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Foreign Secretary Shringla condemns killing of journalist Danish Siddiqui
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 17 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has condemned the killing of Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui at Kandahar province in Afghanistan.
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US says deeply saddened by journalist Danish Siddiqui's demise, calls for
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): The US has said it is 'deeply saddened' by the death of Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui during clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban in Kandahar, and called for an end to the violence in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Curfew imposed in Kandahar after deadly clashes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): A curfew has been enforced in the Afghan city of Kandahar to curb the violence that escalated due to clashes between the Afghan forces and Taliban fighters.
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UN condoles Indian journalist's death in Afghanistan, calls for investigat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday extended condolences to the family of Indian photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Kandahar, and stressed that the Afghan authorities must investigate this and all killing of reporters.
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MEA in touch with Afghan authorities to bring back mortal remains of India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said the Indian Embassy in Kabul is in touch with Afghan authorities to bring back the mortal remains of Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Kandahar earlier today.
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Pakistan's Taliban gamble can be ruined by Pashtuns, says think tank
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 16 (ANI): Pakistan's ride on the Taliban tiger could turn out to be short and fatal due to Islamabad's habit of missing crucial minefields of its own making, according to a think tank.
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Forays by Taliban in Afghanistan being observed closely in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 16 (ANI): The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban's forays in the country is being observed closely in neighbouring Pakistan.
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Ashraf Ghani lashes out at Pakistan, asks it to use "influence and levera
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 16 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday lambasted Pakistan for not severing its ties with terrorist organisations groups and said that according to intelligence reports over 10,000 'jihadi' fighters had entered Afghanistan in the last month, while
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