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Airstrikes kill 6 Taliban mine planters in N. Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kunduz [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Six terrorists have been confirmed dead as fighting planes struck a group of Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Saturday night, an army spokesman in the northern region captain Abdul Razaq said Sunday.
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Afghanistan reports 1,531 new COVID-19 positive cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry reported 1,531 new COVID-19 positive cases on Sunday, taking the number of patients infected with the disease to 115,615 in the country.
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US lawmakers, advocates question Biden's plan to evacuate Afghans who assi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): As US President Joe Biden moves ahead with his plan to withdraw Afghans from Kabul who have assisted US military efforts in the country, lawmakers and advocates have raised several questions as the deadline for the plan draws near.
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Taliban trying to take military equipment to Pakistan, says senior Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI): Amid the US military drawdown from Afghanistan, a senior Afghan security official said that the Taliban is making efforts to transport military equipment captured from Afghan security forces, including tanks, to Pakistan.
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Pakistan hopes 'Taliban won't allow TTP to operate in Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): As the deadline for the US exit from Afghanistan draws near, Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said that Islamabad is expecting that the Taliban will not allow terrorist groups like TTP (Tehreek-e-Pakistan Taliban) to carry out activities again
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Former US NSA Bolton says, Pakistan directly responsible for Taliban's ret
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 26 (ANI): America's former National Security Advisor (NSA), John Bolton on Friday said that Pakistan is directly responsible for the Taliban's return to power.
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24 terrorist killed in northern Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kunduz [Afghanistan], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 24 Taliban terrorists were killed and 15 others wounded in battles in Kunduz city, capital of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province during Friday night, sources said Saturday.
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US launches drone strikes in northern Afghanistan, says defence official
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): The United States has launched two drone strikes against Taliban positions in northern Afghanistan, confirmed a US defence official on Friday (local time).
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Afghans living in US demand for a democratic Afghanistan, press Pakistan t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Dozens of Afghan Americans stood in front of the White House to welcome Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani who on Friday (local time) met US President Joe Biden for the first face-to-face interaction ahead of the remaining US and NATO forces' withdrawal fro
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US withdrawal from Afghanistan can have consequences for both sides: Ghani
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday (local time) said that he warned US President Joe Biden that Washington's move of withdrawing troops will have consequences for both sides, though he did not ask Biden to delay the withdrawal.
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US ramps up efforts to assist Afghanistan amid withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): After the meeting between US President Joe Biden, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, the White House on Friday announced a series of measures to provide assistance to the Sout
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Lloyd Austin reaffirms commitment to US-Afghan defense partnership with Gh
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III on Friday met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, wherein he reaffirmed Washington's commitment to an enduring defense relations
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