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Pakistan ramps up Durand Line fencing despite backlash
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan has finished over 80 per cent of the Durand Line fencing along with Afghanistan despite facing backlash from the people on both side of the line.
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EAM Jaishankar to address UNSC debate on Afghanistan today
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to address the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) debate on Afghanistan on Tuesday.
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On this day in 2019: Shami became second Indian to take World Cup hat-tric
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): On this day, two years ago, India pacer Mohammed Shami scalped a hat-trick against Afghanistan and became the second Indian to do so in the 50-over World Cup after former pacer and current chief selector Chetan Sharma.
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Pakistan assures assistance to US in recovering hostages from Afghanistan,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan had assured the United States that it would continue to assist America and other countries in recovering their hostages from Afghanistan, but only as 'a moral duty' and not under coercion or incentives.
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China warns its nationals to leave Afghanistan amid surge in violence
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI): China has warned its nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately as the Taliban continues to capture more and more territories ahead of the final drawdown of US and NATO troops.
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Afghan government forces recapture 2 districts in northern Takhar province
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghan government forces in an overnight counter-offensive have recaptured two districts in the northern Takhar province, an army spokesman in the northern region, Abdul Hadi Nazari said Monday.
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Biden to meet with Afghan President Ghani, Abdullah Abdullah
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah are set to visit the United States next week to meet President Joe Biden.
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Taliban says only 'genuine Islamic system' can lead to Afghan peace
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 20 (ANI): Amid the unrelenting violence in Afghanistan, the Taliban has said it remains committed to peace talks and wants a "genuine Islamic system" that would make provisions for women's rights in line with cultural traditions and religious rules, in the war-torn
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'Pakistan won't get what it wants after US withdrawal from Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): It is becoming increasingly clear that Pakistan, which is caught between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government and its rising mujahidin allies and the Taliban, won't get what it wants after US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan reports 1,927 COVID-19 cases, 93 deaths in 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan on Sunday reported 1,927 new COVID-19 cases and 93 more deaths in 24 hours, raising the national counts to 103,921 and 4,215 respectively, the country's Public Health Ministry confirmed.
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Afghan special police arrests 2 for links with Taliban in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Special Operations Police Forces of the Afghan National Police (ANP) captured two suspected men linked with the Taliban outfit, the country's Interior Ministry confirmed on Sunday.
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Pakistan defends Taliban as violence surge in Afghanistan, shifts blame on
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): As the Taliban resumes attacks on Afghan security forces and civilians, Pakistan extended support to the terrorist group, saying it would be an "exaggeration" to hold them responsible for violence in Afghanistan.
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