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US drawdown from Afghanistan puts CPEC projects at risk: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): There is a looming sense of fear in Pakistan that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will increase instability in its neighbourhood, and add security threats in the region while putting China's Belt and Road projects at risk, Nikkei Asia reports.
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China blames 'abrupt' withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan for surge i
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China has blamed the United States' "abrupt announcement of complete withdrawal of forces" for the succession of explosive attacks throughout Afghanistan, saying the step has worsened the security situation and has threatened peace and stability as well as peop
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Pakistani Taliban bomber captured in Afghanistan's Nangarhar
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], May 11 (ANI): Amid the recent surge in violence, Afghan Intelligence operative have arrested a Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.
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Afghans deserve much more than an Eid ceasefire, says US envoy Khalilzad
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 11 (ANI): Amid the surge in violence in Afghanistan in recent weeks, US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday welcomed the announcements by the Taliban and the Afghan government to uphold ceasefire in the country during the festival of Eid.
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Pakistan should play sincere role in Afghan peace process, says President
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 11 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met with Pakistan army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa and Gen. Sir Nick Carter, Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff and Head of the British Armed Forces in Kabul on Monday and discussed Pakistan's role in the peace process, and
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Pakistan suffers setback as trade with Afghanistan declines
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): Pakistan's exports to Afghanistan have declined in the current fiscal year, which is depriving the former country of a major market for its products and dwindling trade with its neighbour.
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Afghan envoy to India expresses grief over demise of Consul General of Ind
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Afghanistan Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay on Monday expressed condolences over the death of Vinesh Kalra, Consul General of India in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.
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Jaishankar express grief over demise of Consul General of Mazar-e-Sharif V
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday expressed condolences over the death of Vinesh Kalra, Consul General of Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.
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EU Foreign Affairs Council to discuss Afghanistan, Iranian Nuclear deal to
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI): The EU Foreign Affairs Council is set to meet to discuss EU bilateral relations with Russia and the United States, the situation in Afghanistan, the Sahel region and Lebanon and the progress on the Iranian nuclear deal.
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Afghanistan: 13 civilians killed, 37 wounded in Zabul, Parwan blasts
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): In separate roadside bomb blasts in Zabul and Parwan provinces at least 13 civilians were killed and 37 wounded on Sunday.
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Kabul school blasts death toll rises to over 60
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): The death toll from recent explosions near a school in Kabul has climbed to at least 63, with over 150 others wounded, said the Afghan Government.
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Taliban declares 3-day ceasefire for Eid celebrations post Kabul school bl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): Two days after a deadly bombing outside a school in Kabul claimed the lives of over 60 students, the Taliban on Monday announced that they would observe a three-day ceasefire for the festival of Eid.
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