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COVID-19 outbreak in US embassy in Kabul leaves 114 people sick, 1 dead
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 18 (ANI): The US embassy in Kabul has been forced into immediate lockdown due to a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan.
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Afghan govt mulls Turkey's proposal to guard Kabul airport
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): Afghanistan's government said that it is pondering over Turkey's proposal to guard Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport after NATO forces withdraw and underlined that Afghan security forces are capable of protecting the airports.
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Pakistan Army chief directs country's military to maintain preparedness on
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Bajwa has said that the country's Army should maintain "high standards of operational preparedness" along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Pakistan-Afghan border, in view of the "evolving geo-strategic milieu"
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Clashes with Taliban in northern Afghanistan leaves 23 Afghan troops dead
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Clashes between the Afghan army forces and Taliban fighters in the Faryab province in the country's north claimed at least 23 lives on the side of the armed forces, an anonymous security source told the TOLOnews outlet on Thursday.
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Fighting between Afghan forces, Taliban in 80 districts kills over 100 ter
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 17 (ANI): At least 80 districts of Afghanistan have been witnessing fighting between security forces and Taliban terrorists in the past 24 hours.
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India played important role in Afghanistan's economic, social development
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad on Wednesday laid emphasis on India's role in Afghanistan's economic and social development in the last two decades and said New Delhi will continue to have a vital role.
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Some players were tired: India's assistant manager on Chhetri's substituti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], June 16 (ANI): India football team assistant manager Venkatesh Shanmugham has explained why skipper Sunil Chhetri was taken off in the 69th minute against Afghanistan in their last match of Group E of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Joint Qualifier.
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Risk of Al-Qaeda revival rising as US, NATO troops withdraw from Afghanist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): A United Nations report released last week said that the risks of an Al-Qaeda revival are rising as the US and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) wind down their military presence in Afghanistan.
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Child among 3 killed in west Afghanistan shooting
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], June 16 (ANI): Two women and a child were killed in a shooting in the western Afghan province of Herat on Tuesday night.
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UN official condemns killing of 5 health workers in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior UN official on Tuesday condemned the killing of five health workers and the wounding of four others carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province.
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WC qualifiers: Draw against Afghanistan sees India finish third in Group E
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], June 15 (ANI): India and Afghanistan played out a 1-1 draw in their last match of Group E of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Joint Qualifier, at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.
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20 civilians killed in clashes between Afghan forces, Taliban; 3 district
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 15 (ANI): At least 20 civilians have been killed in various regions of Afghanistan during clashes between the security forces and the Taliban in the past 24 hours. Three district centres have fallen to the Taliban during this period.
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