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Cop sustains injuries in Kabul explosion
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): A cop on Friday sustained injuries when police were trying to defuse an explosive device planted in a motorcycle here.
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17 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 29 (ANI): At least 17 Taliban terrorists were killed and 11 others injured in clashes with security personnel in northern Faryab province, Afghanistan's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
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Gunmen attack Gurdwara in Kabul
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 25 (ANI): Armed men stormed a Gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul on Wednesday and were locked in an ongoing battle with the security forces, Afghan media reported.
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US envoy says Afghan govt, Taliban discussed prisoners swap via video conf
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan government and the Taliban discussed the exchange of prisoners during a rare video conference to pave the way for a broader peace agenda, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
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Ashraf Ghani sworn in as Afghan President for second term, rival Abdullah
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 9 (ANI): Ashraf Ghani was sworn in as the President of Afghanistan for the second term at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Monday afternoon (local time).
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Pakistan wants Taliban to rule Afghanistan, says brother of former Afghan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 7 (ANI): Sediqullah Rahi, brother of former President of Afghanistan, Dr Najibullah, has said that Pakistan is backing the Taliban to topple the elected government in Kabul.
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23 killed in attack at Kabul event with Abdullah in attendance
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 6 (ANI): At least 23 people were killed and 33 others sustained injuries in an attack at a public event in Kabul on Friday, which had Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah in attendance, the head of the High Peace Council Mohammad Karim Khalili said.
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Afghanistan lodges protest with Pakistan over Qureshi's comments on its 'i
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 3 (ANI): Afghanistan on Tuesday lodged a formal protest with Pakistan over Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's recent remarks with regards to the release of Taliban prisoners following the signing of US Taliban deal.
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3 killed in blast near football field in Afghanistan's Khost
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 2 (ANI): Three people were killed and seven others sustained injuries after a bomb-laden motorcycle exploded near a football field in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost on Monday, the provincial government said.
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Afghan President says Kabul has no commitment to release 5,000 Taliban pri
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 1 (Sputnik/ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday that Kabul did not take the commitment to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners as a precondition for the intra-Afghan talks.
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We will calibrate pace of withdrawal from Afghanistan with Taliban's actio
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Feb 29 (ANI): The United States will calibrate the pace of its withdrawal from Afghanistan with the actions of the Taliban, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Saturday as Washington signed the peace deal with the group.
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First case of coronavirus reported in Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 24 (ANI): The Afghan Health Ministry on Monday reported the first case of the novel coronavirus involving a resident of Herat province who had recently returned to the country from neighbouring Iran.
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