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11 Taliban members killed, 6 injured in clashes in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 6 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 11 Taliban members were killed and six others were injured as a result of clashes with police officers in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, local police said on Saturday.
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US aims to reduce number of troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 in July
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States remains on track to reduce its military presence in Afghanistan to 8,600 personnel in July in line with its agreements with the Taliban, US Department of Defence spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said on Tuesday (local time).
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Afghan President Ghani vows to expedite release of Taliban prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 24 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said that the process of the release of Taliban prisoners would be expedited.
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Retired police general in Afghanistan's Farah province defects to Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Farah [Afghanistan], May 12 (ANI): A retired Afghanistan police general has defected to the Taliban in western Farah province, according to Afghan and Taliban officials.
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Khalilzad meets Jainshankar, Doval, provides update on US peace efforts in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and provided an update on the US peace and reconciliation efforts in Afgh
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US threatens Taliban with retaliatory actions if violence in Afghanistan c
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The US military called on the parties to the conflict in Afghanistan to settle the disagreements through political means and threatened with retaliatory actions if the Taliban militants did not reduce the scale of violence, Col. Sonny Leggett, spokes
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US envoy welcomes prisoner releases by Afghan govt, Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): US peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, on Sunday (local time) welcomed the prisoner releases by both Kabul and Taliban.
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3 Taliban militants killed, 5 injured in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (Sputnik/ANI): Three Taliban terrorists have been killed, and five more have suffered injuries in a preemptive strike by the Afghan armed forces in Helmand province, the country's military said in a statement on Sunday.
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Afghan forces kill 6 Taliban members in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Zabul [Afghanistan], April 08 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan military killed six members of the Taliban movement and detained one of its commanders after repelling their attack in the southern province of Zabul, the Afghan National Army (ANA) said on Wednesday.
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US welcomes international support including India's for new Afghan govt
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): The United States on Sunday welcomed the widespread international support for the newly formed Afghanistan government under the leadership of President Ashraf Ghani.
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Over 20 Afghan soldiers, police officers killed in renewed Taliban violenc
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 04 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 20 Afghan soldiers and police officers were killed in northern Afghanistan overnight in the latest Taliban attack following the end of a week-long reduction of violence and signing of a US-Taliban peace deal, local sources told Sputnik.
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US-Taliban peace deal: India reiterates support for 'Afghan-led, Afghan co
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 29 (ANI): India, reacting to the US-Taliban peace deal and US-Afghanistan joint declaration, reiterated that its consistent policy is to support all opportunities that can bring peace, security and stability in Afghanistan and lead to a lasting political settlement thr
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