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Turkey ready to take Kabul airport control if NATO allies provide support
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): As the United States declares its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Turkey is interested in taking control of Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai International Airport if North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies permit.
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Three protesters killed, over 20 injured in clash with security forces in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): Three protesters were killed and over 20 suffered injuries in a clash with security forces in the capital of Afghanistan's Badakhshan province on Tuesday.
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US pursuing basing agreements with Afghanistan's neighbors: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is pursuing basing options with Afghanistan's neighbors after US troops withdraw from that country but there is nothing to announce at present, a Defense Department spokesperson told Sputnik.
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Residents of Afghanistan's Paktia stage protest against Pak in support of
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Residents of Afghanistan's Paktia province on Sunday staged a protest against Pakistan in support of National Security Adviser (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib and called on Islamabad to stop supporting anti-Afghan terrorist groups.
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India backed Maldives over Afghanistan for UNGA presidency due to prior co
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): India's prior commitment to Maldives was the reason it supported the island country over Afghanistan for the presidency of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, said sources.
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'World knows who has really continued war,' Afghanistan to Pakistan offici
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): Afghanistan's foreign ministry has hit back at Pakistani officials for their recent insinuating remarks and pointed out that the world was aware of who really continued the war in Afghanistan to keep its pace and that a blame-game will not be helpful at thi
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Taliban poised to use force if negotiations fail after US withdrawal: UN r
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 7 (ANI): A new assessment based on intelligence from member states of United Nations revealed that the Taliban is poised to use force to take what they do not get through negotiations after the US and coalition troops complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Al-Qaeda chief is somewhere between Afghanistan, Pakistan: UN report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): A significant part of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, including the group's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is "probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda," according to a United Nations report.
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Afghanistan: 119 people killed within 2 days in clashes, security incident
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): Amid surge in violence following US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, a security official said that 119 people, including 102 security force members were killed in clashes and security incidents in just two days--June 3 and 4.
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Afghan human rights watchdog calls for probe by international body into ta
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): Relying on its assessments about some recent targeted attacks on the Hazara community, Afghanistan Human Rights Commission on Sunday reiterated that such attacks require comprehensive and deep investigation by an international team that should be picked by
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Afghan forces suffer 14 deaths, 37 taken hostage after clashes with Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan army has lost 14 troops, and 37 other soldiers were captured during the hostilities with the Taliban militants in northern Afghanistan, the TOLOnews media outlet reported on Sunday, citing a local source.
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Rashid Khan chooses PSL over County stint with Sussex
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 6 (ANI): Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan has revealed that he has put his County contract with Sussex on hold in order to participate in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
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