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Afghan presidential candidates express concerns over polls, demand securit
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul, [Afghanistan] Sept 10 (ANI): Presidential candidate of Afghanistan Shaida Mohammad Abdali on Tuesday called on the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders and country's political elites to hold a 'national meeting' to make a decision on the upcoming election.
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Afghanistan: Taliban takes over Yangi Qala district in Takhar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangi Qala (Takhar) [Afghanistan], Sept 10 (ANI): The Yangi Qala district of the northern province of Takhar has been taken over by the Taliban after two days of heavy clashes with the Afghan forces.
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Afghanistan commits to holding presidential poll on time
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 8 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan government has reiterated its stance to hold the Presidential elections on time and move forward the ongoing peace process with "full wisdom and precision."
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Trump calls off US-Taliban peace talks after Kabul attack
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he called off peace negotiations with the Taliban after the group claimed responsibility for the Kabul car bombing which killed 12 people, including an American soldier.
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Ashraf Ghani rushes to Donald Trump as US nears peace deal with Taliban
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 6 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will fly to Washington tomorrow to meet his American counterpart Donald Trump after Kabul expressed discontent over the US-Taliban deal which is 'agreed in principle'.
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Death toll touches 16 in Kabul blast, 400 foreign nationals rescued
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 3(ANI): The death toll in Kabul bomb attack reached 16, while the number of those injured jumped to 119 late on Monday.
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US to withdraw 5000 troops from Afghanistan under agreement reached with T
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 3 (ANI): The United States will withdraw about 5000 troops from five bases in Afghanistan within 135 days if Taliban meets conditions set in the draft agreement reached upon by the two sides during the latest round of peace talks, Washington's peace envoy Zalmay Khal
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Afgan President discusses draft framework deal between US and Taliban
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and his Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah in a meeting with US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad have deliberated upon the draft framework agreement between the US and the Taliban
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Afghanistan: Taliban launches assault in Kunduz, killing 10 police officer
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kunduz (Afghanistan), Aug 31 (ANI): The Taliban has launched a major offensive in the city of Kunduz, killing atleast 10 Afghan police officers on Saturday.
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US preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 2 (ANI): The United States is preparing to withdraw thousands of its troops from Afghanistan as part of an agreement with the Taliban to end the 18-year-long war, US officials have said.
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54 terrorists killed by Afghan govt. forces in Zabul province
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jun 12 (ANI): At least 54 terrorists, including a key Taliban commander, were killed and 17 others sustained injuries in an operation carried out by Afghan Special Forces in the country's southern Zabul province, Provincial Governor Rahmtaullah Yarmal said on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan: 10 Taliban terrorists killed in airstrikes
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Wardak [Afghanistan], Jun 11 (ANI): 10 Taliban terrorists, including a commander, were killed in airstrikes in the Jalriz district here, an army statement said on Tuesday.
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