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Asghar Afghan surpasses Dhoni, becomes most successful T20I captain
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 20 (ANI): Afghanistan's Asghar Afghan on Saturday went past former India captain MS Dhoni to become the most successful skipper in T20 internationals.
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Afghan parties meet behind closed doors in Moscow, discuss need of Islamic
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 20 (ANI): Following the Moscow conference on Afghan peace, delegates -- representing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban as well as Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Taliban -- held closed-door meetings and discussed the prospects for a n
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Former Canadian envoy calls for Pakistan to be blacklisted by FATF for its
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Ottawa [Canada], March 20 (ANI): While reiterating his call for an end to Pakistan's proxy war in Afghanistan, former Canadian Ambassador Chris Alexander has called for Islamabad to be blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) while stating that the Imran Khan government continue
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Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan equals MS Dhoni's record of most T20I wi
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Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 20 (ANI): Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan has equalled Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record of most wins as captain in the men's T20Is. Afghan achieved the feat against Zimbabwe in the second T20I on Friday.
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US mulls extension of troop deployment in Afghanistan
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Washington DC [US], March 19 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration is considering a six-month extension for US troops in Afghanistan contrary to the May 1 deadline that the previous Trump administration had negotiated with the Taliban to withdraw all US forces from the war-ravaged country,
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Amid US-China confrontation, Pakistan faces strategic geopolitical dilemma
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan faces a strategic dilemma as it has no role in Biden's alliance-building against China and the US is looking to end its "endless war" in Afghanistan, reported Asia Times.
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President Kovind accepts credentials of four envoys
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New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the credentials of four foreign envoys in a virtual ceremony on Thursday.
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Afghan special forces helicopter crash lands, 9 dead
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 (ANI): Nine people on board a special forces helicopter were killed after it crash-landed in the Maidan Wardak province, on Wednesday night, according to the Afghan Ministry of Defense on Thursday.
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3 civilians killed, 11 injured in Kabul blast targeted at bus with governm
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 (ANI): Three people were killed and 11 more were injured in a targeted bomb attack on a bus carrying employees of the Ministry of Communication and IT on Thursday morning, TOLO News reported.
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UN chief appoints French diplomat Arnault as personal envoy on Afghanistan
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New York [US], March 18 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed French diplomat Jean Arnault as his Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues.
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China, regional security issues on agenda during US Def Sec, NSA Doval fir
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New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI) Indian National security advisor Ajit Doval and American Defence Secretary General Lloyd Austin are likely to discuss China and important regional security issues including Afghanistan during the first visit by a top Biden administration official to India
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Experts raise concern over Taliban emerging powerful after US withdrawal f
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Amsterdam [Netherlands], March 17 (ANI): Experts and diplomats have raised concerns over the Taliban becoming more powerful after the withdrawal of the United States and NATO forces from Afghanistan.
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