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28 civilians rescued from Taliban prison in Helmand: Afghan security force
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Helmand [Afghanistan], April 20 (ANI): At least 28 civilians were rescued from a Taliban prison in Helmand province by the Afghan security forces.
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Taliban attacks Herat province, 2 public uprising force members killed
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], April 20 (ANI): Two memebers of public uprising force were killed and several more were wounded on Tuesday morning in a Taliban attack in Herat province.
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Trump supports troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, slams Biden's timeline
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Florida [US], April 19 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) praised his successor President Joe Biden's decision of withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan while criticizing his timeline.
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India, Iran reject Islamic Emirate's return to Afghanistan, says Kabul won
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): India and Iran on Saturday said that Afghanistan would not go backwards regarding return of the Islamic Emirate used by Taliban in their five-year long rule on Kabul, reported Afghanistan Times.
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Choice of 'friendship and enmity' is in Pakistan's hands, says Afghan pres
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): The announcement of the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan will require that Pakistan make a decision on its Afghan policy -- whether to opt for cooperation or enmity with its neighbour, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has said.
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Local IS leader killed by govt forces in eastern Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI/Xinhua): A local Islamic State (IS) leader was killed by Afghan Special Forces in the country's eastern Nangarhar province Saturday night, National Directorate of Security (NDS), the country's national intelligence agency, confirmed on Sunday.
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Afghanistan: 8 members of family killed by unidentified armed men in Nanga
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Eight members of a family were killed in an attack by unidentified armed men at a mosque in Nangarhar province on Saturday evening, the provincial Governor Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhel said.
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Biden ignored Commanders' advice in decision to exit Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): Top US military commanders were recommending against a full withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, advising to try to cement a peace agreement first, but US President Joe Biden did not share their concern.
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EU envoy to Afghanistan hopes Taliban will not miss Turkey conference
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Andreas von Brandt, the EU ambassador in Afghanistan, on Saturday urged the Taliban to take the upcoming UN-led conference on Afghanistan seriously and hoped that the Taliban will not miss this opportunity offered to them at the upcoming Istanbul conferen
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Pakistani passport fourth worst in the world
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): The Pakistani passport has been ranked as the fourth weakest passport in the world behind only war-torn Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, according to the Henley Passport Index.
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India notes US decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, calls for imm
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): India has noted the United States' decision to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, and has expressed concerns over the increase in the violence and targeted killings in the war-torn country.
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Antony J Blinken, Abdullah Abdullah discuss future of US-Afghan partnershi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 15 (ANI): Secretary of State Antony J Blinken on Thursday met Afghanistan High Commission for National Reconciliation Chair Abdullah Abdullah and discussed the future of the US-Afghanistan partnership, said US State Department spokesperson Ned Price.
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