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June deadliest month in Afghanistan's ongoing conflict in 2 decades
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) July 2 (ANI): Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) have killed over 6,000 Taliban terrorists in June, which was the deadliest month of conflict in the country, claimed authorities over here.
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Last US troops to leave Afghan's Bagram Air Base today as withdrawal nears
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): The last contingent of US troops are expected to leave the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Friday, said a senior defense official, marking the end of the American presence at the compound that became the centre of military power in the country.
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Blinken discusses Afghan peace with Uzbek, Tajik counterparts
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday discussed peace and cooperation in Afghanistan with his Uzbek and Tajik counterparts during separate bilateral meetings in Washington.
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Afghanistan sees 45 pc surge in poppy cultivation, drug smuggling
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): Afghanistan has witnessed a 45 per cent surge in poppy cultivation and drug smuggling this year when compared to the same period last year, the Afghan deputy minister of counter-narcotics said on Thursday.
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4 injured in mortar round explosion in Afghanistan's Balkh province
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI): Four persons were injured on Thursday in an explosion at the residence of Atta Mohammad Noor, the former governor of Afghanistan's Balkh province.
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Afghan airstrikes kill 33 Taliban terrorists in northern Balkh province
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): As fighter planes struck Taliban gatherings in Kaldar and Shortepa districts of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Wednesday, a total of 33 terrorists were confirmed dead, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said
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Italian forces hand over Herat's military camp, airport to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) July 1 (ANI): As Italy has completed its troop exit from Afghanistan, the control of the Herat's airport and the military camp was handed over to Afghan forces.
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Former US Defense Secy Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 1 (ANI): Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who oversaw the Iraq war and the US invasion of Afghanistan, died at the age of 88 on Wednesday.
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Survival, unity of Afghanistan is in danger, says Abdullah Abdullah
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI): The survival and unity of Afghanistan is in danger, said Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) of Afghanistan.
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US to provide 37 Black Hawk helicopters, 2 A-29 Super Tucano to Afghanista
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): The US will provide 37 Black Hawk helicopters and two A-29 Super Tucano fixed wind aircraft to Afghanistan, sources told ToloNews.
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Afghan official praises Pak minister for admitting Islamabad provides safe
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): Pakistani interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has received praise from Afghan officials for admitting that Pakistan provides safe haven to Taliban terrorists.
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US calls on Taliban to end violence and return to negotiating table
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday called on the Taliban to end the ongoing violence and return to the negotiating table as fighting intensifies in the war-torn country.
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