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Taliban money trail: How funding continued over 20 years
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 9 (ANI): The blitzkrieg of the Taliban in Afghanistan is an issue of debate among experts. Apart from determination, a military conquest is also a battle of resources, so where did the Taliban get the funds to conduct their blitz through the nation while the
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PM Modi to chair 13th BRICS summit today
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 13th BRICS Summit on Thursday in a virtual format, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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FBI wanted criminal Haqqani's nomination as Afghan interior minister 'tigh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 9 (ANI): Experts believe that the nomination of FBI wanted criminal Sirajuddin Haqqani, as the Interior Minister of the caretaker the government of Afghanistan is a 'tight slap' on the US.
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Secretary Blinken urges countries to hold Taliban accountable on counterte
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US] September 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken urged countries to unite in holding the Taliban accountable on issues of counterterrorism and mitigating a potential humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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US Defence Secretary meets Amir of Kuwait, extends gratitude for assistanc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait] September 9 (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III met Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday to extend gratitude to the Persian Gulf country for assisting the US in evacuating citizens from war-torn Afghanistan.
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Taliban put 'conditions' to restrict protest in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 9 (ANI): The Taliban on Wednesday introduced several 'conditions' to restrict protest in Afghanistan after forming a new government in the country.
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Shia Ulema calls for inclusive Afghan government
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): The Shia Ulema Council has called for an inclusive government in Afghanistan in which Shia Muslims will be represented and the rights of all minorities will be respected.
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Afghan resistance supporters rally in Faizabad against Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Residents of Faizabad, the capital of Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, took to the streets on Wednesday to support the resistance in their fight against the Taliban (a terrorist group banned in Russia), one of the demonstrators t
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High-profile attacks by anti-govt elements occurred across Afghanistan pri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): A new United Nations report on Wednesday revealed that high-profile attacks by anti-government elements occurred across Afghanistan prior to the Taliban takeover of major cities.
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Trajectory of ties with Taliban will depend on its actions, says Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the trajectory of his country's relationship with the Taliban and support to the group will depend entirely on what it does, not just on what it says.
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Jaishankar says use of Afghan soil to promote terrorism by any country una
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said use of Afghan soil to promote terrorism in any manner by any country is "unacceptable" and that the Taliban must live up to its declarations to this effect.
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Any legitimacy, support will have to be earned: US warns Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 8 (ANI): A day after the Taliban announced the interim government of Afghanistan, the United States on Wednesday said that the outfit would have to work for the right to be regarded by the international community as a legitimate government.
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