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2 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting along Afghanistan border
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with terrorists across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan reports 1,557 new COVID-19 cases, 91 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry reported 1,557 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising the total tally to 120,216.
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Germany withdraws last contingent of its troops from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin (Germany) June 30 (ANI): Germany has recently withdrawn the last contingent of its troops from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of mission in the country. A contingent of around 570 soldiers was called back from Afghanistan on Tuesday (local time) as the security situation deteriorat
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Afghanistan warns Taliban against smuggling military equipment to Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) June 30 (ANI): Interior Minister of Afghanistan Abdul Satar Mirzakwal on Tuesday visited Paktia Province and warned the Taliban to stop transporting military equipment, which they seized from the Afghan military, to Pakistan, reported The Khaama press.
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US likely to complete withdrawal from Afghanistan in days; 1,000 troops to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): The United States could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, according to US officials. This makes the current week a critical one for President Joe Biden's campaign to end America's longest war even as US military officials warn the cou
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Top US General in Afghanistan warns of civil war after troop withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): The top US military commander in Afghanistan has said that the country may collapse into civil war after the full US military drawdown.
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Tribal leaders organise rally in Afghanistan's Kandahar in support of demo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): Amid the rise in violence in Afghanistan, prominent tribal leaders of Alokozai Tribe organised a rally in Afghanistan's Kandahar on June 28 in support of the democratic system and peace process.
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Terrorists from Afghanistan posing threat to our security, says Pakistan F
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): Amid the recent surge in violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan has said that some 5,000 terrorists belonging to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were posing a threat to its security from their "sanctuaries" in the neighbouring country.
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Jaishankar meets Blinken, discusses Indo-Pacific, Afghan situation
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Matera [Italy], June 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and discussed the Indo-Pacific and the Afghan situation during the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Italy.
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Pakistan could face 'blowback' of dangerous situation in Afghanistan: ex-p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): Pakistan could face the "blowback" of dangerous situation erupting in Afghanistan due to the ongoing Taliban offensive, said former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari.
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Reports claiming Jaishankar met certain Taliban leaders 'fake, baseless':
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Social media reports claiming that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met certain Taliban leaders are "completely false, baseless and mischievous," sources said on Tuesday.
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4 injured in blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], June 29 (ANI): As many as four people suffered injuries in a blast in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan.
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