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Never intended to have permanent military presence in Afghanistan: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Thursday reached Kabul on an unannounced visit after Washington announced the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
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After US, Australia too announces withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 15 (ANI): Australia on Thursday announced that it will withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by September this year.
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Biden spoke to Bush, Obama about Afghanistan troop withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke to former President George W. Bush on Tuesday ahead of his announcement that he intended to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan.
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Leaving Afghanistan not an easy decision, entails risks: NATO Chief
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 15 (ANI): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said withdrawing troops from Afghanistan is not a risk-free decision, but the alternative would be an open-ended military presence to withstand growing Taliban violence.
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'Time to turn page' on Afghanistan: Obama backs Biden's decision to withdr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 15 (ANI): Former US President Barack Obama on Wednesday came out in support of incumbent Joe Biden's decision to pull out troops ahead of the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks and said that it is time to turn the page to the next chapter of rela
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US to begin final withdrawal from Afghanistan on May 1, says Biden
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that the United States will start its final withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan on May 1 and complete its pullout ahead of the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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Kabul supports US decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan: Ghani
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Kabul respects Washington's decision to withdraw forces from Afghanistan by September this year, said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday.
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Taliban say will not engage in conferences until foreign troops withdraw f
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Taliban's spokesperson Mohammad Naeem Wardak said on Tuesday that the movement would refrain from taking part in any conference until foreign military presence in Afghanistan is ended.
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Biden to share new withdrawal plan with Ghani in near future: Top Afghan o
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden is expected to talk to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the near future to officially share details of the new withdrawal plan from Afghanistan, said Waheed Omer, Director General, Office of Public and Strategic Affairs, Government
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Biden set to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by 20th anniversary o
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): US President Joe Biden is set to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.
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Afghanistan: Taliban rejects US peace plan, six-month extension on troops
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): Taliban have rejected the United States' plan to restore peace in Afghanistan as well as the proposed six-month delay in the withdrawal of the American troops.
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Taliban terrorists kill 6 security personnel, injure 9 in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghlan [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Taliban terrorists on Tuesday attacked a security base in Dahna-e-Ghori district of Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, killing six government forces and injuring nine others, district head Qasim Khan said.
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